[MoGhileMear]

Just a question on how quickly can you go from depressed to manic? I've spent the last few weeks hypo and then I burned hard into a depression the other day. Well now I'm getting that tingly feeling of oncoming hypo again. Is this perhaps BPD?

[bioChE]

BP can be rapid cycling, where mood episodes happen four or more times a year. There is also ultra-rapid cycling, some can cycle in weeks, days, or multiple times a day.

[st0psign]

I've gone from highly manic to severely depressed in the span of a single day before.

I went through a period where I was ultradian cycling and had 6 cycles between mania and depression in a single day--that was my record and the hospital said it was due to bipolar, not BPD. This was induced by antidepressants.
My usual is cycling every 2-3 months though.
To answer your question it's probably rapid cycling bipolar, not BPD.

[fishin fool]

I can cycle very quickly sometimes.
Hypo to depression in the same day.

[xRavenx]

Sometimes I have lengthy episodes with the so-called 'traditional' patterns: hypomania, mania, mixed-mania, then a crash into a depression.

Within the past couple of years though, I do notice more cycling in between episodes than previously. I've felt manic and depressed all within one day....basically mixed symptoms and cycling where I feel sort of all over the place. Sometimes there's little triggers that might influence those changes though, but my response to very slight changes is always extreme.

[Shazerac]

BPD Is a whole different fish. It sounds like what you are going through is rapid cycling.

[Bipolarchic14]

Within the day...mixed episode

[MissCathryn]

Originally Posted by st0psign

I've gone from highly manic to severely depressed in the span of a single day before.

Me too!! Isn't it fun? I

[Theresa1991]

I have episodes that last for a few weeks up to months. And then sometimes they just last a few days. I think I have been hypomanic for about two months but shortly mixed for a few days around Christmas. Lots of energy and very dark thoughts. Now I am back to hypomanic since around Thursday.

[GlamJane]

For me it's really extreme. I go from manic to depressed in a matter of mins sometimes. This happened yesterday.

[Wild Coyote]

It can be very difficult to discern between rapid cycling bipolar and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Some mental health providers cannot agree on the discernment between these two diagnoses.

I don't believe we can accurately help you to discern this online.
A qualified mental health professional following you closely, getting to know your patterns, is most helpful in discerning diagnoses.

I hope you find the info. and answers you are seeking.


WC

[rwwff]

I have a heck of a time remembering such things, but I just went from near-suicidal to recklessly up, in 2-3 days. As best I can recall that seems normal for me. I'm really not sure how far up I've gone, but I have a bad feeling about it...

It was really too strong and obvious to pretend this time, thus I'm hanging out here till I can see someone.

[Moose72]

I get manic once a year and maybe depressed once a year. But manic usually- depressed not as much.

[JustJace2u]

I'm currently fighting with going through depression and hypo episodes at least once a day. I can be depressed in the morning for example, and as the day progresses I tend to get more hypo.

[pirilin]

From goodness to organized crime in one minute. Sometimes faster.

[Moose72]

I have been okay all day- except for flashes of anxiety- and now I had some depressive thoughts. I rarely get depressed. I do see Pdoc Wednesday.

[Unrigged64072835]

My moods can fluctuate rapidly, depending on triggers. I also have BPD, though, so it may be that as well.