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Feb 06, 2017, 04:07 PM
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My tdoc today confirmed that I seem hypomanic. She says my thinking is more tangential than usual and I keep losing my train of thought. Also I'm having euphoria, where I feel like everything in the world is magical and awesome.
My "homework" is to try to sleep more tonight and if I'm still hypo tomorrow to get in touch with my tdoc. She told me that on her end she'll talk to my pdoc about the situation. Nothing to worry about yet, but we don't want it to get out of hand. Tdoc says hypomania is fine, as long as it doesn't escalate. So I can feel free to enjoy it. Problem is that "enjoying it" means spending money and staying up late. And driving a bit crazy. Hm... what you you all think? Is hypo an okay state to be in?
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Feb 06, 2017, 05:27 PM
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Hypo is fun! But it quickly spirals into mania for me.
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Feb 06, 2017, 05:57 PM
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Last year I was hypomanic for several months. I had pleasant energy, I had tons of ideas for stories, and I felt good. Then it turned into jagged mania, and that blew. I like hypomania, but it always escalates into mania, and then things get ugly. Bad energy, nerves on fire, jumbled up thoughts and lots of pain in my head. I once described this as, "The illness sank a well into my skull and fracked my brain."
As to your situation, enjoy it while you have it. Have you experienced this before? Does it always turn into mania? If that is the usual run of your symptoms, I'd nuke the crap out of it with your medicines, and make a strong effort to bring it to a halt before it escalates. Next time I get hypomania, I'm running straight to my psychiatrist and demanding she drop the bomb on the illness. A few months of pleasant sensations are not worth months of unending pain. |
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Feb 06, 2017, 05:59 PM
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No, staying up late is not OK. If you stay up late, the hypomania will escalate into mania. I had such an episode in early December and ended up being off work for weeks. The most important thing of all is going to sleep on time. If you have Seroquel or Zyprexa PRN, I would take a little at this juncture, to make sure you fall asleep.
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