[Amethyst_Stargazer]

I've known I was bipolar since I was 19 years old. My mind races a lot and sometimes I have trouble sleeping at night. I'm just constantly thinking what I have to do the next day. My medication is helping me regardless and the darker thoughts are no longer here which is a good thing.

However I'm still sad at times and other times I feel really happy. It always depends on what's happening. Read a few books as well and they truly helped me. Yesterday I was doing just fine and today I'm sad. It's not all that sunny today and my moods usually are affected by the weather. Good thing I don't drink because I know that wouldn't help matters much at all.

Just hate feeling the way I am right now because nothing happened to trigger this mood swing at all and all I think of what it is; is the weather.

[xRavenx]

It's normal for mood to be affected by the weather, but for those of us with Bipolar, we're more at risk for that being a factor. It's true, sometimes there's no apparent triggers though for emotional difficulties. It's the nature of BP. Btw, my pdoc said that spring time tends to bring out hypomanic/manic states. This is true for me this year, and actually, I think I experience this pattern in general with the seasons. I feel more irritable-hypomanic on the rainy days, and just generally hypo on other days lately.

It's good that the dark thoughts you were experiencing have lifted and that the meds help, but those moods that come and go are hard to deal with. Sorry you're experiencing that.
If the mood swings get worse, there's the option of making a sooner appointment with your pdoc.

[Wild Coyote]

Some people are very mood-sensitive to the weather.
It's similar to "Seasonal Affective" types of sensitivities, except the mood changes much more rapidly and is affected the first day of a weather change.

One of my friends suffers from such an extreme mood and weather sensitivity. She gets hypomanic on the very first sunny day, just as she becomes irritable and depressed on the first gray, rainy day.

Have you discussed this with your pdoc?

If your moods are changing too often or too drastically, your pdoc might try helping you in stabilizing your mood.


WC

[Amethyst_Stargazer]

Yeah I think I plan to talk to my doctor the next time I see her. Planning on seeing her in a few weeks which is a good thing. So far my moods are managing pretty good with the medication and I'll bring it up to her if anything needs to be changed.

I've had my doctors for a few years now and I'm always open and honest about how I'm feeling anytime I go in for my appointments. I've always been sensitive when the weather changes. Just never paid much attention to it in the past. Lately I've been picking up on my moods though and they've been getting a lot better. Just need to keep them managed and I always write down what triggered it off.

Stopped drinking caffeine and I don't eat that much sweets anymore. Try to eat as healthy as possible.

My moods definitely change due to the weather, If it is raining and gloomy I just want to sleep all day and go into a depression, But when its sunny out I am in a happy mood

[BipolaRNurse]

Me too. In fact, sometimes all it takes to tip me into hypo/mania is three or four sunny days, and I'm depressed all winter (and sometimes into spring) because of our gloomy, dreary, drippy, chilly weather. I'm also very sensitive to changes in the light early in the spring and fall.

[zijax]

im mostly hypomanic all the time and cant abide by the sun and summer sux. i hate wearing short sleeves and shorts too. I like the feeling of fabric on my arms. i love winter and fall. Spring is scary bc it leads into dreaded summer. Summer is so depressing for me. I like the night. The day is terrible with the birds tweeting and the sun an all the pressures and people and everything. Under the cloak of darkness everything is beautiful and hidden and serene.