Hypomanic Again

Three days ago I was hypomanic for a wk, then my Seroquel got upped to 600mg and I calmed down and slept normally, felt depressed. Last night my cousin who I live with asked me to make sure I did my dishes and I flipped out! I said I was moving out, made plans to move into an apartment 2 hours away. This morning she left work and went and talked to me and we talked things out. Then I felt amazing for some reason. Nothing bothers me at all. I spent 4 hours today ordering plastic bottles and ingredients for natural dog shampoo and conditioner and planned to start a business. I've been calling everybody I know about my business idea and my mom said I sounded hypomanic and my grandma asked if I was high. I also this morning had paranoia that all the cups had poison in them and my cousin was trying to kill me. I also thought she wanted to kill my dog. I literally have so much energy that I took the dogs on three walks today, each 1 mile there and back and they are exhausted. And now I am starting to think I'm hypomanic again. I didn't think so at all earlier today. Sunday I had so much energy that I did so much gardening and lawn work I went to the ER dehydrated. But it was an irritable energy. I don't feel irritable at all. I feel calmer than I've ever been, just very hyped up. I've also been praying like crazy today, which I usually never do. I spent $300.00 on ingredients for the dog shampoo business. I see my new pdoc tomorrow. I wonder what he will do. I don't know if I need to come off the Zoloft and Remeron, but I really don't want to. I hope this hypomania lasts a full month like it did last spring. The only thing that seems to stop my hypomanias is zyprexa, Risperdal, or Lithium. I just don't want to get paranoid. Last spring I got so paranoid while hypomanic that I thought friends I knew were trying to kill me and had to be hospitalized for over a week. I've been told I have bipolar I and I've been told I have bipolar II. I just hope that I can enjoy this while I can and it doesn't go sour.

I hope your mania passes soon. I am learning that it's hard to keep the balance between mania and depression. I think that it's important for people with BP I or BP II to have the right team of people around them. People they can trust to say: "hey, you are tripping." You have that. The dog shampoo business may be a good idea. run with it and see where it goes.

I encourage you to call your pdoc to discuss this. As good as it feels right now, I'm afraid there will be a crash coming at the end of this. In the meantime, you may do or spend things you don't normally and it might be better to keep your doctor in the loop. Best wishes.

I'm glad you're seeing your new pdoc soon. Please tell them what's going on, no sugar coating. Until then enjoy this, ice your credit card to stop your spending.

I agree with Jennifer -- call your pdoc.

Sounds like things are out of control.

Stay safe!


WC

You probably should call your pdoc, and give your credit card to someone you can trust.

The dog shampoo business sounds interesting. Hope you stick with it, hypomanic or not.