[earthrider93]

I just got over a hypomanic episode last month. Yesterday was my niece's birthday party and all I did was talk and talk really fast, clean up after everyone, stay up last night all giddy. I took my Seroquel 600mg last night thinking it would fix it. Today I'm racy, angry, irritable, and very anxious. I've been taking too much valium because of it. Noises like cars driving by annoy me, the dogs barking makes me angry. I just dropped my dose of remeron to 30mg three days ago and I don't know if that's the reason. I haven't been this on edge and angry in a long time. I hope I'm not rapid cycling. I don't know what to do. My pdoc won't up the lamictal because he's taking the dose up slowly. I also feel a mix of depression, anger, and hypomania. I think this is a mixed episode. Mixed episodes are my absolute worst. EVERY hospitalization has been from a mixed episode. I need coping skills for a mixed episode. Anyone got any? Because I sure don't.

[MissCathryn]

I could've written your post!! I think I tweaked my meds a bit more than I should have so now I'm a mess.

I've had depression, but never really had hypo. I am so angry, everything pisses me off, I snap at ppl then feel guilty and beat my self up. Racing thoughts too.

How are you feeling today? I hope you're better!

[UpDownAround]

Originally Posted by earthrider93

Noises like cars driving by annoy me, the dogs barking makes me angry.

I have hyperacusis, which is pretty much what you describe here. I thought it was physical and was annoyed when the audiologist would not test to see what wavelengths and volumes hurt my ears. Turns out it is in the DSM...

[xRavenx]

This sounds a lot like me. The last time I was entering a mixed episode, I was also put on Seroquel to bring me down. Every minute started feeling like agony from the anxiety, agitation, and I get very, very sensitive to noise. High dose Seroquel did do its job, but not over night. Things did get better, slowly but surely, and with a lot of monitoring. Also, my Lamictal was upped from 200 mg to 400 mg daily. It was so hard playing the waiting game, but it was worth it. Seroquel worked faster, but it didn't feel like fast enough at the time.

At night, I tried to play meditation music out of desperation to quiet my mind, and it was better than nothing. Guided imagery is good, and you can type it into youtube. It was probably the best thing I did as far as coping.

Big hugs These episodes feel like they will last forever and that nothing will get better, but please hang in there. This won't last forever.

[UpDownAround]

Originally Posted by xRavenx

At night, I tried to play meditation music out of desperation to quiet my mind, and it was better than nothing. Guided imagery is good, and you can type it into youtube. It was probably the best thing I did as far as coping.

I love guided imagery. My favorite is oneness stuff; I am rooted to the earth and can feel the dew drops forming on the grass and the breeze dancing with the trees. The cosmic stuff is great also - pulling up away from the Earth, our galaxy, the universe into the utter darkness and the into bosom of the void. It's all suspension of disbelief and I don't believe a word of it afterwards but it's an awesome little escape. No hangover and I could still pass a drug screen.

[xRavenx]

Originally Posted by UpDownAround

I love guided imagery. My favorite is oneness stuff; I am rooted to the earth and can feel the dew drops forming on the grass and the breeze dancing with the trees. The cosmic stuff is great also - pulling up away from the Earth, our galaxy, the universe into the utter darkness and the into bosom of the void. It's all suspension of disbelief and I don't believe a word of it afterwards but it's an awesome little escape. No hangover and I could still pass a drug screen.

Exactly!