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May 25, 2023, 03:06 PM
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I'm searching for a way slow/stop rapid cycling. And is that the same as a mixed state? And does anyone else get depression and hypomania at the same time. Not on minute to the next but literally combined?
I'm just looking for someone who understands and maybe has some pointers. |
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May 25, 2023, 09:00 PM
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Yes I get mixed states. They’re hell!
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May 26, 2023, 12:17 AM
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Yes i do and it drives me into a wall everytime. Coping mechanism for me is distraction and distance
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May 26, 2023, 01:50 AM
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Rapid cycling is 3 (4?) episodes per year. Mixed episodes are depression and (hypo) at the same time and they are hell. I used to get them all the time before this med cocktail. It's been a while since I've had one after that. Feel free to ask more if I didn't answer your questions fully. And welcome to MSF!
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May 26, 2023, 11:35 AM
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Rapid cycling can be pure episodes (all depression or all hypomania or mixed episode) but the "rapid cycling" means you have several switches within a year (or month or week or in some cases faster). I have found that the choice of medication(s) you are prescribed can be helpful for both of the above. More "classic" presentations of bipolar disorder can require other types.
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May 26, 2023, 09:26 PM
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I've had this as well-it's awful! My brain goes at mania speed but the depression keeps me in bed...
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May 27, 2023, 05:54 PM
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I've been mixed/primarily manic before and it was awful. It ended with an overdose while alone with my daughter (who was four at the time). Absolutely awful. Ruined my life at the time. Things are better now though
 I haven't had an episode like that in seven (six?) years now.i wasn't on a AP at the time.
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May 27, 2023, 08:06 PM
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I used to have them frequently and would end
Up destroying my life. It’s been three years since my last ip stay which is Amazing for me.
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