Manic?

insideoutsider · Oct 11, 2024 at 11:49 AM

I went off vraylar on my own, which wasn't a great decision.

But my point is that I started using it as a PRN. I don't recommend not taking meds consistently BUT, it actually worked for me, as a PRN.

In a couple hours I would feel stripped of dopamine. I took 6mg pills.

So, just to say, hopefully it helps, it did for me.

Moose72 · 05:50 PM

I’m feeling so much calmer today. Not hyper. Not crying. Had to see the doctor about this rash I’ve got on the inner part of my butt. She prescribed some cream. Said it looked painful. It’s a yeast infection but not in the vagina.

Moose72 · Oct 12, 2024 at 11:16 AM

Vraylar 3 mg is going well. Feeling a lot calmer and not hyper texting everyone. My email friend I’ve had for 20 years said he prefers email instead of texting. Too much misunderstanding via text and email has time to think before you write and to edit before you send.

Moose72 · Oct 12, 2024 at 07:13 PM

I was lonely today but didn’t over text, over post , over email or talk on the phone too much.

BeyondtheRainbow · Oct 12, 2024 at 07:54 PM

I'm sorry you have been lonely but glad you are feeling less pressured. Vraylar must work very quickly for you1

Moose72 · Oct 13, 2024 at 07:35 AM

Feeling good. Got enough sleep. Not as frenetic as a couple days ago. Pdoc visit seems so far away. It’s in 3 days. Still posting here and emailing my pen pal but not as much as I was. The emails have readable content. Going out for lunch with N1. She’s 27 today! Amazing! All my kids are real adults now. The other two just turned 25 and 23. (They were all conceived in January on an odd year.)

Moose72 · Oct 13, 2024 at 08:33 AM

I don’t have any akathisia or distonia thank goodness but I’ve developed a side effect of Vraylar: constipation! Not fun. Took miralax and it worked! It’s the simple things in life that make you happy.

Moose72 · Oct 13, 2024 at 01:50 PM

I thought I was getting better but nope! I just pmed someone 8 times in a row and don’t remember doing it and upon reading a few don’t remember their content! I’ll never make it to my Pdoc appointment on Wednesday. Seems too far away.

Moose72 · Oct 13, 2024 at 03:51 PM

Seems I have been ostracized by several of my friends. Mania sucks!

Moose72 · Oct 13, 2024 at 08:07 PM

Just talked with my friend on the phone. He said I was repeating myself- told him the same thing 3 times. I had no idea I was doing that.

Moose72 · Oct 13, 2024 at 08:28 PM

Are these memory lapses from Mania or from Vraylar?

Moose72 · Oct 13, 2024 at 08:40 PM

Possible trigger:

Bipolar blackouts
During a manic episode, someone with bipolar disorder might experience a blackout, where they are unaware of their actions or surroundings and have trouble remembering them later.

It’s real!

MuddyBoots · Oct 14, 2024 at 10:01 AM

Do you do any sort of journaling or writing? I find that tends to keep me out of trouble if I'm manic and it can help piece together some blackout bits (or at least leading up to them). A lot of the time if I black out, later it'll come back to me too, just usually from a third person POV

Moose72 · 12:43 PM

I have a bipolar blog but haven’t made an entry in months. I’ve been using this thread and pms to record how I feel.

Moose72 · Oct 14, 2024 at 01:28 PM

I’ve been waiting for my case manager to call me back and just called mental health building and they’re closed!!

Moose72 · Oct 14, 2024 at 04:14 PM

Called the after hours line at mental health place. She told me to get off the internet and see real people. I did that- two different people! Still racing! That lady said they might change my meds tomorrow- they’d better not. They’re the only thing keeping me this side of sane!

Moose72 · Oct 14, 2024 at 04:39 PM

Pdoc says to go back to the lower dose of Vraylar. I think the increased dose was making me feel better! I’ll have to hash this out with her on Wednesday at my appointment!

Moose72 · Oct 14, 2024 at 08:50 PM

I looked it up: Vraylar can cause mania. I took the 1.5 dose instead of the 3 mg dose tonight. Seeing Pdoc Wednesday. I was already manic on the first. Only took 4 days on the 3.0 mg dose to push me over the edge.

Moose72 · Oct 15, 2024 at 07:57 AM

Pdoc lowered my dose to 1.5 but Vraylar has a 1-week half-life. Will I be manic for another week?

Moose72 · Oct 15, 2024 at 01:03 PM

Case manager says I just have to make it to tomorrow. My brain is racing! I’ve been speed walking everywhere all morning.

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insideoutsider Grand Member Member Since Jul 2023 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 813 1 64 hugs given	Oct 11, 2024 at 11:49 AM #41 I went off vraylar on my own, which wasn't a great decision. But my point is that I started using it as a PRN. I don't recommend not taking meds consistently BUT, it actually worked for me, as a PRN. In a couple hours I would feel stripped of dopamine. I took 6mg pills. So, just to say, hopefully it helps, it did for me. __________________ - nothing personal
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BeyondtheRainbow Wise Elder Member Since Apr 2015 Location: US Posts: 9,664 (SuperPoster!) 9 11.9k hugs given	Oct 12, 2024 at 07:54 PM #45 I'm sorry you have been lonely but glad you are feeling less pressured. Vraylar must work very quickly for you1 __________________ Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD. Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1600 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 2 mg clonazepam., 75 mg Seroquel and 12.5 mg PRNx2 daily
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MuddyBoots Monster on the Hill Member Since Sep 2020 Location: by the river Posts: 5,513 (SuperPoster!) 4 6,436 hugs given	Oct 14, 2024 at 10:01 AM #53 Do you do any sort of journaling or writing? I find that tends to keep me out of trouble if I'm manic and it can help piece together some blackout bits (or at least leading up to them). A lot of the time if I black out, later it'll come back to me too, just usually from a third person POV __________________ [Insert thought-provoking and comedic quote here]
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