[lenjan]

I've been told, and read here and there, that the "traditional" form of bipolar -- the extreme euphoria, etc -- has become much less common than extreme irritability.

I have 2 weeks to my pdoc appointment and I'm not sure anyone around me is going to live that long. I have been in a snit for several weeks now and I really don't know why. Nothing particularly horrible has happened to me. Nobody's really done anything awful enough to me to incense me. I just seem to be permanently annoyed, and I can go from "ticked off" to "raging and irate" in 0.2 seconds for no good reason.

Am I weird, or does this happen to anybody else? And if yes, how do you cope? It doesn't feel good to hate everyone and everything and never be in at least a tolerable mood, but I seem to be incapable of fixing it. I don't know if that means the Seroquel needs upping or I just need a major attitude adjustment.

Candy

[shaggy76]

i know you feel. i'm kind of in the same pot as you. i have determined for myself is that i am not able to comunicate what i am feeling,no one around me understands, or that i'm just so sick of being in my own skin because i can''t focus long enough to make sense of what's going on with me.sometimes i just stop and try taking deep breaths and try to let it go or shake it off. still learning. and if i find that i'm hurting those around me i step back and take another route. although redirecting can sometimes be more frustrating. sometimes at times like that i just want to shut myself out or away but then i fall back to depression, sorry i suppose i don't have a definate answer for ya but hope you feel better soon

[unpredictable]

It could be worth calling your pdoc's office and telling them what's going on. A med adjustment may be part of what you need and they may see you earlier than two weeks if that's the case. And the other thing you can do is try and get some quiet time away from everyone, like going for a walk or just being alone in dark quiet room to process things. Also if you aren't in therapy it could help too.

[TwoRiversMusher]

Man I hate to say this but it is great to know I am not the only one experiencing this. I have BPD and I was on Lexapro but then pdoc switched me to Wellbtrin. First of all...the wellbutrin has no control for anxiety (which I also suffer from) but I also feel like it isn't controlling any other aspect of my BPD either. I have cried more in the last month than I have in years. The tears won't stop...then on top of it I just want to kill my entire family. It has led to me mostly staying out of sight so to speak. The worst part is that I have a son that has mental disease as well and his is getting worse and worse as well. I am up here in Alaska and we don't have that many options!! Yesterday I had to get in my truck and leave....just leave because I could not stand being around the house any longer!! Luckily I have an appointment on the 18th, but right now I feel like yelling....Yikes...HELLLLPPPPPP!

[Grace03]

Hi candybear et al!

Yes, I understand & also experience extreme irritability usually when I am beginning to cycle UP or DOWN. I have BP2 rapid cycling DX..and the mood swings can be intense.

I tend to isolate when I am crabby to protect others as much as myself..

Grace03

[kitty61]

That is how I feel. One moment I can be ok talking with someone doing something then this range of emotions hits me. I feel sorry for my husband that takes a lot of the emotions, but I am blessed to have him. He will try to calm me down and tell me its ok, its an illness not you. Go relax and when you feel ok come back and we can talk. In the meantime my emotions are swinging up and down and its hard to get myself to comprehend his words and feel like he is pushing me away or is he caring. But once I do get myself together and I realize he helped not hurt me. Then he is first to ask am I better now. so your not alone in the world of mood swings and irritablity lots of us have it. We just have to learn what is best for us / and those around us on what we need to do. Being alone to restore yourself seems to help me. Meds help if you can find the right one took me a long time and still trying but one day I will be me again not givine up ... Good luck and hope you can get a hold of it and make it not so bad.

Kitty

[Liberada]

My pdoc prescribed Geodon for my manic/anger. It's a miracle drug for me. Mania+Anger is the WORST! I wouldn't trade my Geodon for anything! ... I haven't had the urge to rip any one's face off in about 3 months now! And it works wonders for my insomnia!