I'm mainly depressed during the day and manic at night. Is anybody else on the same emotional rollercoaster on a daily basis?
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depression hits me worse at night. I'm really not a solitary person and the night brings with it aloneness. my mind seems bent toward the unhappy at night. I try to wake up earlier so I'll sleep earlier. it doesn't work. anything that does "work" just keeps me up later and later.
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I'm still on medications which keep me depressed 24/7 but unmedicated I'm also a very rapid cycler. In the past I have been described as an ultra fast cycler - where I tumble through my moods at 30 to 40 minutes intervals.:o
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Hits me at night too...that is why I am awake right now. My mind is just going and going and going. I have to work today and am having problems at work, which just makes it worse. I just got taking some Tramadol and ibuprofen for pain. I'll do yoga in a while and hopefully have the energy to go for a walk today to clear my mind so that I can sleep tonight. Prayers to you and all who go through this.
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This past spring I was hit really hard for a number of months with a bout of rapid cycling. At it's peak I was switching from one extreme to another dozens of times a day. One moment the world was the most wondrous, amazing, candy-coated treat you could possibly imagine, several minutes later I would be nearly catatonic, minutes after that I would be nearly passing out from manic ecstasy, then back to catatonic or suicidally depressed, then delusional and hallucinatory, then splendidly happy again. All of that rolled in with waves of berserk paranoia, anxiety, and mixed episodes. It was definitely the roughest bipolar storm I've had to date.
Most people would have had an extended stay in the hospital. I didn't but, I don't really handle my bipolarity the way most people do. I let my brain do it's thing and then I compartmentalize it, step outside of it, and not respond to it. The technique has worked pretty well for me over the years. It's kept me from ever being hospitalized or on meds. This past spring though that technique was put to the test. If the "storm" had gotten any worse I don't know if I would have been able to have kept a lid on it or not.
Most people would have had an extended stay in the hospital. I didn't but, I don't really handle my bipolarity the way most people do. I let my brain do it's thing and then I compartmentalize it, step outside of it, and not respond to it. The technique has worked pretty well for me over the years. It's kept me from ever being hospitalized or on meds. This past spring though that technique was put to the test. If the "storm" had gotten any worse I don't know if I would have been able to have kept a lid on it or not.
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Is that similar to the cognitive therapy approach: "not considering your feelings as the reality"? It seems very interesting that you are just brushing them off like that. Interesting in a good way.
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I have mixed episodes and I rapid cycle. It's usually hypomania, anxiety, and dysthymia. I'll be walking in a store hypomanic and then all the sudden feel so depressed. There's no rhyme or reason to the rapid cycling, it just seems to happen.
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Wow... some days you feel as if you are the only one that deals with this stuff... I'm sorry you feel the way that I do, but it's good to know that I am the only one (although I would rather be the only one because I wouldn't wish these feelings on anyone else).
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I understand completely. Feel free to PM me if you need someone to talk to. That goes for anyone, actually.
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Thank you! It's just so frustrating sometimes. I wish the hypomania would last a bit longer so I could get stuff done. It's just so random and could last 30 minutes or a few hours. Then, BOOM, for no reason it fades or a wall of depression strikes. Lately, I have been depressed since I am adjusting to not being a PhD student anymore. I am just now getting used to a "normal life" although I am having a hard time finding a job.
The meds are so awkward too. I am adjusting to Abilify and after a week, I still kind of feel sick to my stomach. I keep saying that if I didn't feel sick, I could get more done in my day when the hypomania strikes.
Ok, I'm done venting for now, LOL.
The meds are so awkward too. I am adjusting to Abilify and after a week, I still kind of feel sick to my stomach. I keep saying that if I didn't feel sick, I could get more done in my day when the hypomania strikes.
Ok, I'm done venting for now, LOL.
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There is always a sweet spot for meds. Maybe you need a lower dosage.
Also, are you seeing a therapist? They'll teach you how to function without depending on hypomania.
Are you a reader? I've just read "Feeling Good" by Dr. David Burns and it is amazing.
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Yeah, I'm on a very low does and just started it; so I think my body is simply getting used to it. I am trying to take it at a different time starting today in hopes it will react a bit differently. I had a hard time sleeping last night, even with Xanax.
No, I am not. I currently don't have insurance. However, I think I will when I get insurance.
Yes, I am a reader. I will look into that book. Thanks!
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