My friends swear i have bp

[donna80]

But i am not sure ?

I seen a physc in the past and it was never mentioned to me before (Am not seeing anyone anymore, and don't take no meds) The reason why i dont take meds is because they make me so manic i am climbing the walls!! ssri's, effexor omg thats the worst, and i tried zispin and trazadone (traz made me depressed)

I just been told i have anxiety, BUT my friend swears i am bp, she started saying i had it when i was getting nerotic, going from one subject to another quickly, have more than one thought, over excited, bottom lip trembling, full of confidence, and depending on how i felt for that day/days depends on how low i feel the next day/days. If i am very manic to the point where i don't/can't sleep for a few nights then i get  very low and yes suicidal thoughts i guess.. But if i am just manic for one day, then i am what i class as feeling ok for the next.

My symptoms are: (not every day, i do get days where i feel ok)

Day's where i am feeling very hyperactive,
can't relax,
mixed up thoughts,
lots of different thoughts,
going from one confo to another,
interupting people,
not listening because i need to be busy talking about me or something i am going to do,
overly confident to the point i can have messy makeup on and still think i am gorgeous (lol i know!!)
Go to town on spending  money without caring about the consequenses(sp)
obsessive thoughts (fear of acting these)
get palpitations cus of excitement but dont care (usually i can panic over these, which i do on a normal day?)

Depressed days, can vary
so depressed, i don't want to be here.
to mildly oh ahh depressed where i just want to stay in bed and sleep the manic days off or chill and watch tv wuth food..

I can also get awfully moody

But all through this, i am aware whats happening to me, i don't lose control? Apart from not caring what i am doing.

one time i was awake for 3 days and decorated 2 rooms in my home ceiling and walls, energy came from no where!

Does this sound like bp? And what do i do?

I have moved to a new country now (from wales to england) And i am waiting to seek cbt to control what i been told i have anxiety/panic ?

[ILADVOCATE]

Best thing to do is keep a mood tracker and print out the results for your psychiatrist. Anti-depressents can worsen mania in bipolar and generally what is needed is a full mood stabilizer but only a psychiatrist can provide a diagnosis but it would be helpful for them to understand what is going on and that would be a good start. If they are not aware that you have experienced manic episodes before you definitely need to call that to their attention.

[heyjude1]

Hi, you could be BPII but your doctor would be the one to diagnois you.  There are various sub categories and I there is alot of information on the internet to check out but I would definitely discuss with  my p-doc.  I recently had a manic episode to the addition of a new antidepressant.  The doctor explained to me that sometimes antidepressants do cause mania to people with Bipolar.at the beginning.   My mania want away after a week.  The p-doc kept me on the antidepressant because she does not believe the antidepressant has had time to work.  But, as previously mentioned, you really need to have your doc check it  out. Good luck to you, Jude  

[donna80]

Forgot to mention i am 29 female..

And when i get these hyper times i feel drunk sometimes..

And i am concerned because my 11 yr old goes through simular, she smashed next doors window because she felt drunk and out of control, see physc for her next week..