hello!

I was very glad to see a website like this setup to give some support to those who are dealing with health issues and or diseases, knowing you are not alone can sometimes be the difference between life and death due to the comfort it can bring to someone. I am new to this site and i have to wait a long while to see my family physician so im hoping to get the attention of someone who may know what im dealing with. I am a 23 year old male with a fair amount of stress in my life. when i was younger i experimented with marijuana and i had a panic attack and they never seemed to go away for a few years. my family physician put me on an anxiety medication(forgot the name of it) but it seemed to make me more moody and i would want to be isolated from the rest of the world. My physician took me off and i decided to tackle it myself. I over came the anxiety. about a year and a half ago my vehicle needed repairs so i had to take the city bus transportation and while on the bus i got very light chested and light headed and i felt as if my body was numbing and tingling and my stomach was all jittery as if i was EXTREMELY nervous. I would have passed out if i didnt get off that bus. So now i have a fear of large crowds because of this incident and it seems as if my mental health went down hill from there. Lately i have been switching moods quite frequently and they happen very fast. i feel depressed and down then suddenly i get great bursts of energy and hope. when im feeling down, my thinking is slowed and i feel as if im not aware of everything around me. i feel incoherent and alone. I feel as if i have to be isolated from the world, i would rather much be happier staying in my room than being active and going out. i am not an alcohol drinker but when im angry or in the slow moods i feel as if i have to get drunk to be happy. Im confused about this all and i feel like its just getting worse because im probably stressing alot about this. I have no real thoughts of suicide although i have contemplated to myself if it was something i was capable of doing. there are a few more symptoms that i cant remember but ill post them as they happen. is there anyone who has any suggestions???

[mommiesadie2]

I can tell you from my own person experience that your most likely Bipolar.I am & I have all of those & a few more. When you are in a crowd of more than 4 & even family do you start feeling like your heart is racing out of control? Do you ever have times when you are over the moon happy & for no reason at all you feel like your going to cry. You anger is stronger now. The nervousness does it go from a chocking in your throat to a small shaking in your body? When your more stressed than usual do you feel like someone is trying to stop you from taking full breaths. Street is a big trigger for you right? If you said yes to more than 3 than your Bipolar. I have suffered it for 21 years. I am 31 now. I have problems with feeling like I'm not good enuff for anyone & go up & down on moods. I can be so mad I want to kill & then five Min's later I am in the floor laughing at nothing. You need to learn when your panicking to slow your breathing down closing your eyes helps. Most people with Bipolar can get great help from yoga & meditation. If your not the sit still kind like me, get an mp3 player & when your in public have it on so your focus is on the music not whats around you. Write ever feeling you have down a journal is great to have when you see the doctors. You can show them it & what you forget the book can help them to understand.

[leeland86]

yes the chocking feeling i forgot to mention!! and yes the anger i have can be very explosive and i feel that it is getting worse and kind of uncontrollable untill i feel like im very hopeless and i get emotional and want to cry. At times i feel like my vision gets a little unclear. I'm just a little relieved that I'm not alone and that you have some answers for me! I'm very appreciative, thanks for your response!! I have had a few people tell me that they think im bipolar so it has been something that i wanted to get a little more educated on. Everything just seemed so confusing sometimes, i didnt know if i was dealing with bipolar, bad case of anxiety or a bad depression. Thank you!

[leeland86]

are there any medications for bipolar that are fairly effective? because it seems like symptoms occur every day and to be honest it is very difficult to keep fighting through them. Can watching your diet help? and watching what you eat and healthier eating habbits?

[therese83]

"suddenly i get great bursts of energy and hope. when im feeling down, my thinking is slowed"

Go to a good psychiatrist and get yourself properly diagnosed, there are good medications and you can do well.

[leeland86]

thank you. i have made an appointment with my family physician, i'm hoping to get this fixed because its very frustrating.