Question for you guys

[rBoulet]

I have a question for you guys that was kind of brought up by my girlfriend.
Before you had your first manic episode did you ever have feelings of minor mania? Possibly not even hypomania but just feeling out of the ordinary.
Did you ever feel the urge to, at times, do things that seemed ridiculous or manic-like but had the self-control to keep yourself from doing it until you had your first manic episode?

[ILADVOCATE]

Yes it still can be difficult for me as the main mood stabilizer I take Clonidine is in patch form so by the last day it runs out and there is some hypomania but that new anti-convulsant I am taking for dystonic spasms has been noted as having mood stabilization effects in me so now its far less of a problem as that is taken daily like all medications. However, before that I would have to talk myself down. In the past before my current recovery as regards psychosis though I did many things I shouldn't but I often could tell when those feelings were coming on and would speak to my psychiatrist to ask how he could help me and ask what I should do.

[bernie40]

In a word, Yes

[adel_ezz]

True, but under antidepressants

[hell1971]

When I look back I have had many times when I have had mild mania if there is such a thing, I have not had self control though I have done those things and saticfied those urges except the sexual urges, I have always been able to stay faithful to my husband but I have done things that at the time made complete sense and only now looking back can I see it was not the case .