Mixed Episodes - Bipolar Disorder Message Board

dreams in neon · 05-03-2009, 08:07 AM

Hi everyone,

As of today, I'm experiencing my third mixed episode. I feel tired, manic and depressed. I can't stand mixed episodes because I hate feeling several emotions at once. Right now I feel like running a marathon and sleeping all day.

My tinnitus and allergies kept me up all night. I've also had a headache for the past 2 days which OTC meds and Imitrex are not touching.

If my health problems continue to bother me, my pdoc will find out that I'm rapid cycling again when he sees my mood chart. If he does, that means he'll probably change my meds. I don't want to fix what isn't broken because I've been doing really well lately.

I won't lie. I'm frustrated because if it isn't one thing, it's another. Just when my moods start to stabilize, I begin to have health problems. Then again, I should have known this was coming since my year round allergies become worse during the spring and summer.

It s*cks to be me right now.

light the world · 05-03-2009, 09:58 AM

That must be awful to experience a mixed episode. From what you've told me on the boards the riperadol and the clonazepam seems to be a good med regimen. It wouldn't be something I would change. I know it hasn't been a very long time being on that med combo I think but there is obviously improvement. You beat your record for the most days without cycling. And your not having psychosis. But this is just my opinion on the matter. If meds have to be switched then thats the ways it'll be. I hope that this mixed episode won't last too long for you.

katlin09 · 05-03-2009, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by dreams in neon

Hi everyone,

As of today, I'm experiencing my third mixed episode. I feel tired, manic and depressed. I can't stand mixed episodes because I hate feeling several emotions at once. Right now I feel like running a marathon and sleeping all day.

My tinnitus and allergies kept me up all night. I've also had a headache for the past 2 days which OTC meds and Imitrex are not touching.

If my health problems continue to bother me, my pdoc will find out that I'm rapid cycling again when he sees my mood chart. If he does, that means he'll probably change my meds. I don't want to fix what isn't broken because I've been doing really well lately.

I won't lie. I'm frustrated because if it isn't one thing, it's another. Just when my moods start to stabilize, I begin to have health problems. Then again, I should have known this was coming since my year round allergies become worse during the spring and summer.

It s*cks to be me right now.

Dreamsn,

Don't start freaking out about your pdoc changing your meds, I'm sure that he'll understand that when you have a severe allergy attack it will mess with your BP and may make you slightly unstable. Your not terribly unstable, i.e. psychotic, severely manic, or severely depressed. Try and hold out until Tomorrow when you can get in touch with your GP about a new Allergy med, even if you have to wait to jump through the ins. hoops, she should be able to give you samples. So don't worry yet about having to change meds, that will just raise your stress levels and then you'll get more anxious and the cycle begins.

kat

dreams in neon · 05-03-2009, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by under

That must be awful to experience a mixed episode. From what you've told me on the boards the riperadol and the clonazepam seems to be a good med regimen. It wouldn't be something I would change. I know it hasn't been a very long time being on that med combo I think but there is obviously improvement. You beat your record for the most days without cycling. And your not having psychosis. But this is just my opinion on the matter. If meds have to be switched then thats the ways it'll be. I hope that this mixed episode won't last too long for you.

I started hearing voices this afternoon which I think is due to the fact that I feel moderately depressed and moderately manic (according to the description on my mood chart). I started crying because I feel miserable and am tired of hearing voices. What's the point of taking Risperdal and Clonazepam if I'm going to end up hearing voices anyways?

dreams in neon · 05-03-2009, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by katlin09

Dreamsn,

Don't start freaking out about your pdoc changing your meds, I'm sure that he'll understand that when you have a severe allergy attack it will mess with your BP and may make you slightly unstable. Your not terribly unstable, i.e. psychotic, severely manic, or severely depressed. Try and hold out until Tomorrow when you can get in touch with your GP about a new Allergy med, even if you have to wait to jump through the ins. hoops, she should be able to give you samples. So don't worry yet about having to change meds, that will just raise your stress levels and then you'll get more anxious and the cycle begins.

kat

I already feel anxious because of the tinnitus I'm experiencing. My tinnitus has been bothering me for the past 2 days and I've also had a headache for that period of time as well. I keep hearing a constant medium pitched tone that will not stop. I'm also hearing voices. They're laughing at me right now and telling me how pathetic and weak I am. Fortunately, they have not told me to harm myself, but I wouldn't be surprised if they do. If this keeps up, I'm going to the ER to get a fast-acting med for my headache as well as an allergy med because I don't know how much more of this I can take.