Who takes meds yet still has 'preferable' 'mania' symptoms? - Bipolar Disorder Message Board

Jemi200 · 05-13-2009, 05:49 PM

I have high energy and don't need to sleep much, but I'm not doing anything stupid like going on shopping sprees and saying i'm the best in the world.

I kinda like it.

Bunnylover · 05-13-2009, 06:53 PM

How long have you been that way? I like it, to a point, and then I flip over into unproductive, grouchy, and panicky. The hard part for me is recognizing the mania in the early, "fun" stage, because if I can learn to do that, I would start treatment right away.

dreams in neon · 05-13-2009, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Jemi200

I have high energy and don't need to sleep much, but I'm not doing anything stupid like going on shopping sprees and saying i'm the best in the world.

I kinda like it.

I used to feel the same way, but not anymore. When I'm manic, I feel wonderful at the beginning of an episode, but it isn't long before I crash into extreme irritability and severe depression. To me, being manic just isn't worth it.

I would let your pdoc know about your current state. If left untreated, mania can turn into psychosis. Believe me, you don't want that to happen. I can tell you this from personal experience. Before I was diagnosed and treated for bipolar, I ended up having a severe manic episode where I lost orientation x3 (person, time, place) and heard up to 20 different voices which told me to harm myself. I was also extremely irritable and combative. I had to be hospitalized for a little over a month, 6 people had to literally drag me into the hospital and 4 people held my arms and legs in order to inject me with high doses of mood stabilizers and antipsychotics.

Mania is nothing to underestimate or fool around with. Please let your pdoc know what is happening.

dreams in neon · 05-13-2009, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Bunnylover

How long have you been that way? I like it, to a point, and then I flip over into unproductive, grouchy, and panicky. The hard part for me is recognizing the mania in the early, "fun" stage, because if I can learn to do that, I would start treatment right away.

Bunnylover,

Some of the initial signs of mania include rapid speech, feeling extremely happy, heightened creativity/productivity/intelligence, difficulty concentrating, restlessness, feeling overconfident, irritability and making impulsive decisions.

Mania effects each of us differently, but those are the general symptoms to look for.

If you see a tdoc on a weekly or bi-weekly basis, you may want to ask them to clue you in on when you're manic. This is what mine does. He's very good at recognizing when I'm manic which is of great help to me since I can nip it in the bud before it becomes problematic.

Llama · 05-13-2009, 08:12 PM

Not me that's for sure. It's more like, who takes meds yet still gets depressive symptoms.