Bipolar Disorder Support Group

hi you on a rapid, this is me all the time, do you do meditation or yoga? I have been able to get my manics under control with yoga I go to my mat and center myself it took a bit of time to learn it but I did it. Yoga is really great for Bi polar. but rapids in one day sucks

Pdoc gave me benzodiazipines to help calm me and slow me down. Do you have something that can help you to get some sleep?
HUGS!!!

Lorazepam always calms me down if I'm manic/mixed. I also do martial arts which sometimes calms me down but at others can send me higher.

I have rapid cycling, and I've had it for months. I wish I could tell you what works for me, but there's not much. It helps to be conscious of you're mood at all times, and tell yourself when you know you're getting too high or too low. When you're too low, try to stay around people. It's hard to not crawl under your bed and sleep forever...but the more you force yourself to do, the better you'll feel. When you get too high, make sure you're in a safe environment. Try to be with someone who knows that you're sick and can look out for you. Sometimes when I'm really manic I can tire myself out eventually by running on a treadmill. Just focus on surviving, hour by hour. It sounds like you normally don't have rapid cycling, so maybe you'll go back into your normal mood changes soon. Good luck :]