Bipolar Disorder - Teen Support Group
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Anyone have any tips on how to get through the symptoms? jitters, can't sleep, to tired to move, mind going a mile a minute, generally sounds alot like mania, except i'm so tired i can't do anything... have been on 500mg/day for 3 years+, now down to 375mg/day..
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What i do for that is i go into a quiet room i think of something like a picture and i only concentraite on the picture until all of my thoughts go away while im breathing in a pattern.
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Sounds like a mixed episode to me. I have gone through these myself and it can be frustrating. The whole day passes you by and you've done nothing. Do you feel depressed or have a general feeling of sadness that accompanies this? I know that when I quit the Epival I didn't sleep more than 3-4 hours a night, sometimes less. It's like no switch could be turned off. My body was tired, exhausted, but because my mind was equal to my body, I couldn't "stop"...yet I wasn't able to do anything either. I hope that this passes for you soon!!!
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