Bipolar Disorder Support Group

Bipolar disorder is not just a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders marked by periods of abnormally high energy and euphoria, often accompanied by bouts of clinical depression. This is the place to talk about your experience with bipolar disorder, learn from others' experiences, and find support.

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all over again

bywena
bywena

after a few weeks of little sleep that turned in to very rapid cycling hypomania most of the bordering on mania the sinus problem went away



it is back and i am again getting little sleep averaging 1 to 2 hours a day i feel myself going up and there is not much the np or i can do about it i take benadryl multiple times a day it is the only give me that for sleep it does not help much it does relax me so i am not overactive and the advice from ofther menbers helps i take breaks from the crafts all night just sit and have a soda or coffee which usually helps me sleep if only 3 or 4 hours



not sure what to do i have benzo dependency and i cannot take alot of meds because of the paradoxical reactions so it is benedryl or nothing i am jumping around crafting and see no end in sight frustraied

malibumark
malibumark
Sending peace and prayers bywena.
Community LeaderSunCloudJD
SunCloudJD
Have you been on any of the old major tranquillizers to bring you back down by??

I was put on Perphenazine years ago to bring me out of this state and it worked well... I am med sensitive as well but this didn't bother me and it was just used for a couple of months... xo
bywena
bywena
i used haldol for a while in addition but they took me off because it could make my heart stopped sensitive heart they said so i dont think that they will put me on anything else i had worse moodswings with haldol and elavil the doc said i was getting worse it was not effective anymore so now been on zyprexa for years cannot take the chance of a really bad episode like the steroids for the psoriasis causes a major manic episode i would become severly manic so that is out too do not know what else they can do hate to take the chance thanks for letting me vent
OlderCPer
OlderCPer
I hope this one doesn't last too long my friend.
Sunshinegirl0228
Sunshinegirl0228
My heart goes out to you. You are nonstop and it makes me feel tired for you.
Maui1992
Maui1992
I hope things settle down soon for you. Getting that little sleep is so difficult. I feel for you XO hug
bywena
bywena
i hope this is over soon i am too old for this shit

it is a nonstop rollercoaster my np said she did not know how much my body can take i am rarely tired bounce so fast now though i really do not even notice it i am afraid that i will be unaware and get in trouble again i once forgot that i was bipolar and it lasted for 6 months did not see a doctor no meds was evicted fired from my job ending up in the hospital for 6 months crazy time almost killed myself starvation almost but i am still alive and that is the most important thing

thanks you guys for being there for me
SensitiveHoboLady
SensitiveHoboLady
Sending hugs - and hope sleep comes soon.
OlderCPer
OlderCPer
Have they/you ever considered ECT to get your brain in a medicine reactive state so they can get you stable on meds that work?
bywena
bywena
yeah again they do not know if i would have a bad manic episode most things including stress will trigger a high i run on the manic side and the voices etc are worse and with the money spending i am homeless happed a couple of times worst time in my life so they really do not want any worsening of my mood the hope of being stable is out with the trash so i have to live with it the best i can getting better at saving saved half of my stimulus check with more saving next month so covid is a good thing for me lol
bywena
bywena
well came down last night could not do any crafting and did not want to went to bed early 1 am slept all night now i am up not bad high but depression gone feel like cleaning walking and crafting life is getting a little crazy again i think it is stress with covid and stuck in house the woman downstairs there are constant triggers
OlderCPer
OlderCPer
You know this could be following your body clock to some degree. Your getting to an age where hormonal shifts will be happening more and more, and they can cause erratic mood changes in BiPolars....just a wacky thought...from wacky me.

Glad you got some sleep.
bywena
bywena
lol you are right went through change of life as they call it early but am at the age when it still could be active my luck one good thing to a worse place i am just tryng to deal with the symptoms as they come learned some good coping skills here and i am using them the lack of sleep does not seem to bother me much physically so good with that just take frequent breaks sit and concentrate on doing nothing at all try to shut up my brain and i take benadryl for that to relaxing use the lavender if it is bad trying to help myself
OlderCPer
OlderCPer
How are you doing this evening?
bywena
bywena
better trying to keep busy but not too much taking breaks from crafts several times a night i have learned how to sit and do nothing i try to lay down and just stop for a while taking benadryl for the itch and to help to relax and lavender which works i am up but not that bad still hear voices and they are bad lately sometimes i just hear my own thoughts according to my old doc tying that is about all i can do thanks
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