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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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Coming down

deleted_user
deleted_user
So...went a little bit manic and went on a massive shopping spree...I am still a bit high but am starting to come back down and reality is hitting...i didnt think it could be this fast...i am still feeling like things are buzzing but at the same time i am depressed which is really unpleasant...what is going on?! I dont know how I'm going to explain this to my cpn when i ring her tomorrow...im pretty sure she thinks there is nothing wrong with me biologically as i am on meds so it must be a behavioural thing. i honestly dont know what is going on. im just looking through all the stuff i bought...exercise equipment to get fit, diet pills and meal shakes to get thin, make up that i thought would make me look sexy (I dont wear make up), bright, sexy clothes (I normally wear black)...the list goes on...how im supposed to pay for it and buy food i dont know...what was i thinking? when i was buying it, it all seemed to make sense, like there was some grand plan the universe had created for it to fit into...now it just all seems a mess. i dont know who to turn to...
deleted_user
deleted_user
Just because your on meds doesn't mean your not going to have an "episode"

I would take the stuff back if you think you can. You just bought it after all. You seem very rational so in my opinion you should just calm down, take a bath (relax somehow) and think about what you can do to make your situation better.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Sounds like MIXED STATES High and Low at the same time. I used to stay in that state now I am edging back to the way I was in HS.

If that is the case I will choose to be high like I was most of the time back then!!!!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Maybe take back what you are able to, it may help aleviate the guilt feelings...that's what I do anyways.
starfish
starfish
Benitro is right. You may be on too low a dose, or it may be that your meds are working, but you just had an episode anyway.

The meds don't stop them all, but they do make them less frequent and less severe.

Your Dr. should know that.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Even though I am pretty stabilized on meds, I still have the occasional BP moments. The last time I overspent, it was at Yankee Candle, I was able to return most of what i bought. As a rule of thumb, I always find out if things are returnable before I buy them. That way I can save myself after I come down.
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