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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episodes only at night

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my son who is bipolar and 16 only has episodes at night. Anyone else familiar with this? He says he just is so overtired and depression is worse and he can't deal with it so he cuts. He had been on ambien. I noticed the last 2 episodes were after he had taken ambien. Any ideas?
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i cant help, but i just wanna say that im the same.. i asked a question about it and this is what i got: http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AhCjVYd8u0kOObU.dQ105N_AFQx.;_ylv=3?qid=20080531202613AARBx1L

its been a long time since you asked this, so i was wondering did you find a way to help him? i would realllyy appreciate it if you could tell me, im 13 and cant take it anymore, im so jealous of all my friends for not having it... :)

tc
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Sometimes I wake up somewhere around normal or depressed but I can escalate into mania by the evening hours. I have no idea why.
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At night or at weekends, either time.

No Clinicians on call usually.

Mental Health is not geared up to the 24/7 society yet.
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i found i never got well til i got on the right cocktail of meds and started sleeping at night. he needs to see a pdoc and get a different med if the one he is on is not working and start therapy to talk out his problems if they are severe enought for him so si!
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