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.
I suffer from major depression. I take Pristiq and Geodon. The thing is that I also have moodswing. One day I'm happy and the next day I'm sad. I'm going to talk with the my therapist about it Thursday. I sleep okay at night with the help of Geodon.I also have racing thoughts. I will have ideas and do them without thinking. When I was fine, I tried to go back to school twice without thinking and when I got depressed I had to quit. I have a sense of abandonment. I don't want my friends and family to leave me. They mean the world to me. I was wonder is there a chance that I might be suffer from bipolar or borderline personality disorder.
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I find myself going places in the car and not wanting to get out of the car. I come back home and I don't want to get out of the car. I think it's the only time I spend reflecting. Chronic tiredness from Long Covid plus the immunosupressing meds for my Crohn's is slowing me down but everything just seems a massive effort. I am dealing with the paperwork following my father's death but it's not...
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Wow, it's the middle of the week already!Today is our 11 year anniversary, so we're going out to a nice dinner. I'm losing a lot of sleep these days, hence a wonky schedule and uncomfortable feelings. But I know it will pass, eventually.I hope all of you have a peaceful day, and may good things come your way!
I'm sorry you have the uncontrollable swings. I hope your doc can get that under control.
Take a list of your symptoms with you when you go talk to them. They will need to know how severe the racing thoughts and doing things without thinking are before assessing if you go over the line from normal to hypomania and mania.