Hmmm..obviously I'm not a doc but I was once dxd schizoaffective so I have a teensy bit of knowledge of this...are you having any trouble with your thinking in terms of irrationality, paranoia, weird ideas, that sort of thing?

When I took Seroquel and I got any agitation or weirdness I could take one or two to help ground me.

Hopefully you are on some kind of antipsychotic to deter any psychotic slippage.

If not, I would definitely talk to your doc about it.

Also, if you are only hypomanic and aren't really manic, do you tend to go through these states and come out ok (for me that is often the case) or does it usually slide into mania or psychosis? If the last part is the case than I would get professional help. I don't really know what you mean by 'I can't stop myself" because I'm not sure what behavior you're having.

Perhaps you could tell us a little more.

Also, if it's just hypo and not severe and you don't generally slide into mania, try to remind yourself that it's only hypomania and avoid getting too anxious about it. If you stress yourself out, you could just be having a panic attack. Hard to say.

Thanks for the fast reply, by "i cant stop myself" i mean I cant stop myself from drinking or doing drugs of gettign with people even thoguh there is a part of me that knows that it is only making the situation worse, It si only when I sit ant ype things out that i feel truly able to express what I am feeling. Normally my hypo mania doesnt prgress but it has been getting steadily worse for days so i am worried. i am on a max dose of abilify but my dr doesnt wanna mess with it till I get my ecg back as i have been experiencing palpitations. . . .

As for tellign you a little more tonight for example Ive gone out smoked 2 spliffs with a amte then run off by slef to a club where i got with 10 different people of both sexes against bith my parents and care co-ordinators advice, its liek i just cant tell whats bad and whats good anymore . . .

Ok now I get a better sense (and sorry if I took awhile)

Hmm. Well the hypersexuality does sound pretty manic to me; I think if I'm understanding you correctly, you have passed the hypo point to the manic point, sad to say. Of course, I don't need to lecture you on booze and drugs as you know this is a problem and obviously you're struggling with it.

This may be a longshot, but can you stay with a friend or relative who can watch over you and help you restrain yourself? Or at least keep you occupied and out of trouble?

Another thought is how about housecleaning to work off some off that manic energy and keep you occupied.

I'm also concerned about your ability to get to sleep as that will be crucial. I don't really know what to recommend as there are drugs and alcohol involved; Benadryl from Walgreens might be ok. It's just a decongestant that makes you drowsy.

Sounds like you are of the idea that you cannot control yourself, like someone else has taken over your body and using it for evil? At least that's how I feel when I'm having an episode. You CAN control it... and part of doing that is talking to your pdoc and getting on a good (hopefully) temporary med to slow down the episode. There are lots of options out there, and my last pdoc was an advocate of benzos, but he was stern about not drinking or doing drugs while on them. It could ruin the antipsychotic effect.

If you feel too out of control, you might consider going inpatient until meds can be regulated and maybe a safe medical detox for the drinking.

(((Hugs)))

I think you need to consider carefully if drinking is in your best interest at this point. Alcohol is only going to make everything worse. They totally screw up whatever medications your on to the point of being useless. Tell your Dr what your doing that's the only way he can help you.

You say you can't stop so I would suggest you go to an AA meeting. I'm not saying your an alcoholic or that you even need to go. There is always one way to find out if your an alcoholic and that is to stop drinking on your own and see if you are able, if you can stop on your own for thirty days your probably ok, but if you can't stop your probably an alcoholic but only you can decide that but hearing other pple talk about their experiences should help you. best of luck

Also if you continue to feel this worsening, I would call a crisis line and see what they say. Maybe they have an on-call nurse/doc who can see what a good step is (I know you are not suicidal, it appears, but the crash maybe coming soon) Keep us posted. We're here for you.

I have been the same way but I don't drink! You do need to get better and stay on your meds. Huggs!!!

Hi guys - thanks for all the advice, Its been really helpful - I got 10 hours sleep last night so I think I may be coming down a bit, though my thoughts are still racing and Im still feeling "high" I've got my grandma looking after me today and my mum will be home soon so she will be abel to help as well but just knowing all you guys are here to help as well helps tremendously - I'm starting to feel a bit more in control, THank you all for the help in this difficult time xx

Sleeps the best thing for the mania. We really need the schizo affective board to take off more. The affectives are getting scattered on DS.