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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after a 5 year build up of panic attacks, varying in degrees, controlled-ish by drugs. my panic has always been agorphobia. some places more likely than others, you know. after med adjustments, i got stability, and slowly under supervision withdrew from 300mg effexor, 25mg at a time.
I had been off medication for 6 months, eating properly,staying fit etc when my weight started plummeting..i lost 2 stone, and happily bounced down the docs to tell him how well I was. They did the normal checks, physically fine. I was sent away - nothing wrong. I had entered an unrecognised manic stage, absolutely textbook with retrospect. I`d two pretty, no, very severe PAs since the docs, both were extreme/stress situations-one a funeral,one a bank meeting for a client-roadworks etc..both times I had to run home with my tail between my legs, the meeting, i got my mate to take me back, did with extreme discomfort, safe in the knowledge my lift was immediately outside, i was ok on way home. The funeral was much nastier, even when I got home, I didnt think i would get a grip, but managed it.
The third happened on a nice sunny evening, my sister & I took our boys to see War of the worlds..ok piccies sometimes give me the shivers, but normally get absorbed...I remember thinking, on the way in-how lucky i was,and content..A lorry crashed in front of me, and i just crashed...9 month attack with slight drug induced re-spite..
Does anybody know what this is? I know its mania, but the fear of panic seems not too far away, felt like im walking a line- dont wanna fall in again...will i?
I had been off medication for 6 months, eating properly,staying fit etc when my weight started plummeting..i lost 2 stone, and happily bounced down the docs to tell him how well I was. They did the normal checks, physically fine. I was sent away - nothing wrong. I had entered an unrecognised manic stage, absolutely textbook with retrospect. I`d two pretty, no, very severe PAs since the docs, both were extreme/stress situations-one a funeral,one a bank meeting for a client-roadworks etc..both times I had to run home with my tail between my legs, the meeting, i got my mate to take me back, did with extreme discomfort, safe in the knowledge my lift was immediately outside, i was ok on way home. The funeral was much nastier, even when I got home, I didnt think i would get a grip, but managed it.
The third happened on a nice sunny evening, my sister & I took our boys to see War of the worlds..ok piccies sometimes give me the shivers, but normally get absorbed...I remember thinking, on the way in-how lucky i was,and content..A lorry crashed in front of me, and i just crashed...9 month attack with slight drug induced re-spite..
Does anybody know what this is? I know its mania, but the fear of panic seems not too far away, felt like im walking a line- dont wanna fall in again...will i?

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If it's maina, effexor will just excacabate it. You need a mood stabiliser. Talk to your doc. Tell him about your 3 episodes. Agraphobia can be one symptom of BP and mania.

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Yeah, I second what Suze said. IMO, 300mg. of Effexor is a LOT for a person with BP. So, let me get this right as I am not clear...you have not been on meds and are experiencing mania, panic, and whatever else? Seeing a Pdoc ASAP is the first answer. A mood stabilizer looks like it's needed pronto. But, of course, I am just a BP and not a Pdoc, so call one immediately. Good luck because if I were a betting woman, I'd bet lots that you probably will fall in again.

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was on 150mg effexor for "burn out" & panic attacks in 2000 - 3 yrs later still happening so upped to 300mg. Thinking it was isolated inccident- GP advised i came off 2 yrs later gradually..off completely for 6 months then Bang! now on 300mg effexor & 1000mg lithium..got the bigger picture now, manic manic, but now so numb and un-motivated, yet still so fragile,got no fight left.. been on lithium since 11/06 started at 200mg increasing every 2/3 months-my moods if anything have got worse, still having bad PAs...
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