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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bywena
bywena

Once Gin the hypomanic episode has lifted and I look around the house check credit card transactions debit cards and see what I have done.  This happens every week rapid cycler and I can see how much I bought made and just plain accumulated over the past week. I came down slept today from early evening last night to 2 in the afternoon today. I felt wretched and slowly coming awake and feel headachy and sore from lying in bed so long. My mood is good think I am slowly going up no normal feeling for me just up and down so I am wondering how long it will last this way. Haqve to put clean up from my last creative session this seems to be the hypomania now create a lot of stuff you name it I have done it and then come down look at all the new markers pen s paint brushes etc and see all the pictures flowers whatever and then organize then within a few dwys all is out all over the apt.  I really do not know what to do about these cycles It is better with the lamictal and zyprexa but I still have these episodes.  My first doctor who diagnosed me said it will not go in to remission amd I was a textbook case so I do not have hopes that it will ever change at least go away completly and was pk with that but now it is harder to accept at least during the lows. How can I change these sleepless nights that feed the high I do not know I have tried everything nothing puts me to sleep until I come down so I guess for now I have to just live with this and try to limit my spending and creative output and try to keep them at a minimum I can donate some stuff to the craft club but it seems such a waste

Sunshinegirl0228
Sunshinegirl0228
Sleep used to be my biggest issue. They’ve had to practically tranquilizer me with meds but I sleep great now. It took a long time to get into a regular sleep schedule though for me.
I miss the part of mania where I am super productive. You do beautiful work!
OlderCPer
OlderCPer
Bywena is there any way you could set up 2 bank accounts where one only transfers enough funds into the other to cover your bills and a set amount to cover living expenses....so you don't have access to extra cash to blow when hypomanic/manic.

Its something I did years ago when my Manic Eps were bad and I would blow through major amounts of money. Also maybe get rid of the Credit Cards, or keep them in a Safety Deposit box if you need them for emergencies but not keep them at home where you have access to them.

Just thoughts. Hope you had a more restful day.

Kat
bywena
bywena
OlderCPer the idea is a good one I have 2 checking 2 saving and they are both maxed out by the end of the month I am not behind on most of the bills only one which I keep forgetting about so I have to catch it at the right time of the which is at the end of the month I am not broke until the end so I do not save I do not think I can try to do without so many credit cards they are used online and I am buying on line now due to the bus schedule here and I do tend to spend more easier to buy multiple times of the week when my cycles are in the hypomanic mood I really have tried over the years but keep falling down into the same symptoms of bipolar illness the episodes are milder now I really do not becomes manic but I do spend money it is a hard symptom to break I am awake all night and I cannot stay off of the computer and online stores I was saving but slacked off it was growing I am going to do it again save 2 or 3 dollars a week it was becoming a good habit so I will do it again Thanks for the advice I will use it
Community LeaderSunCloudJD
SunCloudJD
Big hug bywena….. I hope that you sleep soon sweetie....

I would ditch the credit cards or have someone that you really trust hold them for you

If you know that you're always going to have this then I wouldn't take the chance of having them or change the amount you're able to put on them

A limit of 500 dollars or something like that..... xo
bywena
bywena
SunCloudJD I could limit it or cut them up until balance is where I want it to be I have done that in the past and it did work certain times of the year I spend more so after I get over this time of the year I should be able to handle money better Thanks for the advice It is a never ending story seems like
RLSBuddy
RLSBuddy
Mania and hypomania stink! I went on a shopping spree last week - spent $400 in 2 hours. Change in meds seems to have helped before I go into full-blown mania. Still having sleep issues - very irregular patterns and up in the middle of the night. I agree that having someone to be accountable to for finances is helpful - my husband is mine. Just having to admit where my head is can be difficult.

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