am i just a total freak, going from wanting to cut and od the other day to applying for jobs and having a thousand thoughts a minute today?

im up and down so much at the moment its horrible, i just want stability!

Sounds like it could definetly be a mixed episode. I have them and you may want to let the pdoc know before it gets out of hand and you get yourself in trouble. I just had one and did!! They don't always subside without a med tweak, so yeah, def. call the pdoc.

Mine started me on some Seroquel and it seems to have done the trick! I hope you feel better soon...ox

Hi Flutter. Sure sounds like it. I get them pretty bad at times where I am about to swallow all my pills, but won't let myself. I hand them off to my hubby or my dad. Let your pdoc know. Hugs.

This sounds almost exactly like what I went through, except I would have the irritability and rage one minute and then crying or be pretty okay the next. It's a pretty frightening feeling.

My advice would be to go see the psych doctor ASAP.

Doesn't sound like my idea of mixed episode (most especially you're sleeping normally)

Mixed Episode

DSM IV Criteria

(Note: this is often referred to as "rapidly cycling bipolar" - but technically Rapid Cycling refers to at least 4 episodes in the previous 12 months that meet criteria for a Major Depressive, Manic, Mixed or Hypomanic Episode, and the Episodes are demarcated either by partial or full remission for at least 2 months or a switch to an episode of opposite polarity - e.g., Major Depressive Episode to Manic Episode)

A. The criteria are met both for a Manic Episode and for a Major Depressive Episode (except for duration) nearly every day during at least a 1-week period.

B. The mood disturbance is sufficiently severe to cause marked impairment in occupational functioning or in usual social activities or relationships with others, or to necessitate hospitalization to prevent harm to self or others, or there are psychotic features.

C. The symptoms are not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse, a medication, or other treatment), or a general medical condition (e.g., hyperthyroidism)

Note: Mixed-like episodes that are clearly caused by somatic antidepressant treatment (e.g., medication,, electroconvulsive therapy, light therapy) should not count toward a diagnosis of Bipolar I Disorder

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hope this helps,

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I have been going through the exact same thing for two weeks and it is very scary. I thought I was going to end up in the hospital. Everyone is right; let your pdoc know asap.

sounds like a mixed episode...they are no fun especially when you come down from one. call your doctor ASAP! never mind the ASAP call NOW!

if someone is manic they don't sleep though? *lost* aaanyway x

If you can sleep, I also have to wonder. Maybe that is just my personal issue. To sleep, perchance to dream.

Whatever the reason, or the diagnosis, please talk to your pdoc. They may be able to identify the reason and remediate it.

That doesn't sound like a mixed episode, they are much more intense.. but more like dysphoric hypomania.

Sounds mixed to me. That is my main diagnosis. I can sleep because I take sleeping meds and tranks. I am agitated, irritated, angy and at the same time crying and depressed and talking about all the thoughts of not wanting to be around. I hate people and want to be alone but then get pissy when people ignore me? Krazy....

An episode like the one you describes is what got me diagnosed as bipolar. I was told I was hypomanic but I'm convinced it was a mixed episode. You should get in to see your doctor or talk to your doctor over the phone ASAP.

That's where I was in January when I was diagnosed. The abilify really helped.

Would love to learn more about mixed episodes, but even here some say it is and other no. I was originally dx'ed as bipolar 2, with mixed episodes.
I learned that was not possible from people here so asked the new pdoc which was I....he went into this thing about how labels don't matter, etc. Then changed it to BP NOS.
So I swear even the pdocs don't have a good answer to this question.
Saw a new pdoc this week (we moved) and she said the new DSM will be out in the spring...hopefully it will be better explained. Then she proceeded to refuse to treat me. She wanted me to stop the klonopin and anyone who has ever had a panic attack would understand why I refused outright. But not her! Makes me wonder if Pdoc really stands for pathetic doc ;-) Can't think of a p-word that really fits..any ideas? LOL