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.
First, let me say that my doctor is a total dud and is very unsupportive.
I have been getting super severe panic attacks in the morning. I don't want to say why at the moment. The panic attacks occur with my bipolar cycling.
I can go to a friends house and watch TV and feel non manic but good and then in the evening and the morning, the panic attacks begin.
The most recent panic attack occured between 3 am and 7pm. I get super restless legs; my blood pressure went up sky high; my heart pounds and this morning I threw up. I almost went to the mental hospital.
I have lost 15 pounds in two weeks.
Right now, I am fine. Some of my cognition has come back, and I took my lamictal last night. The lamictal took care part of the nightime. I was able to sleep from 10-3.
The thing about the hospital is that I would be seperated from my husband and family.
ADVICE?
I have been getting super severe panic attacks in the morning. I don't want to say why at the moment. The panic attacks occur with my bipolar cycling.
I can go to a friends house and watch TV and feel non manic but good and then in the evening and the morning, the panic attacks begin.
The most recent panic attack occured between 3 am and 7pm. I get super restless legs; my blood pressure went up sky high; my heart pounds and this morning I threw up. I almost went to the mental hospital.
I have lost 15 pounds in two weeks.
Right now, I am fine. Some of my cognition has come back, and I took my lamictal last night. The lamictal took care part of the nightime. I was able to sleep from 10-3.
The thing about the hospital is that I would be seperated from my husband and family.
ADVICE?
Just as a BP episode is caused by a chemical imbalance, so are anxiety or panic attacks .
Sudden onsets of anxiety / panic attacks , and coming at specific times of the day , is common.
Using a PRN such as Xanax , Atavin or Klonopin can help.
Learning coping techniques helps also.
I suffer from BP as well as GAD {Generalized Anxiety Disorder } ...I know how hard it is to deal with