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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what happens when you're manic...

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I was just manic, and I can't believe what I just did. I completely erased half of my iTunes library, because at the time, I only liked half of the songs I have. AH!
I hate that when I'm manic, everything makes perfect sense and I can do anything, and now I feel so dead and useless. I want to cry and sleep and never wake up.
Does anyone else ever do something like this? Is this normal for BP????
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Yes, it is normal for BP. I do things like that all the time.
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u open a sex hotline... .or wait is that what u do when ur getting divorice
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deleted_user
divorce
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deleted_user
OMG id be well gutted - i love my music (couldnt listen to it for over a year)..sorry..I re-save things over other more important things, accidently cut thro my headphones wi gardening shears, lose wallets and phones quite reg..always find ive got something useless desperately clutched in my mits, that actually hinders me..time for change in sounds..
dancingd
dancingd
ANYTHING can happen,and often doess,when you are manic.

Eraseing your music library sounds like a mild mania....comeing home from a one night stand ...and kicking your husband out that same day......THAT'S MANIA .
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well we all do things we think are rational when we are manic only later when we are off of the manic high do we realize what we done sometimes it is hard to remember what we done when we were manic because it happens all so fast
deleted_user
deleted_user
Lick your elbow.
Seriously, try it!
deleted_user
deleted_user
i have soo much energy again! i can't keep living like this!!!!
what the hell is wrong with me?!?!?!?!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Oh wait wait wait...I know the answer to this one....think think think....OH YEAH!
We're Bipolar.
hehe.
Can I get a gold star?

It is a hard wave to surf, just gotta try to stay on the board!
deleted_user
deleted_user
how do people live like this?!?!?
i dont understand!!????

this is worse than any kind of physical problem, because i simply cannot escape it...or function...or LIVE!!!
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Gerard...If you get your meds right it's a different story.
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WELL. i am on paxil. and too freaking terrified to go on a mood stabilizer like the depakote i was prescribed.
why would i even need a mood stabilizer? shouldn't i just be able to start a BP med like lamictal or something?
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lamictal is a mood stabiliser...dude, a mood stabiliser is the most imp. med for stability...no wonder you're not coping....paxil alone is dangerous for bp.
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paxil is an anti-depressant & induces mania/mixed states w/out a mood stabiliser...ie/ take yr depakote, see yr pdoc asap.
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I agree with Lou, get with Pdoc, you shouldn't take anti depressants when BP especially not without mood stabilizer. Depakote is a mood stabilizer and so is lamictal.
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