Mania

Hi, my name is UncannyHummingbird3. I'm here because I had my first manic attack in five years followed by a severe depression. my lithium dose had been lowered. Now they have added Latuda.

#MightyTogether #BipolarDisorder

DINNER was Manic, I don't wanna say Be quiet Coffee Luke, Easter Bunny or the Pinecone Scene from TSOM, I want Peace Family n Hard Work appreciated

I’m curious, I’ve been taking low dose lamotrigine now for around 6 months. At first I felt a shift, I felt more centred and each day I get a sense that I think differently, I am making better choices, my thought patterns feel more coherent, can anyone relate.

I feel like I’m only mildly on the spectrum of bipolar 2, hence the late diagnosis at the age of 57.

My psychiatrist is assessing the diagnosis and is no longer certain, now considering maybe an anxiety disorder. think bipolar2/anxiety disorder are both pheasable.

I feel I have been anxious all my life and masking depression, I think the manic behaviour has been a result of trying to escape or fix my anxiety.

Now I am taking lamotrigine I feel like the mask has come off, I am no longer manic (or as manic) but I also can’t escape the depression I have been masking.

Can anyone relate? I told my daughter they are reconsidering the diagnosis and I could see she was anxious about this.

I explained I am doing much better and she agrees but only since I have been medicated.

Can anyone relate?

#Bipolar2
#AnxietyDisorder
#Stress

I did 2 hours of research last night and I learned a lot. But I'm trying to limit my love affair with Google. But now I have Facebook especially the groups for spoonies and migraines, the mighty, and FetLife. I've been desperately throwing my line in the lake and losing bait. I've posted the long one that explains everything on every site. The main group I'm in hasn't approved it yet. I get it, my story is depressing and sad. But hey, it's also a wild ride. Knowing what I'm dealing with and how it's being addressed by my doctors is crazy. I'd even go so far as to say it's entertaining. What's gonna happen next? Will Nox in fact get a cookie? Stay tuned to find out.
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No Nox doesn't get a cookie.