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Posted by morganpmiller on June 16, 2009, at 1:56:39
I have awful mixed episodes. I'm having one right now. The anxiety is nearly unbearable. This one is like a mixed episode on marijuana. I am so burned out. After my first major mixed episode, where I couldn't slow down and couldn't sleep for more than 3 hours, I was put on Depakote and Zyprexa.
Anyone have experience with other treatments for mixed episodes?
Posted by fayeroe on June 16, 2009, at 19:56:44
In reply to Anyone experienced mixed episodes?, posted by morganpmiller on June 16, 2009, at 1:56:39
It has been a long time since I've been anything but really depressed.
I have been DXed with bipolarII and am on Lamictal, Buspar and Xanax...
I wish that I could help you right now. But I'm afraid that my experience isn't recent enough to know what to tell you. Pat
Posted by Amelia_in_StPaul on June 18, 2009, at 1:59:04
In reply to Re: Anyone experienced mixed episodes? » morganpmiller, posted by fayeroe on June 16, 2009, at 19:56:44
I'm not sure, but I think so, sometimes. At least once a week, I have anxiety and then depression, or anxiety and depression at once, where I am pretty internally agitated, but depressed and suicidal. I know that's not euphoria, but then I have read that a hellish mixed state is anxiety with depression. It's hard to say if I have BPII or if this is a result of OCD, MDD, and BPD. Then again, BPD is sometimes conceived as on the BP spectrum. Aw, heck, wish I had a good answer.
Posted by morganpmiller on June 18, 2009, at 5:27:10
In reply to Re: Anyone experienced mixed episodes?, posted by Amelia_in_StPaul on June 18, 2009, at 1:59:04
> I'm not sure, but I think so, sometimes. At least once a week, I have anxiety and then depression, or anxiety and depression at once, where I am pretty internally agitated, but depressed and suicidal. I know that's not euphoria, but then I have read that a hellish mixed state is anxiety with depression. It's hard to say if I have BPII or if this is a result of OCD, MDD, and BPD. Then again, BPD is sometimes conceived as on the BP spectrum. Aw, heck, wish I had a good answer.
Mixed States are hell. Sounds like you experience them on some level. What are you taking for it? You should somehow find a way to eliminate them for the most part. You must have some form of BP. Supposedly, I'm Bipolar I because I have experienced a major mixed state that could only be stopped by medication like Depakote. It's so weird, no one that has known me would have ever thought I was Bipolar I, including my therapist who has a phd and does forensic work for the local police. I think bipolar develops into worse cases of bipolar if the person does not protect themselves and do all of the right things. I don't get that euphoric sh*t where you don't sleep for a week or two and you don't know what the f*ck your doing. I have been hypomanic though. Feelin real good with very little sleep. But I always needed to catch up on sleep the next night. Unless I was drinking my *ss off, at least when I was younger. Bipolar is very complicated. I was just wondering what other's experiences were and how they were being treated for it. Thanks for your input.
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