Not completely balanced

Since my Mania in December I feel like I have not become completely balanced. Although the new meds are working well I still am having a lot of things that are all over the place.

Back when I was coming up to becoming manic I was sleeping very little 4 hours a night or less, then while Manic in just over a week I only slept 11 1/2 hours total.

Initially I was sleeping well with the med changes and stuff, but since then its been getting weird again. Starting with going 3-4 nights with little sleep 5 hours or less, then I might have a night with 8-15 hours, then back to not sleeping much maybe 1-3 hours. So the sleep pattern is completely off.

I still have a lot of feeling like I have to keep moving, sometimes worst then others, at times its just having to shake my leg or keep moving, other times its worst.

Some irritability and some anxiety, the anxiety was pretty good for a while but off and on now its been weird. The irritability I can sometimes know the trigger for it, like crowds and stuff.

For a day or so I was starting to talk fast again and felt like I had to talk, but then it went away again, so its like the mania or hypomania is just under the surface waiting to re-surface or something , I dunno. Hard to explain.

There are many times I do not even know I am sick until someone close to me tells me that I am, so the fact that I am even aware of these subtle signs right now is good.

Any thoughts?

Hi Xaleah,

I agree with Karen. The medication will take some time for your body to become adjusted to them and to work. Therapy will be good since meds don't work alone. A combination of both medication and therapy is best for treating Bipolar.

You can also make adjustments to your daily activities: www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/bipolar-disorder/basics/treatment/con-20027544
There are more helpful links posted in resources.

I hope you'll feel better soon too.

Take Care

UA

I understand your situation with work. I know it can be really hard sometimes. However, I think you should start back therapy. The meds alone is usually not enough to fully control the symptoms of bipolar disorder. Therapy works together with the meds to help. Look into scheduling an app sometime soon

Keep us updated on how you're doing.

UA

I will try to get things situated therapy wise in the very very near future.

Re today's update from another thread. I'm glad your family doctor sent you to your psychiatrist on an emergency visit. A psychOLOGIST will be able to help you identify symptoms at a less intense level. The benefit of that is treatment can be more effective at a less intense level. This is a learning process that takes time. Be very gentle on yourself and be reassured you ARE heading in a good, health, positive direction, where your state will balance out and you will be able to attend to your responsibilities in a healthy, sustainable way. You seem like a really intelligent, thoughtful and insightful person XX. I have every confidence that this rocky patch will pass and you will become "stiller" in yourself and your life will be less chaotic without plummeting into depression. You can do this girl ;)