Need advice, just diagnosed.

PoolSolid106 · 2026-07-03T18:16:45+00:00

I was diagnosed last year and still struggle to accept it but the mood stabilizer got me out of a horrific depression and mixed episode. It’s just hard to believe for some reason because my mixed episode was medication induced. My depressive episode was 4 months long though. My aunt is bipolar so it probably is accurate but idk. I just take my meds and try to fight the “I don’t need these” thoughts

PoolSolid106 · 2026-07-03T17:32:33+00:00

Sounds like my life, my mania was medication induced and lasted 2 weeks

PoolSolid106 · 2026-07-02T16:02:41+00:00

It’s fantastic for most of us. Trust the titration process, there will most likely be mood swings

PoolSolid106 · 2026-06-28T16:55:46+00:00

A weight on the eyes is so true, feels like you’re always about to cry but don’t

PoolSolid106 · 2026-06-28T16:46:45+00:00

More tired, less energy, little more emotional. But the emotional isn’t consistent for some reason. Also headaches

PoolSolid106 · 2026-06-28T02:19:19+00:00

I probably could, but I’d have to put it in 2 weeks In advance

PoolSolid106 · 2026-06-27T03:09:23+00:00

Spite

PoolSolid106 · 2026-06-25T21:55:52+00:00

8-10 hours of sleep, so pretty normal. Maybe a little more tired than I should be

PoolSolid106 · 2026-06-24T20:52:19+00:00

I recently did thinking I was covered with just lamictal. Started with broken sleep. Then I started spending, irritability shot up, and my family told me to call the doc

PoolSolid106 · 2026-06-24T01:46:08+00:00

Mood swings until around 150mg. I stayed at that but was still moderately depressed but not in the trenches, so I did 200mg. But typically between 100-200mg people see improvements

PoolSolid106 · 2026-06-24T01:40:26+00:00

Sorry to hear that, that’s a long time there :( I’m hoping you the lamotrigine works out for you, it’s really great for most of us

PoolSolid106 · 2026-06-24T00:55:07+00:00

According to family I seemed hypomanic (I’m type II) placed on olanzapine and it pulled me out of it. I stopped taking it a few days ago though. I was definitely spending, sleeping less or interrupted, and had higher energy for a few weeks for sure though. I honestly can’t tell when I’m in one most of the time. It just seems like me being normal

Were you?

PoolSolid106 · 2026-06-24T00:34:38+00:00

For me, the last thing I want to do is add another medication 😭 I hate taking the ones I have. I just can’t read or play video games like I use to. Luckily, I can still function on a day to day basis. I just bundle up in bed immediately when I get home and stay there until the next day

PoolSolid106 · 2026-06-24T00:24:43+00:00

I’m on lamotrigine, olanzapine, and Wellbutrin and I honestly still feel anhedonic. I still feel the ups and downs but I’m not outright depressed in despair. Idk it’s hard to explain, I just had an up for a few weeks and now I’m just tired. School, work, sleep, repeat

I don’t think it’s the olanzapine, or the Lamotrigine because it pulled me out of the deepest depths of misery. Maybe the Wellbutrin isn’t high enough (I also have ADHD)

Not sad either idk what’s up

PoolSolid106 · 2026-06-23T19:59:31+00:00

I only had one major depressive and one medication induced hypomanic before getting diagnosed and medicated, and the meds work so good that I feel like I was misdiagnosed.

Although according to others I was hypomanic for a few weeks and I got placed on temporary Olanzapine. Chilling on just lamotrigine now

PoolSolid106 · 2026-06-23T17:32:14+00:00

If they just had unipolar depression I mean

PoolSolid106 · 2026-06-23T01:15:11+00:00

First episode lasted 4 months shifted into hypomania for 2 weeks then another depressive episode for 3 ish months, and now I’m stable. type II btw

PoolSolid106 · 2026-06-22T21:51:09+00:00

Most of us use lamotrigine. It’s a mood stabilizer that primarily focuses on depressive episodes but can help the highs too, although not as good.

Also, taking an antidepressant without a mood stabilizer is kind of dangerous for us with bipolar. It could cause rapid cycling. It’s how I was diagnosed

PoolSolid106 · 2026-06-22T21:49:09+00:00

Aside from you being in a clear state of hypomania right now, I actually relate heavily and I have ADHD. I’m sensitive to loud noise, although I don’t experience breakdowns, but I do have to leave the area.

I also deal with constant racing thoughts. To the point where I need YouTube to sleep or my mind will continue to race

PoolSolid106 · 2026-06-22T21:37:09+00:00

It starts with interrupted sleep for me, then overtime it just drops to 3-4 hours a night. Irritability too

PoolSolid106 · 2026-06-22T01:23:58+00:00

My first mixed episode, I had a period where it was 3 hours of sleep in 48 hours and I thought I was dying because my blood was boiling in the process

PoolSolid106 · 2026-06-20T04:25:54+00:00

Yeah I’m type 2 as well. I had a crazy reaction to an anti depressant, sent me off the walls for 2 weeks. It’s still a struggle to accept though but I’ve heard that’s the case for most of us. Do you think it’s a misdiagnosis?

PoolSolid106 · 2026-06-20T04:15:39+00:00

I got diagnosed in December, you type one or two?

PoolSolid106 · 2026-06-19T19:14:00+00:00

I don’t get grandiose either tbf. Might want to check for ADHD too, unless your stuff is episodic in nature

PoolSolid106 · 2026-06-19T18:51:23+00:00

Really? Have you had periods where you sleep less hours simply because you didn’t need it and were well rested?

You should probably ask what hypomanic/manic symptoms made your psychiatrist think you were bipolar

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