I really need some advice.  I was sick for about a week (this was a month ago).  I got REALLY depressed.  I did not move from the couch.  I did not want to go anywhere.  I could not go to sleep.  I had really bad anxiety.  I was crying all the time.  That sort of thing.

So, I went to the doctor (3 weeks later) and he raised my Topomax.  After a few days and not getting better, he prescribed me Zoloft as long as I was sleeping at night (and since the increase in the Topo was making me sleep).  Within in 2 days of taking 25mg of Zoloft, my mood completely and totally shifted.  I feel great. I am now taking 50mg.   I am packing my place like a mad women to move this weekend.  I am taking the medicine and it is still knocking me out at night.  But I am talking a lot, bouncy, happy, and the change literally happened in 2 days.  It was like one day, lump on couch.  Next day, ready to pack up the house.  I was able to pack up the kitchen in 6 hours.  My boyfriend said he was suprised I was able to get it done while he was gone (8 hours).

So my question is... am I hypomanic?  Or am I normal?  Do I call my doctor?  If so, how do I explain to him what is going on?  Because I am not sure what is going on exactly.  Because I am not packing at 3 am, then most people would say I am not.  But I am taking meds to knock me out, so could I be hypo anyway?

Any insight anyone?  Thanks!

I would call the doc and just ask him if this behavior is ok. If he's any kind of person at all he should give you an answer over the phone or schedule you asap for a visit. It sounds like this beats the crap out of the alternative, being a lump on the couch.

 I do know without doubt certain AD's can/will cause mania but I'm not so sure about hypomania. I just got off of abilify about 7-9 days ago, it was making me go so fast I couldn't even talk but it's an anti-psychotic not an AD.

 Just tell the doc everything if you can call him, everything you posted here or even the druggist can tell you a little information but please don't rely on one. You could call your druggist though or any other for tht matter and they can give you an idea.

 If I were in your shoes though I believe I'd just call the doc asap and enjoy feeling good until I got a professional opinion. I have seen and know people that take mood stabalizers and then take AD's and you can see such a nice change in them. Wish I could take AD's.

 The good thing is, you're sleeping and feel good but I wouldn't hesitate to call to be on the safe side.

 I'm sure without a doubt there will be more replies to this so just hang in there and listen for some of the other bipolars to post to this thread.

 I'm just so glad to hear you feel better, could you please tell me what it feels like? I want to be happy and energetic too! :)


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HI
Are you my twin?  I can take 25mgs Zoloft for 3 - 7 days for depression....it works like a charm.  Anymore than that...or any longer and ziiiiinnnnggg I'm off to manialand (where I am now) after a wayyyyy too long time on 50mgs.  Boy have I turned into a biatch who throws things, wishes evil, painful ends on people who tick me off and can murder someone with words.   :(.
Hey the good part was fun while it lasted though.   :;):

I was dx after being on 150mgs for depression a bit over 2 years ago.  

It seems no med can touch the Zoloft mania; but then again, nothing beats the 25mg emergency Z either.

Definitely talk to you doc about this, but it does sound to me like you could be a bit hypomanic based on what you have said here.  I can't take ADs anymore because the cause my moods to rapid cycle.  A lot of folks who are bipolar can't take ADs for this very reason.  I usually don't worry if I am a bit hypomanic because I tend to go 100 mph and get a lot of stuff done.  It is only when the mania becomes dysphoric or when I slip into a nasty mixed episode that I have problems.  Unfortunately, this is what always happens to me following a period of hypomania.

SC

I wish someone would fix my moods. I feel like biting someone's head off...literally...right now....would be the perfect cure to my mood problem.

Anyone wanna volunteer? You'll save my kids alot of trouble. ???

Heh...  I feel your pain,Moon, but I don't think I am going to volunteer.   :p

SC

*Keeps hands back...*

Boys?.....What?! I thought you were my buddies.....LOL! :D  :;):  :cool:

Love you guys!

My kids have learned unfortunately that sometimes mommy just needs her alone time. Of course I think most mommies do, but I guess since I'm a single mom I feel really guilty about it. Since there isn't anyone else there for them. So I do the alone time and everything is fine, but I guess I just wish I didn't ever feel like that. I get mad that I have the irritability. It's not fair and I'm angry about that. I figure my kids have the short end of the stick as it is with all they are going through. :(

We now return this hijacked thread to it's previous rightful owner. ???

There's nothing wrong with "alone time" Moon if they are old enough perhaps let them spend the night with some of their little friends if you trust the parents.

 My gf can't seem to grasp the alone time thing. I haven't been able to even sit down for 5 minutes without a phone ringing someone at the door or having to be somewhere for so long I can't remember. So I know at least about the quiet time.



 You know, Zoloft only made me violent. I dunno if tht qualifies for mania or not but I could take it for about 2 or 3 weeks then I'd literally want to strangle someone. It and Wellbutrin are 2 of the major reasons I became housebound.


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Same thing with me Epic. I can't take ANY SSRI's or Wellbutrin. Even though it's not an SSRI. Oh my gosh. I had such an awesome mania on Wellbutrin at first. I was running like five miles a day without breaking a sweat, I felt great, I was in the kind of mood Cat's in right now if anyone knows what I mean... :;):  Geeze! Then BAM!!! Started smashing windows, wanting to kill people, crap it was bad! And it happened every time I tried it. Cuz see I didn't put two and two together at first. Duh!


((((Epic))))

I wanna write to you too k? Let me know where ya going when it's time big guy.

(((Moon))) Ok. I may not be gone long though. This one place I have the option to go to is on a walk-in/walk-out basis assuming there is space. Only 6-9 ppl at a time there I think the T told me. She wants me to go for a week but I'd go nuts, rather nuttier I meant if it's any longer than 2 or 3 days considering I hate being trapped or confined against my will...you'd think after all the trouble I stayed in and jail time I have pulled for silly stuff tht I'd be used to it.
 I may go 2 days one week and 2 the next until I get where I am used to it, then stay the week.

 Tht Wellbutrin didn't even make me feel good period. I went from barely depressed to insane in less than 48 hours, literally. I have huge chunks of time missing from tht period of my life it was so traumatic. I swear on my life I felt like I was on LSD-25 for a year.

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I apologise in advance. I'm just racking up my postings so that I can start a new topic.

Ann

I apologise in advance. I need to post five times before I can start a topic. Ignore this post.

Sorry for using this post but I need answers fast.

Thanks everyone for the response!  I was just able to check my messages because I moved and I just got internet back.  Nothing like have to pack everything and move to add on to the middle of all this.

Everything seemed GREAT for a bit then I got irritable and I can't concentrate at all and I just feel like every silly thing my boyfriend does is just so darn annoying.  And we are both normally very silly people so I know something is not right.

Dispath, I would really love to hear more about your experiences. I decided last night to taper myself off.  I know, contact the doc.  But, I am not sure that I want to use this doctor anymore and I am going to find a pdoc to try.  And I know that the immediate change was pretty telling.  

Plus, I have no desire to be sexual.  And I was like that with Prozac.  And I am normally definitely not like that.  Ah, I am about to go unpack my closet and try to use all this energy for something positive.

Again, thank you everyone for replying.  Worriedniece, glad you could use my topic to be able to start your own :)

I first called a pdoc after my anger was "not me", outta control.  Many broken kitchen appliances etc.....

I was being treated for depression and anxiety with 150 mgs Zoloft (isn't that always the dx for women)?  

Anyway, by the tiime I got to the pdoc, I was a raving manic.....angry at the world in a split second, crying the next and flying high, taking on the world just to fill my time.  Ya know the drill.  
    First thing Doc No did was to take me off Zoloft.  We later discovered it works great for me in a small dose for about a week for depression.  I kicks in within a day for me sometimes, seriously.
    I was then drugged into a stupor by Doc No. Depakote, Risperdal etc... Yuck.  Talk about depressing.  If I can't live in hypoland, I'd just rather not, ya know?  "Normal" IS depressing.  "Normal" is NOT my personality!!!  

Anyway enough of my brief rant.  Doc No said my serotonin system is one  :censored: ed up puppy.  (besides my temporal lobes firing at will)  

Feel free to PM or ask any Q's here, ok?  Right now I am unstable mixed episode on 100mgs Lamictal, some Abilify and a tad bit of Topamax  (I am a BAD patient).  I just recently chucked the Zoloft again.  Ya think the "non-knockdownable" mania is because the Z overpowers it?  Just a thought.  

Hope you are feeling better soon
~R/D