Its hard to tell cause I have a collection of disorders like anxiety, bpd, etc..but I have been under an extreme amount of stress lately. I am up late, felt great then collapsed again. My dr is fairly new and switched me to lamictal which i love, he also gives me ativan, ambien (recentrly for temp restoril) I persoannly think it is just stress but then again...??

Maybe I am having just too much going on at once..Dh got a job, we have to sell or lease or house, financial reasons and we are moving and he has to find a job in another state.......

My dr stands by me his main concern is nightmares as I also have PTSD..so maybe just a little of everything?? I dont feel like hypo more pi**ed off with the situation so maybe anger and a little anxiety. WHen i get hypo i like to spend money. Well were broke so I havent spend anything. My thoughts arent racing but I am moody as hell pluss maybe PMS..LOL

Maybe he should up my seroqual.....urgh just downed that one cause my body got so used to it..man this is toughie...

Hi Melpointy

Stress can be a huge trigger for just about anything. It sounds like things are just getting too much for you at the moment. Bipolar can be so different from person to person and we are not professionals, so can't really say, if you are manic. The best would be to go to your doc and explain all of this. Also, I know this is hard to say to someone with Bipolar, but please try and take some time for you, to unwind and relax.

Trace

Hmmmm...from what you've said it could be anything. I guess the question is this: does it matter if you're manic or not? I think regardless of the situation, you need to try to relax and sort out your thoughts. If you really could be feeling the effects of any of these other problems, then it seems unnecessary to label it as mania or otherwise. The only caveat is that you shouldn't make any decisions about medications until you're more certain about what's going on.

" extreme amount of stress lately "

Sounds like your going through a lot right now.
The thing to remember though, is even (so called) normal people get stressed moving. It's a big change. But that doesn't mean it has to be bad? Maybe it'll be great