Could baseline be my Mania?

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Registered: 05-04-2003
Could baseline be my Mania?
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Tue, 11-23-2004 - 10:27pm
I have read a little the topic of some with major depression are actually bipolar. The mania is baseline, a low hypomanic. Back to my first major depressive episode, I can trace my behavor before the sudden halt to major depression. The first time I was able to make it through one year of college with all A's (I was never an A student) until I woke up one day and couldn't get out of bed. The next time I was obsessed with crafts and would work after for hours after work and fall to bed exausted, get 8 hrs of sleep and start all over again. Then one day, I crashed. The other times are very similar. I spoke with my pdoc, but she doesn't think anything of it and just prescribes me ad's. Has any one had a similar experience? Kristin
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Registered: 09-01-2004
Wed, 11-24-2004 - 3:15pm

Kristin,


I don't think even hypomania would be considered a baseline, but that said sometimes the period of "normal" is such a short lived point on the contiuum into mania it's hard to realize it.

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Registered: 04-02-2003
Wed, 11-24-2004 - 4:38pm

Well...yes I have experienced episodes that you mentioned. I never had thought of them in that light though. I do start crochet projects and let them sit for years before I finish them, or if I finish them. Weird, how i never put two and two together.

There are other signs too that you mentioned. You aren't alone.

(((((HUGS)))))
Carla