Mixed State????
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Mixed State????
| Fri, 12-31-2004 - 10:35am |
OK I'm still pretty new to all of this and I'm trying to stay out of medical textbooks. But I cycled up this week to where I have lots of energy on not much sleep (sometimes only 4 hours), my knee is bouncing a mile a minute as i'm writing this, I'm agitated, and I also feel very emotional and on the verge of tears. And it is not that time of the month. I think I'm hypomanic rather than truly manic, and I've experience the agitation as a regular part of it, but not this higly emotional state. It may be due to circumstantial stuff like the upcoming 5th anniversary of my SO's death, although I thought i had pretty much worked through that. I don't know - I guess I shouldn't try to overanalyze it, because no changes are going to be made, and probably don't need to be made until I see my pdoc on Tuesday. I was just wondering if this is what people call a "mixed state". Any words of wisdom, or not, would be appreciated.
peace and love,
just_a_big_kid
Sue

((((Sue)))) I am by no means well versed (yet) on this illness.
Hi Sue. I have mixed episodes, and they really draw a vacuum. Mixed states are when you have symptoms of both depression and mania at the same time. The symptoms you experience will possibly be different for you than for other people. My last episode was mixed, and I would have the racing thoughts, agitation, irritability, inability to concentrate or focus, tons of energy on little sleep, depression, harmful impulses, tearfulness, paranoia, hallucinations, some extreme fears, a whole bucketload of seemingly conflicting symptoms. Mixed manic and depressive symptoms.
Your description of agitation, excess energy, decreased need for sleep all sound like they lean toward the manic side of the spectrum, and being on the verge of tears sounds like leaning in the other direction. It could possibly be a mixed state for you, or maybe just a reaction to stress since this sounds like a stressful time for you. Be straightforward with your doc, is the best advice I can offer, and post whenever you need to.
I hope you feel better.
Kristen