embarrassing rapid mood swings

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Registered: 09-10-2006
embarrassing rapid mood swings
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Wed, 09-13-2006 - 3:11am

My mood changes from minute to minute sometimes. I'm already on 2200mg of lithium. I'll be talking about one subject and just switch in midstream. This is what my bf tells me. It's been going on for a couple of years now and it's embarrassing. I do catch myself sometimes, and when I do I admit that I had a rapid change in thought from what we were talking about. I'm rarely around people so my bf is the only person I have to tell me. I believe I come across selfish b/c I change subjects while the other person is talking. I've been working on not doing this but it's hard. Does anyone relate?

Lisa

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Wed, 09-13-2006 - 8:27am

hey there...i can totally relate...i do the same thing...i work, so i have to make a very conscious effort to not sound totally bonkers...but when i'm with my dh, it comes out much much more...

2200 mgs of lithium is a lot, to still be having rapid mood swings...are you on anything else? i'm on a whole cocktail...

lithium
lexapro
ativan
abilify

they are small doses, all of them...but together they work. i still cycle rapidly, but with these meds, NOT SO MUCH...

anyway, i'm glad you posted and i hope you will stick around with us!

hugs,

keli

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Registered: 09-01-2004
Wed, 09-13-2006 - 10:44pm

Lisa,


I can SO totally relate!

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Registered: 08-03-2006
Thu, 09-14-2006 - 12:28am

I think I am a cycler too, I dunno. I'm down more than up, and my UPS aren't like Television BP ups, more like "get everything done now nownow". But my mood can turn in the drop of a hat. I've always had to work very hard not to snap at people. I started Lexapro 20mg about 5 yrs ago and that worked wonders in cutting out the "mean mood" where I was real touchy- i.e. people had to watch what they said to me and I'd get real mad over silly stuff. I also did stuff to hurt myself / sabotage myself before the Lexapro. Now, over the last 5 yrs I've just been good mood / down and unfunctional back and forth.

After I was actually diagnosed just last week, I had 7 days of a starter pack of Seroquel, and I felt SO good. Like, I'd pay someone for one of them Seroquel pills. I wasn't down, I wasn't way up, I had energy to do NORMAL house work, but I wasn't whacked scrubbing top to bottom like I do when I am UuUuUP. I went cold turkey off of 800mg of Seroquel and Lexapro because it was a starter pack of Seroquel and Duh, no prescription with that starter pack WTH did they expect me to do after 7 days?? The last day of the starter pack was Monday, so I'm on day two of no meds. It's not good. Ugh, I babbled and so

You'd asked if anyone else changes the subject mid stream or rapid cycles. I think I do.

Michelle