Mixed episodes? (poss. triggers)

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Registered: 09-24-2006
Mixed episodes? (poss. triggers)
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Tue, 07-31-2007 - 12:16am

What does a mixed episode feel like? Symptoms of both mania and depression at the same time, right?


The past couple days I've had almost as much energy as when I'm hypomanic but no other hypomania symptoms and also felt depressed. Then today and yesterday especially I was sooooooo depressed. All I could do was cry, couldn't function well at work, told DH I wanted to die, told my family I was committing suicide etc.


Half way through my day today I started to just feel better. It's so weird. Is this a mixed episode? I've been feeling both highs/lows for about a week.... past episode was hypomanic in the end of June.


Thanks for the help!

TTC #1 Since December 2005


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Registered: 07-31-2007
Tue, 07-31-2007 - 1:09am

This sounds like my mood cycles when I have mixed episodes, So I would say that you are experiencing mixed episodes.

Unfortunately I can't offer any suggestions to deal with these mixed episodes because I have not been able to get mine under control.

When I do I will share my methods so that you can try them on for size. Hopefully some of them will fit

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Tue, 07-31-2007 - 1:18am
Thanks for your reply. Is it normal for mood episodes to be close together sometimes and then far apart other times? Between my first hypomanic episode and the second one (which happened in June) was 14 months and now its been like 3 weeks since the last hypomanic episode and now I'm feeling a mixed one? Its all so new to me, but thank you for your help :)

TTC #1 Since December 2005


HSG March 2007: Tubes Are Clear!!!


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Registered: 08-11-2006
Sat, 08-04-2007 - 11:22pm

Hey shortnquirky, to answer one of your questions, in my own personal experience, the mood cycles can go from close together to far apart and vice - versa.

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Sun, 08-05-2007 - 6:41am

That's exactly what my mixed episodes are like, which is why I didn't get the bipolar diagnosis for a long time.

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Sun, 08-05-2007 - 5:45pm

Thanks for your reply!


I used Clomid for 4 months around last Christmas. The moods were just like PMS, no extreme moods.

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Sun, 08-05-2007 - 5:47pm
Thanks for your reply. What does eobp mean?

TTC #1 Since December 2005


HSG March 2007: Tubes Are Clear!!!


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Sun, 08-05-2007 - 7:56pm

As long as you're seeing a pdoc, I'm sure he'll be able to catch the signs if it's having a negative effect on you.

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Sun, 08-05-2007 - 9:18pm

Sorry, used to the child bp board where we all know what that means.

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