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Q: first manic episode

asked by: Dadidu on November 15th, 2008

New User

I think I'm having my first manic episodes...

i can't sleep, my body feel like it's full of adrenaline, yet i can feel a kind of strange weakness.... barely masked by the adrenaline... it's like i know my body is fatigued and weakened from all the adrenaline feeling but i feel fine...

basically it's not a pleasant feeling although it is in some twisted way, euphoric

...

strange thing is, for all the high-like feeling, i can't seem to enjoy anything... i randomly click through my huge pirated movie collection... which, i might add, is substantial... but every movie seems so horrendously boring after a few seconds... i'm not interested in sex, or food... or anything else that seem important... it's just a weird empty high (i think now i know how drug junkies feel)...

anyone has any tips on how to stop this? i don't really want to be on medication... i dont want to leave a record on some database that says "the guy's a psycho.."

Replies(3)

Dadidu

replied on November 15th, 2008

New User

nope not... nothing really shocking happened....

soucie

replied on November 16th, 2008

Experienced User

Consider your diet too... Are you eating a lot of sugar? Consuming a lot of caffeine? Alcohol? Getting enough sleep (prior to the manic episode)? These are things that can aggravate or spark an episode.

I'm having an extremely difficult time forcing myself to go to bed before 1:30 (and my alarm goes off at 6:00 am). And I just went out a bought a bunch of chocolate too. So I'm feeling really off right now and I'm definitely in a bit of a hypomanic phase now.

antigone

replied on November 25th, 2008

Extremely eHealthy

I would encourage you to seek some medical intervention. Find a psychiatrist and get an evaluation done. You sound like you may be experiencing mixed states - mania with an underlying depression. The increased energy but the lack of motivation coupled with lack of interest in things that previously gave you pleasure sounds like a mixed state. You need medical assistance with this. There is no cure for a mood disorder but it can be managed with medications and therapy. I hope you will go speak with a psychiatrist. Life can become pretty unmanageable with a mood disorder that remains untreated.

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