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Q: First Signs of Bipolar, And Such...?
asked by: Gwynndolyn Gala on March 27th, 2006
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I know, you all must get this a lot, but i'm begining to think that I am bipolar and like to hear what other people were like, feeling when they first thought they were bipolar.

I'll feel very unexpectedly happy, almost surreal at times, jumpy and giddy. I won't feel like sleeping (which I love). I'll just be bouncing off the walls, and just a like a year ago, I would never have been like that.

Then i'll feel very, very depressed, and i've gone in and out of little bits of depression for the last few years, and have become rather used to it.

I'll vary between these two sometimes landing in between (not very offten), and I can go back and forth a few times daily, where as most infomation i've read has said much longer periods of time for the phases.

Also, I have quite a bit of a caffeine habit, offten i'll consume large amounts of caffeine when i'm depressed and feeling very slow-ish. I'll sit there and drink double espresso's, a few energy drinks, maybe a caffeine pill or something similar-all inside of maybe 8 hours (at night).
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LifeIsButADream
replied on March 28th, 2006
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Wow, you sound just like I did when I was in my early 20's, i'm now in my early 40's and life is much better for me, I must say.

I know what you mean that most information doesn't speak much about rapid cyclers, people who can bounce back and forth from mania to depressed in a matter of hours, even minutes, sometimes! Luckily, the form of bp I had/have is more along the lines of cyclothymia, but I know I had full-blown bp at one time of my life, it just never recurred that severely ever again, thank god.

Listen, go see a professional. They won't push you into a diagnosis but rather they will ask you the key questions to help you pinpoint the problem. You have nothing to lose but the bad feelings.

Good luck!
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