That sounds like a boxing match. People who have full blown mania have Bipolar I. People who have hypomania have Bipolar II. It’s extremely important that you know what diagnosis you have.
I have quite a few friends with bipolar I. All of them have been in the hospital because of psychotic mania. If you have been hospitalized or you know someone who has been hospitalized for mania- they have Bipolar I.
I have Bipolar II. This means that I have all of the same depression symptoms as Bipolar I, but my mania is milder- which is why it’s called hypomania. Hypomania is so sneaky- it can destroy your life just like full blown mania- but because it’s milder it’s usually seen as a lack of personal control and is often not diagnosed.
Do you have full blown mania or hypomania? I talk about this in all of my books. It’s important to know the difference.
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I have experience a illness/disorder for 3 years now, its something that came about in the realm of a panic attack that compounded for months and years, I have self medicated with street durgs and alcohol, I have also seen more than 3 phy. docs regarding my problems that were not going away, my symptoms initially were deep fear and scared of everything,severe-severe insomina–which at this point disabled me from working or even getting out of bed,I stoped using street drugs, I was put on tons of anti-dep and nothing seemed to help I was always fatiqued and extremely tired–over the next few years my depression symptoms went away, but what stuck out was a that exsisting underline feeling of irritabilty, anxious and the same trend of sleep patterns(severe insomnia)it feels like my engine is always running and I cant shut off,dispite the fatique and lethergy, I couldnt sleep I also cant sleep without being medicine induced.. I was put on 200 mg of seroquel for sleep , also 40mg of buspar for anxiety, 2 antidep.(cymbalta,paxil) I am also on 100mg of Lamictal which I am understanding one thing that seroquel and lamictal together are breaking the ice of my insomnia it has helped me sleep deeper its not the best but its a heck of alot better than I was sleeping, I feel more functional, the lamictal started out great than leveled of and than feel off, but my story of symptoms has probably one question and that is, “could I be Bipolar after these last few years and not known”?
I would like to here from an experience individual that knows about B.P.dD
Thank You,
Rich