Manic Episodes.....?

[Guest]

I'm just curious as to if anyone reading this could tell me if they actually became aware that they were on the down slide of things during a manic episode and what their symptoms were.....and if you didn't get bad enough to were it required hospitalization to stable out, how long did this usually last.....about a week? As in a good week or two- then all this sudden- boom...'very' low for a period...just to return back up again in time. What were some of your symptoms? I know they can vary per person and you don't need to be real detailed and in specific. I'm just curious.

 

[Guest]

What do you mean by a "manic episode"? Are you suffering with anxiety, depression, bipolarism or everything above? Please clarify so we can offer what we know.

 

[Sunflower_Michele54]

A manic episode means that you are in a state where you're extremely energetic. When you find yourself in a manic state, it can cause manic episodes to take place. This type of behavior is associated with bipolar disorder. I have bipolar, and I can tell you things that I have experienced. I would go through periods where I would feel like I could do anything. For example, if I am in a manic state at work, and I feel extremely good, I come off as very hyper and very friendly. Then, over a period of time, my manic state wears off to the point where I feel extremely drained. It's like having caffeine. It'll make you feel perked up, then you'll crash after a while. When I crash after going through a manic episode, I start to feel extremely depressed. I don't go through periods where I am in a depressive state one week, then I am in a manic state the next week. I take medication for it, which is why I don't go into these states that often. I hope this helps in a way!

 

[NormaD]

In a manic state, I would have so much energy I wouldn't know what to do with myself. I would start to clean the house, do the gardening, wash the curtains, you name it - every kind of chore that I was putting off for whatever reason, I would want to do in that instant. I became very hyper and I couldn't stand still for even a second. Thankfully I don't have those much anymore.

 

[redpanda]

In a manic state' date=' I would have so much energy I wouldn't know what to do with myself. I would start to clean the house, do the gardening, wash the curtains, you name it - every kind of chore that I was putting off for whatever reason, I would want to do in that instant. I became very hyper and I couldn't stand still for even a second. Thankfully I don't have those much anymore. [/quote']
Yeah, I'm the same. For me, I get this intense nervous energy. I'm very hyper but not in a good way. I feel like I have to keep doing stuff to burn energy and I eventually crash. I'm usually so drained that I end up depressed afterwards. These mood swings used to be common for me and a manic state could last weeks, months, even a year. Luckily, I found a medication that worked . I still have off days sometimes and there are mornings where I wake up in a manic state. It's nothing like before, though, and I've usually recovered by that night.


In case this helps, I'll describe some of the other "symptoms" I have whenever I'm having a manic episode. I became really aware and sensitive to everything. I get very irritable, unfortunately. It's impossible for me to relax, I have to keep moving. The only "positive" is that I get a lot of work done, tend to feel confident, and sometimes I get really creative. It's not like I don't get work done normally, though, so I'd rather not have episodes at all .

 

[Quirah]

I have bipolar 1 and before I was even diagnosed with it I kind of knew I had it because I could tell when I was manic. When I'm manic I become extremely creative, and as a writer I can definitely tell when I'm more creative. I think that I can finish writing 30k words in like two hours and then move on and write another 15k for another book. I also stay up for days at a time when I'm manic and still feel extremely energized. I also notice that my thoughts will be all over the place and I can't converse on one topic for too long before switching to another one.