Posted by fiftylager on February 7, 2007, at 7:39:50
In reply to Re: Diff between anxiety, akathesia, dysphoric man » yxibow, posted by SLS on February 7, 2007, at 6:00:47
I am bipolar and have dysphoric mania's/mixed episodes. I also suffer from extreme anxiety and there are differences. I have to add that AD's put me into these states almost immediatly.
When it's dysphoric mania/hypomanic there is definitely an issue with sleep. It takes me forever to fall asleep and when I do I sleep very lightly with non-stop dreams and wake up constanly looking at the clock. I usually catch 4 hours sleep. I just feel wired. Whereas, I normally need a nap a day or have a huge energy loss midday, I don't have that when in the manic state. I don't just feel nervous. I feel agitated and feel everyone can see it. I feel I can't be around people. I'm extremely irritated and sensitive to noise/ and touch. I do get the racing thoughts. I feel like I have this surge of energy in my body but I can't do anything with it. I sometimes experience derealizaton, where you feel like your almost in a dream. I also get a compulsion to write things down over and over and constantly search the internet for answers. I feel like I am completely losing my mind and heading for a breakdown. I also with break down and start crying for no reason. I go from pacing the floor to laying in my bed staring out the window.
When I'm suffering anxiety which is almost a daily thing, and very dibilitating in itself. I have a constant feeling something bad is going to happen. I worry constantly but it's more a constant worry about things than racing thoughts.
I get a weight on my chest and often a lump in my throat. With anxiety though it is sometimes difficult I can function. When dysphoric mania hits I can't cope.It can be very difficult to figure out which it is, unless you've suffered both because the symptoms you read about overlap but there is a difference when you actually feel it. I hope this helped you somewhat because whether it is mania or anxiety they both are horrible to experience. Also, whether I am in a dysphoric mania or anxiety clonazepam helps, however when dysphoric I need a larger dose. And when dysphoric the clonazepam won't help me to sleep as well as when I'm suffering anxiety. Take care.
Crissi
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