Posted by sam K on August 6, 2009, at 13:12:42
In reply to Mixed Hypomanic Episode + Medication Changes, posted by BearNCrow on August 5, 2009, at 21:55:28
you just described the exact exact same thing I experience. exact. One med that helps for this for me is lamictal/lamotrigine. It works perfectly, it has a mild/moderate antidepressant effect, while stopping mania/hypomania. So basically right as I take it, the mixed state is gone. As well as the diassociated feeling.
I also get dysphoria during the mixed states. I just feel terrible, yet wired with racing thoughts, and icredibly suicidal. And you said you dont want to commit suicide, same here, your mind is just flooded with sucicidal thoughts though.
My mind just runs in circles about how Im going to get out of it, at 100 mph. And then I feel helpless and hopeless, but Im wired so its really really uncomfortable.
seroquel, abilify, lamictal in my experience are good for this. But i dont like antipsychotics at all.
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