Posted by SLS on April 9, 2011, at 6:54:16
In reply to Re: Rapid cycling Agitated Depression or Mixed State? » morgan miller, posted by FrustratedMama on April 8, 2011, at 23:22:57
> (1) is lethargic, over-eating, flat affect, hopeless, and isolated and the other
> (2) is angry, wired but tired, can't sleep, disorganized, and irritable...also sensitive to sound, touch, light, and any slight changes in my routine.
Here, it does sound like there might be some bipolarity involved. It would help to describe the pattern of how the two phases of your illness occur in time. How long does it take for the "switch" to occur once it begins (hours, days)? How long does each phase last for? Is it a regular cycle? Do you experience any periods of normalcy, particularly after your depressive phase? Would you describe your anger outbursts as "rage"? Are you easily distracted such that you complete very few tasks? Do you talk too much or too fast? Racing thoughts? Perhaps you are experiencing a mixed state punctuated by episodes of atypical-like depression, which is what bipolar depression usually looks like.
It can be very difficult to differentiate between bipolar mixed-states and agitated depression with racing thoughts. Perhaps you can continue to describe the features of your mixed-state.
One step at a time.
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