Posted by Elle2021 on July 8, 2004, at 19:04:05
In reply to Hypomania? Agitated Depression?, posted by nephron on July 8, 2004, at 11:55:29
That's a good question. I can only give you my experience because I haven't really done any reading on agitated depression. When I get hypomanic, I feel *really* happy and slightly reckless. It is also not completely uncommon for me to get a bit psychotic. By that I mean that during a hypomanic episode I sometimes see things that aren't there (typically spiders). Other times I see shadows or get highly paranoid. So... When I'm depressed, and become upset/agitated, I don't usually have the psychotic aspect. Keep in mind that sometimes hypomanic episodes can be confused with anxiety attacks. There is a great website you might want to take a look at that discusses the possiblity of generalized anxiety disorder as being the same as bipolar II: www.psycheducation.org
Elle
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