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I think I'm losing my mind
It was one heck of a morning and now the afternoon isn't getting much better. Everything was fine when I went to bed last night, and when I woke up this morning my head was just spinning. I didn't take anything last night, so it isn't meds, it's just a simple case of normality raging into mania. The problem is that I can't get my head to quiet down!! Tv shows, conversations, movie lines, songs....all at once. I can't turn it off and it's extremely hard to think. It's too hard to sit down and I've been pacing all day long. My anxiety is through the roof and all I've been doing today is talking, crying, talking, crying...and occasionally snapping at someone for nothing. I have no anxiety meds (ha, my doc said i wouldn't need anything like this), but I feel like I am going out of my head. Is there anything I can do in the meantime (while I wait to talk to him tomorrow) to calm myself down. I've had bipolar 1 for a while now (only I was just diagnosed a few months ago), but this has NEVER been this bad. I swear I feel like my brain is about to explode and start coming out of my ears!!!!!!!
The only thing that quiets down my brain crazy madness is sleep. It is so hard to grab onto, but your doctor can prescribe you something temporarily, because the stronger sleep meds are addictive. I have a bottle of Temazepam that I use only when I am crazy manic. It is the only thing that knocks me out. Otherwise I use, non-addictive naturals like Melatonin. Hope this helps.
Thank you so much for asking. I woke up this morning feeling incredibly 'up beat.' I can forsee the manic episode hitting right about now. I was not able to actually talk to my doc, but I do have an appointment tomorrow (well, today) and I sure hope I can get this sorted out. I just have to watch what I do and what I spend and really keep track of myself until then!! Thanks again
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