anyone have anger instead of mania

[innerchild09]

You know how many people have their lows and highs with bipolar. Well I was just curios if anyone have the depression part plus the anger part of bipolar but no ups, (not counting ups on medicion) So does anyone have mood swings between depression and anger?

[Xila31]

Yes, this is what I have. i age extreemly agitated and speeded up feeling but angry and irritable. I lose my ability to concentrate and I forget things, become confused, and it makes me edgy and angry. I also can burst into tears at the drop of the hat and I just feel like I am losing my grip entirely. I absolutely hate it and this is often when I have problems with self-harm because I tend to focus my anger inward and attack myself.

[jessierabbit]

Yes!!!  Mine used to manifest as excessive energy, and if I couldn't get rid of it, sometimes it became rage - almost out of control.  I never connected it before - my mum told me that was my 'high'.  I'm BP II and mid 30's and still trying to get my head around this stuff!!

[adel_ezz]

this is called mixed states as IL said and it's the worse thing. The seroquel kills it directly

[IWantMyLifeBack5525]

I to have suffered with the anger and depression part no ups for me just alot of lows and anger...I never wanted to do anything but lay on the couch and sleep...but I recely began my journey to finding me again and so far so good...heres my story....5yrs ago (or so) I was diganosed with depression and tried lexapro, effexor, wellbutrin, celexa, and others with no results so I did the wrong thing and gave up and starting taking other meds to try to give me the euphroic feeling BAD IDEA to try and self medicate!!!! 5 or so years later I am still fighting and relized I was loosing a battle against myself it just kept getting worse and worse and I was angry and moody all the time, unmotivated and depressed so I called my phycatrist back and said I want to be better and he said I was bipolar...I didnt belive him at first because I was uneducated about bipolar I thought but I am NEVER in a manic state...but didnt realize I was in a agitated mixed state till I did my research about it and discovered he was right on....I was started on geodon 60mg in the am and pm...and what a difference!!! I stoped self medicating and the anger is gone....and I have been doing more things lately with my kids and husband they are so happy to see me comming back...I was also started on Vynase for adhd and that has also helped...I was on the geodon abbout a month before that and noticed the drasstic good changes before I started taking the adhd meds....the adhd med help me concntrate and focus on what I am doing.....So yes I have had that anger and depression with NO ups...have you spoken to a phycatrist(sp?) about this? I know it is miserable to live with and wish you best of luck!!!

[ILADVOCATE]

That would probably be an agitated mixed state. A mixed state has aspects of both mania and depression. I've experienced agitated mixed states before my current recovery and certainly when I was off a mood stabilizer (except because I have schizoaffective disorder mine had aspects of psychosis). That is relatively common and some mood stabilizers treat mixed states better than others. Speak to your psychiatrist about that.