Bipolar/Aspergers support and chat thread

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Feel like nothing matters too, blehhh....can't sleep, can't stay awake... reckon it's about time to see the doc for adderall and the dreaded antidepressants...

this mindset is not helpful I would be dead with out them .....

Sorry, but I was just expressing myself, I don't like taking drugs

that's ok , nor do I, that brainwashing frightened me from taking them for many years , my family have a "Tom Cruise " mindset of these things, their "mind altering drugs" I am told and scientology is not ?

ok not depressive all ways new I wasn't ,didn't know I had anxiety + panic , how on earth could it be so bad , since anxiety/depression are often two sides to the same coin this may be of use to somebody or perhaps not since I doubt anybody is reading this, I can only try

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It would have been cool if the professionals I saw told me this. I read about it somewhere else last month and talked to my psychiatrist about getting off the anti-depressant I had been on since middle school (seriously) and just sticking with my mood stabilizer. I've been dealing with mixed episodes and rapid cycling since I was sixteen, before I even really knew what those terms meant. I have two family members with Bipolar Disorder and had a feeling I would get it too. But because I've seen therapists and psychiatrists who are extremely hesitant to diagnose young people and are apparently not very educated about Cyclothymia, I didn't get officially diagnosed until I was referred to someone who did psychological testing on me last spring (at age 20). I started telling people I thought I was Bipolar when I was 17 - but I was being a "hypochondriac" teenager. I've had to deal with this s**t entirely on my own for five years because nobody told me what to do - I've spent years researching, going on forums, and trying to figure out my patterns/triggers. I'm finally off the medication I was forced to take that made my symptoms even worse. I know I'm on the right track now but it's been hell getting here.

I was just looking through this thread and this post inspired that rant. I recently "self-diagnosed" myself with Aspergers (Autism runs in my family as well) and I'm working on getting an official diagnosis. I keep wondering which of my symptoms are a result of which disorder (or a combination of the two). I have lots of friends on the Bipolar spectrum as well as the Autism spectrum (although we rarely talk about any of it) and I feel like I can't fully relate to them as much as I'd like because they don't experience both. I'm glad I found a place to talk about these things, and I'm interested in hearing other people's experiences with them.

It would have been cool if the professionals I saw told me this. I read about it somewhere else last month and talked to my psychiatrist about getting off the anti-depressant I had been on since middle school (seriously) and just sticking with my mood stabilizer. I've been dealing with mixed episodes and rapid cycling since I was sixteen, before I even really knew what those terms meant. I have two family members with Bipolar Disorder and had a feeling I would get it too. But because I've seen therapists and psychiatrists who are extremely hesitant to diagnose young people and are apparently not very educated about Cyclothymia, I didn't get officially diagnosed until I was referred to someone who did psychological testing on me last spring (at age 20). I started telling people I thought I was Bipolar when I was 17 - but I was being a "hypochondriac" teenager. I've had to deal with this s**t entirely on my own for five years because nobody told me what to do - I've spent years researching, going on forums, and trying to figure out my patterns/triggers. I'm finally off the medication I was forced to take that made my symptoms even worse. I know I'm on the right track now but it's been hell getting here.

I was just looking through this thread and this post inspired that rant. I recently "self-diagnosed" myself with Aspergers (Autism runs in my family as well) and I'm working on getting an official diagnosis. I keep wondering which of my symptoms are a result of which disorder (or a combination of the two). I have lots of friends on the Bipolar spectrum as well as the Autism spectrum (although we rarely talk about any of it) and I feel like I can't fully relate to them as much as I'd like because they don't experience both. I'm glad I found a place to talk about these things, and I'm interested in hearing other people's experiences with them.

It would have been great if the professionals I saw told me this. I read about it somewhere else last month and talked to my psychiatrist about getting off the anti-depressant I had been on since middle school (seriously) and just sticking with my mood stabilizer. I asked her following my last mixed episode. I've been dealing with mixed episodes and rapid cycling since I was sixteen, before I even really knew what those terms meant. I have two family members with Bipolar Disorder and had a feeling I would get it too. But because I've seen therapists and psychiatrists who are extremely hesitant to diagnose young people and are apparently not very educated about Cyclothymia, I didn't get officially diagnosed until I was referred to someone who did psychological testing on me last spring (at age 20). I started telling people I thought I was Bipolar when I was 17 - but I was being a "hypochondriac" teenager. I've had to deal with this s**t entirely on my own for five years because nobody told me what to do - I've spent years researching, going on forums, and trying to figure out my patterns/triggers. I'm finally off the medication I was forced to take that made my symptoms even worse. I know I'm on the right track now but it's been hell getting here.

I was just looking through this thread and this post inspired that rant. I recently "self-diagnosed" myself with Aspergers (Autism runs in my family as well) and I'm working on getting an official diagnosis. I keep wondering which of my symptoms are a result of which disorder (or a combination of the two). I have lots of friends on the Bipolar spectrum as well as the Autism spectrum (although we rarely talk about any of it) and I feel like I can't fully relate to them as much as I'd like because they don't experience both. I'm glad I found a place to talk about these things, and I'm interested in hearing other people's experiences with them.

Didn't mean to post three times. I got some error message and thought it didn't go through.

yeah this place is buggy as all hell.

I had the dosing of my medication screwed up because I couldn't get a refill of 150mg Lamictal, so I took some left over 100mg because I figured it would be better than nothing. My concentration is off and I feel like my moods are too, maybe I've been rapid cycling. I e-mailed my professor about having trouble finishing assignments that were due today, and told her that I still got some work done on them. She said I had all semester to work on them, not just the past week, but she knew last week that I hadn't done them. The disability services at my college "try" to help but leave all of the accommodations up to the professor. I've never had a professor who wasn't understanding in the 7 classes I've taken so far. My writing professors give me all the time I need because they like my writing. She's a gender studies professor who has said I have good insight on the subject, so I thought she would want to help me more. Does anyone know if most colleges leave accommodations up to the professors? That doesn't seem fair. I wish these people who aren't understanding knew what it was like. I talked to her while I was manic, and told her I was. She said she had a friend with Bipolar Disorder. None of my understanding teachers have seen me in that state. I thought she would be as understanding as they were.

curious did anybody check my link or am I doing like most people here wasting my time talking to myself

I haven't been officially diagnosed with either a PDD/ASD or bipolar, but I've been considered for a bipolar diagnosis in the past. Pretty sure I'm Bipolar I. I'm desperately seeking out a bipolar diagnosis, because I feel like I need to be on medication. Things have been pretty bad for me lately, and at this point I feel that there's no other choice...

I'll chime in. In 2008 I was diagnosed with three mental conditions (the other two I'll mention in the appropriate threads as time allows). One of those was Mood Disorder: NOS. This was suspected as a result of my brain SPECT scan that showed the emotional area of my brain malfunctioning pretty badly. These days I still get mood swings, but not as frequent as I used to (unless I've been drinking in public). Most of the time my mood is on the down side. NT's have told me I'm "always depressed or grumpy", which to me seems perfectly normal. Other times I'm either raging or having a "larger-than-life" thought (which once again I can't tell until someone tells me). After lots of researching I found out not too long ago that these are the main signs of Bipolar II. I can't seem to confirm it though.

Thoughts?

I was recently diagnosed with AS. I am a 25 y/o female. I am wondering how long bipolar episodes can last? When I was in high school I slept like 10 hours a night and napped during the day. Now I can't sleep for more than a few hours at a time. This sleep problem began when I started running my own business and that is when I began noticing my racing mind (18 years old). I have quite obvious patterns as well of needing far more sleep than usual. Other times I'm good on 5 hours a night. When I need less sleep I am far more energetic. I go through periods when I crave the few couple closest to me and then other times I will convince myself for weeks that I just cannot stand to be around them because they drive me insane. It is just so hard to distinguish what could possibly have been an episode and what is just from living with undiagnosed AS and SPD. My paternal grandfather had, what my family called, manic depression. If I do too have this disorder I think that could make sense because I feel deep depression much more often then I feel manic.. except for the sleep patterns. I am seeing my psych in a couple weeks I am just looking for input.

Yeah. Sometimes I want to be with friends and other times reject them. During the rejection times I thought it was because of my ASD and people just not listening to my needs, but then I became manic and started talking to my friend again.

I hardly sleep anymore but last night I was rapid cycling liked mad while in bed. Yesterday was a complete mixed episode for me (or was it today? - No, I've been more hypomanic yet having problems with focusing on important tasks).

I kind of refuse to take medication because every one I've taken have given me severe and long lasting side effects which is how I found myself posting in this thread.

I've actually done pretty well this month with managing my moods. I haven't had alcohol since a couple of weeks ago so it's probably got something to do with that. Something weird happened though when I had chamomile tea. I got really weepy and then a huge anxiety spike which then crashed into depression. Weird. I thought that tea was supposed to calm me down. Certain food/drinks can set me off too.