Bipolar/Aspergers support and chat thread

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My variety is more cyclothymic, I haven't *yet* gone over the edge to the degree that someone was pretty sure I belonged in observation at the least.

I have been "saved" by a group of people who were least likely to kid about such things tell me that I should go see a psychiatrist...now.

I find my "natural" inclination to be along to sometime work for depression, sometimes Wellbutrin works, sometime marijuana, I've tried most of them, I was a psychiatrist for 15 years.

Been a while since I updated on myself so here goes....

Since late December I've been hearing voices, angry voices, and seeing people while alone in my apartment. On top of this, the world periodically shifts... as if I've lost my balance but I've not moved. Sometimes I'm sitting when this happens, other times not. My paranoia has also spiraled out of control whenever this stuff happens.

I've not determined if this is happening during a hypo-manic episode or not, but if it is wouldn't it then be considered full blown mania? Either way, I think I need to get my butt to a clinic because it's taken 3 months of my life so far. I've been on hold while everyone around me moves forward... and I can't continue like this.

TeaEarlGreyHot, Hope you're o.k. and can find and get to a clinic. Is it possible you've developed ( and is what I have as well), which is Meniere's disease, see: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001721/ . Perhaps you've already looked into this, if so, 'scuse the unnecessary post.
When it first hit me I thought I had lost my mind &/or was dying. It settled down after a few weeks of h--- and being on medication. Left me with hearing loss, constant tinnitus. I don't ever want that extreme vertigo again, it was truly horrible - house, floor, furniture all spinning and me not being able to "hold on" anywhere.
- hope you are feeling better soon.

I'd not looked into that, actually. I have a history of inner ear infections, though and drink/smoke... a lot. Still, that doesn't explain seeing people walking around my apartment when I'm alone.

I've seen and heard things like this as far back as I can remember, but it was never this pronounced before. For a time I worried I might have developed Schizophrenia or something along similar lines. I do know they considered this when I was a tween but dismissed the things I was seeing/hearing as PTSD.

Right now I can't even afford to feed myself properly. I've been relying on donations just not to starve. However, I understand there's a clinic around here that charges at most a dollar to be seen. Soon as I have the time/money/means to get there, I'm going to.

I have paranoia issues during a hypo-manic episode.

I've not had an episode for months now and my paranoia is in control so I think my paranoia should be related to bipolar instead of schizophrenia which I was suspecting.

I've been having them quite frequently lately.

are you going through an episode?

Yes. Had one every night this week. :-\

Thanks.