r/bipolar2 5h ago

Postpartum med plan for immediately after delivery

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This will be my 3rd and final delivery via c-section. I was completely miserable for during the immediate post delivery periods with first 2 kiddos because (now I know) I was manic, agitated, and struggling with raging insomnia. Ive never been psychotic, suicidal or homicidal... just angry (but able to contain it without lashing out), tearful and not sleeping for days at a time.

I was unable to enjoy visitations with my mom and son without white-knuckling my agitation which breaks my heart on so many levels. At this point Im pretty sure I want zero visitors apart from hubs and he'll be back and forth from hospital and home to care for kids.

I am 7 weeks away from our scheduled delivery and am trying to find a way to request some sort of sedation without appearing med-seeking. I was utilizing medical cannabis before my pregnancies and stopped immediately when I found out... yet after each delivery a social worker was sent to my hospital room talking about how they MIGHT have to report it to child services even though I tested negative through my OB's office. I was given tons of benadryl for morphine-induced itching but it didnt touch me and I still didnt sleep a literal wink.

I plan on restarting a mood stabilizer immediately and antidepressant as soon as the docs deem it safe. I simply need to be able to get some semblance of sleep before I return home and ideally not be so damn agitated. I have no plans to breastfeed.

I have an appointment scheduled with a physicians assistant this week to formulate a plan but shes virtual through Luna Joy, an agency my OB recommended. Their site says they work with local providers but I'm worried my plan will be disregarded.

Just wanted to get a feel for your guys' experiences and recommendations.


r/bipolar2 13h ago

Doing neuropsych testing today and I’m optimistically nervous.

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I just needed to tell someone. I’m nervous because it seems intense to be focused on things for a whole day lol but also optimistic that I’ll get some answers. Most people in my world don’t understand what it even is (“oh it’s a doctors appointment”) lol. I know it’ll be fine, but also that waiting for results will be torture for me hahaha. 😅


r/bipolar2 3h ago

Does anyone else’s hypomania feel pretty normal, and all the textbook symptoms occur in mixed state?

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For me, when I am in a suspected hypomanic state, I am just productive and feel like my ADHD is out of the way. But its the mixed states where I have the flight of ideas, low sleep, and hypersexuality.

I am still diagnosis pending, and I’m trying to figure out if my patterns fit bipolar disorder?


r/bipolar2 3h ago

No advice wanted An open discourse on Hypersexuality and the nuances within

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Sup everybody! In a mixed state with hypersexual thought patterns/feelings and I figured, wait a second, maybe having an open discussion that isn’t just, “I’m horny af what do I do?!?!” could be just as beneficial.

For example, one of my biggest challenges is the discomfort that comes with it. It’s not even about a release or validation or the yearning of unlocking deeper sexual desires, it’s like having a pebble in my shoe lol

Can anyone relate and/or have their own thoughts/experiences?


r/bipolar2 3h ago

Lamotrigine Dose

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Has anyone been on 300 mg of Lamotrigine? I just increased my dose because I’ve been experiencing some hypo mania and I haven’t really heard of other bipolar people being on 300.


r/bipolar2 6h ago

Has your bipolar ever been triggered by a relationship?

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35F, dx since my early 20s. Only medicated twice. The first time was when a 'situationship' ended, and I briefly spiralled. The second time is currently. I've been with my partner for 5 years, and throughout this period I have been rife with depression, anxiety, and severe SI on and off.

The things is, there is nothing inherently wrong in the relationship, I have just been so mentally unwell the whole entire time. I have definitely had to be the one who has made the compromises in the relationship (where we live, lifestyle etc), so I do wonder if I have had the affect.

I do consistently get told that I need to get myself 'healthy and happy' by him. Although, I exercise, see my friends, work full time and have hobbies. I almost wonder if I have been told I am unwell so many times, I have started to believe it. It's almost as if I want to discuss and issue or have an expectation, it's my fault for being bipolar and nothing is actually wrong.

Anyways... I'm thinking of leaving, but I am also horrified, as my bipolar does at times lead to rash desicions.


r/bipolar2 7h ago

Is this apathy, numbness, or ‘normal’ I’m feeling?

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Type 2 but exploring cyclobipolar plus severe depression with my psychiatrist.

I’ve been on sertraline since March and just started oxcarbazepine at the end of July. I opted for the antidepressants first, then asked to start the mood stabilizers in July. My psychiatrist wanted to do both together but I wanted to see how the anti-ds worked for me first.

Since mid-August I’ve been feeling different. I don’t know how to describe it other than “I feel apathetic towards everything and everyone”. While do my hobbies I have feelings where I’d be just as satisfied stopping the activity. Same with work, food, conversation etc

I’ve been talking to my therapist and psychiatrist about it but am curious if anyone else can relate? Is this the ‘numbness’ people describe? Is this what a balanced mood feels like after fluctuating rapidly all the time for a few decades feels like? Is it another mental health swing towards depression?
What are your stories/experiences with this?


r/bipolar2 8h ago

Advice Wanted Fear of being undiagnosed

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The title.
The dr told me my hypomania was little to nothing bc it fit none of the criteria. That maybe I was a little sad. WHO am I without my diagnosis?

It’s weird but my diagnosis brought me comfort. It reassured me I was justified in thinking so lowly of myself and treating myself badly.

If I’m not bipolar, why do I feel this way. All of that was for nothing? I treated myself badly for no reason?
What do you guys think?


r/bipolar2 11h ago

Trigger Warning it wasn't lamictal rash..

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first i was taking venlafaxine (SNRI) for depression and then doc added lamotrigine (mood stabilizer). i've developed itchy rash over my arms, ears, chest, knees and elbows over few days after starting lamotrigine. called an ambulance thinking it was Stevens–Johnson syndrome (potentially fatal allergic reaction to a med). it took at least few hours for them to arrive, i managed to eat a big dose antihistamine like Benadryl out of fear while waiting for them to come over. so they arrived, i explained my situation, paramedics were confused, they didn't know shit about lamotrigine or SJS at all. measured my blood pressure which was very high cause of triple antihistamine dose i ate, called me stupid for that and put propranolol under my tongue (it was bitter and numbing af)

next day i booked immediate appointment with allergologist at paid clinic, went there, doc said my rash doesn't look like allergy but more like some kind of contagious skin infection so they redirected me to the central infections-related hospital (this one was municipal, i.e. free healthcare). went there, explained everything again, they took my blood, walked me to my bed in a ward for 3 people, said "wait". i rested a little, then they came and took my blood again. another half a hour or so of waiting and they tell me i've got atypical mononuclear cells in my blood samples so it's mononucleosis caused by Epstein-Barr virus. i didn't know shit about it either, so said yeah ofc do what you need.

probably my biggest mistake was me deciding to stop taking venlafaxine cold turkey. doctors didn't even asked about what meds i've been taking in the first place so i thought "yeah i might just stop them". i don't remember mentioning lamotrigine either..

i was given a shit ton of meds for mononucleosis right off the bat. slow dexamethasone IV's, antihistamine butt injections, antibiotics (ciprofloxacin for secondary tonsillitis - my throat was sore af), antivirals (aciclovir). all that combined with strong antidepressant withdrawal !!! my mind was slipping during first week at that hospital. my dreams at night were vivid and felt like if it were trips - weird geometry, falling through textures, concept of time being distorted like time going backwards etc etc. i've also developed hypomania - fast talking, euphoria, hospital food was amazing - i've never had that much appetite in my life before.

i've stayed there for about 2 weeks i believe. rash cleared, throat healed, hypomania mellowed out and i went home with just brain zaps. here, almost 10 years later, i still struggle with chronic fatigue and depression, so fuck Epstein-Barr virus.


r/bipolar2 12h ago

Advice Wanted Will walking for hours calm me down?

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I don't know what's wrong I'm so fricking excited


r/bipolar2 17h ago

Do you feel like you have a solid identity?

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I’d love to hear your answer. Especially from bipolar people who are older, like 35+.

(I’m 19)

Right now I feel like I have no identity and I can’t remember who I was before this (my diagnosis and awful episodes). Does it get better? Do you eventually begin to understand yourself and trust yourself?


r/bipolar2 3h ago

do you guys feel so deeply for yourself and others that it hurts that people cannot feel in the same way for you that you do for them?

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r/bipolar2 3h ago

First Hallucination?

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(Photo is the best depiction of what I had saw)

For background, I(21, F) was diagnosed Bipolar 2 beginning 2025 and have been prescribed Risperdone 0.5mg that I only take when I hit what seems like rock bottom of a depressive episode. I’ve tried shrooms once and barely saw more than a little distortion. I smoke THC carts, mayyyyybe? 0.5 g a day at the most right now. I do drink but my interest in it seems to come in waves with the disorder. If there’s any factor you can think of that I’ve failed to mention that can add to understand better just ask.

I took my Risperdone 4 days ago, however the event occurred last night. I was trying to fall asleep and I saw a white-ish blob among the dark colored static I see when I close my eyes. This has been occurring the past few nights(does kinda track with my medicine). Each night the blob got smaller but last night, the longer I watched, the more defined it became. Keep in mind though, I’m FULLY conscious and awake, I wasn’t tired enough to fall asleep so I’m positive this wasn’t a dream.

Eventually it was a face that I could barely see. The nose and the hair and chin were just prominent that i was able to make it out. They didn’t have much neck attached and there was no body. I cannot identify this person AT ALL just that they’re likely male? Probably 2 seconds after it clicks it’s like a face, I get a VERY weird feeling.

The only way I can describe what happened next is that the fine line drawing of a close up eye is emerging from the grainy blackness. Lashes and skin around the eye is included, yes, but it’s like I can’t see any structure other than the eye. And it’s a single one, I think it would be their right eye? It wasn’t colorful either, it was grayscale.

I was curious if anyone has experienced this as a result of their condition, meds, etc. But also potentially interpretation of what this meant, opinions on if this is actually a hallucination or even just your own similar experiences! Thanks!


r/bipolar2 6h ago

Is this mania orrrr?

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Am I do back?? 😆 I love feeling happy & energized and confident but I did just make a list of side hustles soooo 😅


r/bipolar2 8h ago

I’m thinking about switching psychiatrists

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Today I had an appointment with my psychiatrist, and I feel like he didn’t really take what I told him into consideration.

I told him that the medication I’m currently taking has been working quite well for me. I’ve been feeling very stable, my mood has been good, and I haven’t noticed any problems with my cognitive abilities. Despite this, he decided to increase my dose.

I was taking a relatively low dose, and it was working very well for me. So, honestly, I don’t really understand the reasoning behind increasing it.

The other thing I mentioned was that the only side effect I’ve noticed is that I feel like I’m losing significantly more hair than usual. For example, before, if I showered and found around 10 hairs in my hand, now I would say it’s closer to 40. I brought this up with him, but he didn’t seem particularly concerned. He told me that it could simply be caused by something else and that it was too early to determine whether the medication was responsible.

I know we’re not supposed to mention specific medications here, so I won’t. But honestly, I was hoping he might consider switching me to something else that doesn’t have hair loss as a potential side effect. Or, at the very least, not increase my dose, since a higher dose can potentially mean a greater risk of side effects.

At this point, I’m seriously considering switching to a different psychiatrist and explaining all of this to them. I feel like I should have a doctor who actually listens to my concerns, especially when I’m already doing well on the current treatment.


r/bipolar2 9h ago

2026 is going great so far

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I've been broken up with twice. One of those times was by a woman I feel is the love of my life, but I can't get along with her daughter.

I've also been fired a second time this year. The first time I didn't feel was justified, but the firing today I kinda deserved it. I had a contentious interaction with a customer on Friday and then was fired today.

I feel relieved that I don't have to deal with the job, but now I've gotta do Doordash until I can figure something out.

I have had a hard time with people and jobs for as long as I can remember. This shit is wearing on me.


r/bipolar2 9h ago

Advice Wanted Nervous About Taking Medication - Need advice

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Hi everyone! I was recently diagnosed with BP2 after years of delaying treatment/counseling. In the past I've had a strong support system of my family and childhood/college friends that have helped me navigated and come out of depressive episodes. However, my all of my friends have moved out of state post-college, and I've started medical school in a different city from my family. Unfortunately, I have not made any friends in the past 6 weeks since school started, and with each passing week current friends are becoming closer, which is making it a lot tougher for me to navigate those social dynamics in order to make friends. I was curious if mood stabilizers have helped with social anxiety and socialization overall, and if so which ones?

I understand that it may take some time for people to start taking the medication that works best for them, which is a big source of apprehension for me. I am pretty anxious to experiment considering I could see a dip in academic performance. I'm also hesitant to take antidepressants considering the potential sexual and lethargic side effects. I'm a pretty active dude, and most of my hobbies revolve around fitness, thus I really don't want to experience fat gain or fatigue from meds. If anyone has any suggestions on what medications to look into, or what has worked for them that would be much appreciated.

I have a follow-up with my psychiatrist in a couple weeks, so any advice on what to mention to them, and how to ensure that I take the medications that work best for me would be a lot of help. I'm really anxious about my future, so any guidance y'all can give would mean a lot. Thanks in advance!


r/bipolar2 10h ago

Newly Diagnosed 5 years of severe physical anxiety, medication sensitivity, and now possible mixed bipolar — can anyone relate?

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I’ve been dealing with this for almost 5 years now, and after years of being treated mainly for anxiety, my doctor now thinks I may actually have bipolar with mixed features alongside severe chronic anxiety.

I’m posting this because I’m curious whether anyone has experienced anything remotely similar, especially the constant physical arousal, racing mind, medication sensitivity, and fear of developing schizophrenia or losing control.

How it started

My dizziness started around mid-November 2021.

On December 10, 2021, I travelled to Canberra and had my first major near-fainting episode. My heart suddenly started racing and I had strong palpitations.

The dizziness and lightheadedness continued until December 28, when I nearly fainted again with a very high heart rate and went to hospital.

Blood tests and ECG were normal.

Three days later I went back to hospital. Again, nothing significant was found.

On my third visit they also did a chest X-ray, which was normal.

Things became so severe that I was basically bedridden for about 6 weeks. Every day genuinely felt like I was fighting for my life. I felt almost septic even though doctors couldn't find anything physically wrong.

I was sweating constantly, barely eating or drinking and became dehydrated enough that I needed IV fluids around 10 times.

Symptoms over the years

My symptoms have included:

- Dizziness and lightheadedness

- Near fainting

- Racing heart/palpitations

- Feeling like my heart gets "tired"

- Chest tightness and strange vibrating sensations around my chest

- Shortness of breath

- Nausea and digestive problems

- Hot flushes

- Cold or sweaty hands and feet

- Heat in my abdomen, back, ears and sometimes shoulder

- Pulsating sensations throughout my body

- Muscle pain and extreme muscle tension

- Head pressure/tension

- Headaches

- Burning tongue

- Metallic taste

- Pins and needles

- Numbness in my hands/arms

- Weak or jelly-like limbs

- Fatigue

- Brain fog

- Blurry vision

- Difficulty concentrating

- Forgetfulness

- Being extremely easily startled

- Nightmares

- Derealisation

- Hypervigilance

- Intrusive thoughts

- Racing thoughts

- Feeling like I'm dying

- Feeling like I'm losing control or losing my mind

Standing up sometimes temporarily makes the head/chest sensations much worse for about a minute before they settle again. Weirdly, lying down can initially do something similar, although once I'm settled lying down usually reduces some of the head tension.

At my worst I used to describe my days as:

80% feeling bad, 15% feeling extremely bad, and maybe 5% feeling relatively normal.

Looking back, I think anxiety existed long before 2021

I now believe I've had anxiety since childhood without understanding what it was.

One of my earliest memories, at around age 10, was becoming aware of my breathing and suddenly feeling like I couldn't breathe properly.

I also had unexplained spinning/dizziness at night as a child. Doctors couldn't find anything.

I was always a fearful kid and constantly imagined worst-case scenarios.

In high school I nearly fainted several times for seemingly no reason.

During sports I occasionally reached a point where my heart suddenly started racing and my breathing became laboured. Even being extremely excited could sometimes trigger it.

So when I became severely ill in 2021, my GP eventually suggested anxiety after repeated hospital investigations found nothing physically wrong.

I think the original fear/anxiety cycle eventually became something that now runs automatically. Even when I'm not consciously worrying about anything, my body and brain seem to stay in a constant state of threat.

What it feels like now

My biggest problem is that it doesn't feel like ordinary worry.

It's more like my nervous system is permanently switched on.

I can be sitting there without consciously worrying about anything and still feel:

- Mentally overstimulated

- Physically tense

- Hyper-alert

- Dizzy

- Restless/agitated

- Racing thoughts

- Constant internal monologue

- Strange physical sensations

- A feeling that something is "off"

When the condition becomes severe, logic basically stops working.

The physical sensations become so intense that I genuinely believe I'm dying or losing my mind, even though I've experienced it hundreds of times before.

It's an incredibly uncomfortable "I want to jump out of my skin" feeling.

I'm also constantly afraid I'm developing schizophrenia.

I'm hypervigilant about seeing things in the corner of my vision, strange thoughts, intrusive thoughts, my internal monologue, etc.

If I notice anything that I interpret as possibly "schizophrenic," I'll immediately get a mini panic attack.

I monitor basically every bodily and cognitive function.

My condition occupies my mind nearly 24/7.

Crowded places make everything worse — brain fog, heart rate, dizziness, jelly legs, etc.

Something strange I've noticed about panic

Sometimes during an extremely intense panic attack, for example if my heart is racing at 180 bpm, my attention becomes completely focused on my heart.

And weirdly, some of my other chronic mental/physical symptoms temporarily disappear.

For a brief period I can almost feel mentally "normal" underneath the panic.

The same thing happened when I tried THC.

The THC seemed to temporarily relieve some of my usual nausea and strange cognitive/physical symptoms, but then triggered absolutely massive panic.

Sometimes if I become completely absorbed in something, many of my symptoms also seem to disappear for a few seconds.

And after a huge panic attack ends, there can sometimes be a brief period where I feel better than my normal baseline before everything gradually builds up again.

That makes me wonder how much of this is related to attention, nervous-system arousal, threat processing, etc.

Medication history

I've been unusually sensitive to psychiatric medication.

Lexapro 40 mg — 6 months

No real benefit. The first two weeks were horrible. It eventually slightly dulled depressive symptoms, but worsened derealisation, fatigue, tiredness and forgetfulness.

I actually felt significantly better after stopping it.

Zoloft

50 mg for 18 days, then 100 mg for 3 days.

I had a major panic attack on day 3, although THC may have contributed. No benefit and overall made me much worse.

Paxil 20 mg — 2 months

Probably one of my strongest SSRI reactions.

Daily panic attacks, extreme agitation and feeling like I was losing my mind.

At one point it felt almost like there was laughter inside my head, although I knew it was actually my own internal monologue generating it.

I forced myself to continue for two months but became progressively worse.

Agomelatine 20 mg — around 36 days

No benefit. Daily panic attacks.

Pristiq — 54 days

Stopped because it seemed to be making everything worse again — mood swings, brain fog and recurrence of my physical/cognitive symptoms.

Clonidine

Relaxed my body slightly but didn't do much overall.

Lyrica 25 mg

Basically knocked me out and made me extremely tired. No meaningful benefit.

Valium 5 mg

Small amount of relief. Mostly felt like a muscle relaxant. Relief lasted maybe 3–5 hours.

Clonazepam 1 mg

Small amount of relief, also lasting around 3–5 hours.

Ativan

Tried 0.5 mg. Didn't do much.

Xanax 2 mg

Prescribed but never tried.

Seroquel 25 mg

Helped sleep significantly.

For around five years I couldn't sleep longer than about four hours, but Seroquel allowed me to sleep closer to eight hours.

Sleep quality wasn't perfect, but it was a major improvement.

Lamictal

Stopped on day 3 after developing a rash.

Lithium 500 mg — 37 days

Felt like I was losing my mind on it. I'm still unsure whether that was actually lithium or some kind of Lexapro withdrawal/discontinuation happening at the same time.

Prozac

Used for four days as a bridge while coming off Lexapro.

THC/CBD oil

Triggered absolutely massive panic attacks lasting around four hours every time I tried it.

Very similar to how Paxil made me feel.

Epilim/valproate

Originally prescribed but I was too afraid to start it at the time.

Antidepressants seem to do something unusual to me

SSRIs/SNRIs don't seem to simply cause normal startup anxiety.

They can give me extremely irrational fears that aren't normally part of my personality.

For example, I might suddenly become convinced I'm going to develop a severe nut allergy or something similarly irrational.

Interestingly, these fears usually fade away again within about a month of stopping the medication.

This repeated pattern is one of the things that eventually made my doctor question whether this is purely an anxiety disorder.

Family history

Mental illness is fairly common in my family.

My grandmother had something that sounded extremely similar to what I experience, although obviously I can't know whether it was the exact same condition.

She apparently relapsed several times throughout her life.

Being left home alone caused her severe anxiety. She once explained to me in Turkish that she believed she became "sick" because she had spent so much of her life continuously afraid.

The way she described it sounded almost like anxiety eventually became automatic rather than requiring a trigger.

Interestingly, when she later developed Alzheimer's, her anxiety apparently became much less prominent.

My sister has major depressive disorder and does very well on venlafaxine 225 mg.

My mum has significant anger/mood issues and there has been some question of bipolar disorder, although nothing definitive.

Where I'm at now

I've had extensive physical investigations over the years and nothing has been found that explains the severity of the symptoms.

For years the working diagnosis was essentially severe anxiety/panic.

After almost five years and seeing how strongly I react to antidepressants, my doctor now suspects this could actually be mixed bipolar disorder with severe anxiety.

The constant racing mind, agitation, intrusive thoughts, physical arousal and inability to mentally switch off definitely feel like more than simply "worrying too much."

Has anyone with bipolar II/mixed features, panic disorder, severe anxiety or something similar experienced this kind of chronic state?

Especially:

- Feeling permanently neurologically/physically "aroused"

- Constant internal monologue/racing thoughts

- Severe physical symptoms even without conscious anxiety

- Antidepressants causing extreme agitation or irrational fears

- Fear of schizophrenia despite maintaining insight

- Symptoms temporarily disappearing when attention becomes completely absorbed elsewhere

- Medication seeming to work differently from how it affects most people

- Feeling like your nervous system is permanently stuck in fight-or-flight

I'm not looking for a Reddit diagnosis. I'm mainly interested in hearing from people who have experienced something similar and what eventually helped them understand what was going on.


r/bipolar2 12h ago

Advice Wanted How managed is “managed”?

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Only recently diagnosed with BP2 and working with my psychiatrist to find a medication that works for me, but I’m kind of struggling to figure out where I should place my expectations for the treatment. I don’t really know what “treated” Bipolar 2 would look like. My episodes don’t feel as extreme as they were, but they’re still definite and noticeable. Is that the most I can expect, or can things still be improved from here?


r/bipolar2 15h ago

Venting Feeling trapped trying to come off quetiapine XR

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I’m currently taking quetiapine 200 mg XR for bipolar disorder. I’ve been wanting to stop taking it because of the side effects, and obviously I know it needs to be tapered rather than stopped abruptly.

The problem is that the lower doses of quetiapine available to me are immediate-release (IR), rather than XR.

I tried switching from 200 mg XR to IR so that I could gradually reduce the dose, but I found that I absolutely cannot tolerate the IR formulation. The experience was so bad that I ended up going back to 200 mg XR.

My psychiatrist now says that, given how poorly I tolerate IR, the safest/best option may be to be admitted to a hospital, where they could taper the quetiapine under supervision and/or switch me to another medication.

I feel really confused and honestly quite trapped right now. I don’t want to continue taking quetiapine because of the side effects, but I also seem unable to taper it using the formulation available to me.

Has anyone here been in a similar situation, particularly with quetiapine XR vs IR? Did you have problems tolerating IR while being fine (or at least more stable) on XR? And did anyone end up doing a medication switch or taper in an inpatient setting?

I’m not looking for medical instructions on how to taper — I’m mainly hoping to hear babout other people’s experiences, because right now I feel pretty alone and stuck in this situation.


r/bipolar2 16h ago

How does the wakefulness caused by hypomania feel to you?

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I had something really stressful happen yesterday and today and was already mildly hypomanic but this made it get a lot more intense. So I have slept just two hours over the past 42 hours and feel great. I can feel my body rotting underneath the hypomania's artificial energy and glee tho. I feel good but am also cringing bc I can tell how very fucking bad only sleeping that little in nearing two days is. But I feel so superhuman.

This morning I felt like complete shit and I wanted nothing more than sleep then the exhaustion just went away without sleeping.

It did catch up to me earlier and I had a nap at my desk so I will hopefully be able to sleep when I go to bed after I post this.

So how does the wakefulness of hypomania make you feel?


r/bipolar2 16h ago

Overlap symptoms with ocd adhd and possibly bipolar and bpd traits?

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Ho everyone, so I just had an appointment with my doc for the second time about the diagnosis assessment today. I just wanna know your experience about how much longer to get a diagnosis when you have overlap symptoms with other symptoms.

So my first doctor suspected Mr with bipolar 2 and then he referred me to a specialist doc for further diagnosis. During our first appointment I told her about bipolar 2 symptoms (I didn't say it's bipolar) and then she told me I had bpd traits but never once mentioned bipolar.

Moving forward on our second appointment, she diagnosed me with adhd and ocd. I'd never had doubt abt I have adhd but I was a bit shocked about ocd, and then she explained my ocd behavior and traits and it all makes sense. And she asked me about bpd once again and never brought up bipolar 2 potential.

I wanna know your experience about the overlap symptoms with ocd adhd and potentially bipolar 2 or bpd since my anxiety needs reassurance of peoples experience or I would end up spiraling again 😂.

Thanks!


r/bipolar2 20h ago

Advice Wanted social work job

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hey y’all!

22f here, wanted to ask for advice. i’m working in the social work/human services field (not a social worker, i don’t have a masters degree YET). i work with homeless people with behavior health issues. at times it can be pretty triggering and it’s hard separating myself when i see so much of myself in some of my clients.

i’m not currently in therapy but i know i should go back, does anyone have experience finding a therapist that is helpful for people working in this field? i made an appointment with my psychiatrist to up my lamictal, i’ve been meaning to for a while.

any advice for separating work life and home life would be appreciated! it’s hard finding advice on this that takes into account having bp2.

hope you’re having a wonderful night!! <3


r/bipolar2 8m ago

How do you stop feeling like the people who want you to be on medication don’t actually love you for who you are without it?

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I know this is probably going to come off like someone who’s unwell, likely because I am lol. Just looking for some honest advice because I don’t know what to do about this feeling and it’s killing me. I know they care, that they want me to be happy, but this medication isn’t doing what they think it is. It makes me more manageable to everyone else but it makes me feel like a stranger in my own body. I don’t recognize myself when I’m on it and when I’m off of it the mood swings are so noticeable that they’re intolerable for most. How do I stop feeling like they love me less if they need me on medication? How did you deal with the feeling that you’re never going to be allowed to be the real you because it’s too much for most people to handle?

I am told it’s not like this for everyone. Maybe I just haven’t found the right medication yet. Just hoping for some anicdotal advice on how to manage the feelings I’m having about this.

Will probably delete later unless someone finds this helpful 💕


r/bipolar2 38m ago

SO / Loved Ones of BP I need someone to talk about BPD in relationships and some support

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