Posted by MoparFan91 on December 12, 2005, at 10:27:18
In reply to Is feeling good about yourself hypomania?, posted by rjlockhart on December 10, 2005, at 22:55:30
Not all the time, for me.
Hypomania/hypomanic symptoms can show up in my driving as well.
I tend to drive way faster than I should.
Like I would wind out my car a lot and not keep it below 100 MPH on highways at times. Also, at times, I would drive in a street-racing Need For Speed sort of fashion and go about 100 MPH on kinda curvy 2-lane roads: kinda like going up 'n down hills like Sonic The Hedgehog speeding up 'n down quickly going down side platforms; and hitting my brakes on sharper curves to slow down a little and having my tires chatter/squeal, like Sonic stopping for an obstacle and having his boots kick dust! ;-D
Also, I would do the 'stick shift' effect on my automatic transmission and hold each gear to almost max RPM and to real high speeds. Basically, shifting an automatic transmission like a manual transmission; going from 1-2-D.
And I would drive 85 MPH in the rain, too, at times. Basically, not using the best judgement in the world.I have a 1991 Plymouth Sundance RS 2.5L engine with DUAL Cold Air Scoops and other mods, and I sometimes drive it like a hot rod when I'm in more of an Up-Mood. I have a floor-mounted shifter.
When I'm going dysphoric (which rarely happens), I blow horns at drivers because everyone seems real slow. When this happens, I manual shift down to 2nd and pass quickly even when going way over speed limit on the interstate/highway. When I did this one time, I got beside the person I did this to on the exit ramp, and he started cursing at me. I had passed him and then cut between him and another SUV. He happened to have a Camaro Z28.
Basically, I would be more aggressive than normal and kinda start trouble and screw people back if they screw with me first.I take Lamictal, Topamax, and Lexapro. I've been more stable than ever on them.
The AP's caused (hypo)mania like the kind mentioned above esp. when they interacted with SSRI's, though SSRI's themselves don't cause it for me.
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