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Posted by daizy on June 13, 2003, at 16:50:33
Could someone in the know please tell me the differences between Hypomania and anxiety? or any links would be good. thanx
Posted by Maxime on June 13, 2003, at 17:54:34
In reply to Hypomania?, posted by daizy on June 13, 2003, at 16:50:33
http://www.psycheducation.org/depression/frameset.html
The above is a really helpful site.
max
> Could someone in the know please tell me the differences between Hypomania and anxiety? or any links would be good. thanx
Posted by Janelle on June 13, 2003, at 18:12:41
In reply to Hypomania?, posted by daizy on June 13, 2003, at 16:50:33
I can only tell you MY particular experiences with both (unfortunately).
For me, hypomania manifests itself as extreme irritability, anger, overreaction to minor things, going off on everyone and anyone, restlessness, aggressiveness. It is NOT like the *mania* thing where one stays up all night, night after night, thinks grandiose thoughts, takes risks and does reckless things, spends too much money, etc. That's considered more along the lines of full-blown "mania". However, hypomania could be these things at a milder level. But I do not get those.
Anxiety on the other hand, could be either in specific attacks (like where your heart starts racing, you sweat, you get palpitations, you think your head will explode, you even think you might die) -- I do NOT get those - or GENERALIZED ANXIETY, where you're kind of chronically agitated, worried, think catastrophically or negatively about everything or anything, you have racing thoughts about bad things happening, and it can escalate to an actual attack as described above.
This is just a LAYPERSON's description, but I hope it helps.
Posted by daizy on June 14, 2003, at 9:30:06
In reply to Re: Hypomania? » daizy, posted by Janelle on June 13, 2003, at 18:12:41
>Hey Thanx very much,
" For me, hypomania manifests itself as extreme irritability, anger, overreaction to minor things, going off on everyone and anyone, restlessness, aggressiveness."
^This is how Im feeling now! Whereas I used to feel like whats described below. I just wonder now why Ive gone from one extreme to another? Thanx
" heart starts racing, you sweat, you get palpitations, you think your head will explode, you even think you might die). you're kind of chronically agitated, worried, think catastrophically or negatively about everything or anything, you have racing thoughts about bad things happening"
Posted by Janelle on June 14, 2003, at 17:05:00
In reply to Re: Hypomania?, posted by daizy on June 14, 2003, at 9:30:06
Hi,
You said you used to feel like I described - "extreme irritability, anger, overreaction to minor things, going off on everyone and anyone, restlessness, aggressiveness."
And now you've gone to the other stuff I mentioned - "heart starts racing, you sweat, you get palpitations, you think your head will explode, you even think you might die). you're kind of chronically agitated, worried, think catastrophically or negatively about everything or anything, you have racing thoughts about bad things happening"
It sounds to me, and this is just my humble opinion, guess, that you have been cycling from hypomania to anxiety. Because the first part of what I mentioned is my version(!) of hypomania and the second part of what I mentioned is what I've heard is an anxiety attack (thankfully, I've not experienced it).
I don't know WHY you are going from one set of symptoms to the other - usually after hypomania (the first stuff I mentioned) the person crashes to some level of depression
That's what I was doing - cycling between hypomania and depression - in the latter state, I had no energy, slept ALL THE TIME, didn't eat much, didn't care about personal hygiene, total apathy until the bedrest recharged my battery and up I went back to hypomania. It was HORRIBLE.
I forget what, if anything you mentioned that you are taking, but again only in my OPINION, you should talk to your pdoc and be on a med or combo of meds for mood stabilization and anxiety. Oh wait, were you the one who can't tolerate the mood stablizers? If so, then I'd say that you could explore with your pdoc one (or more) of the anti-anxiety meds that may also have properties that help with moods. I think there are some out there, I just do not know what they are.
Good luck 2 U.
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