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Topic Tuesday // Recognising and managing mania // 28 March, 7 - 9pm AEDT

CherryBombSenior Contributor28 Feb 2017, 12:00 pm AEDT

Topic Tuesday // Recognising and managing mania // 28 March, 7 - 9pm AEDT

Recognising and managing mania

To coincide with World Bipolar Day, this Topic Tuesday, we're going to discuss how to recognise the symptoms of mania, how to manage it, and what to do after a manic episode. We'll be joined by special guests, @SusanaBA and @davidharper_bal from Bipolar Australia, a peak body organisation that offers support and services to people living with bipolar.

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davidharper_balSenior Contributor28 Mar 2017, 8:18 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Recognising and managing mania // 28 March, 7 - 9pm AEDT

@Froggett bipolar can be diagnosed after mania becomes apparent. So those core behaviours @SusanaBA mentioned before are a good start in terms of the distinguishing factors.

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Unknown userMember28 Mar 2017, 8:19 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Recognising and managing mania // 28 March, 7 - 9pm AEDT

@SusanaBA, love it - going to tell the president about world peace. Hope you can laugh at yourself

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davidharper_balSenior Contributor28 Mar 2017, 8:20 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Recognising and managing mania // 28 March, 7 - 9pm AEDT

@Queenie it is super common to lose insight once you become manic. That is one of the reasons recognising the triggers and keeping constant with medication are so important.

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mrkotterSenior Contributor28 Mar 2017, 8:20 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Recognising and managing mania // 28 March, 7 - 9pm AEDT

@Kurra wrote:
In full blown mania I lose my insight quite rapidly @Queenie.

@CherryBomb My early signs are a sense of amazing well being, an uncontrollable sense of not necessarily appropriate sense of humour and people tell me that I'm looking radiant. That's when I start taking antipsychotics. I never ever want to experience mania again.

I bought 3 cars in 2 weeks, flew to Melbourne to purchase one item and flew straight back again. I eventually ended up with $181K debt - all paid off now. The end result was clinical catatonia for a 2 week period.

+1 couldn't say it better myself. When manic I had little to no insight on my condition until it was too late.

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JasJacSenior Contributor28 Mar 2017, 8:20 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Recognising and managing mania // 28 March, 7 - 9pm AEDT

It's probably the effect of the change of brain chemicals and the shake up of regulating energy, sleep, appetite and mood

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davidharper_balSenior Contributor28 Mar 2017, 8:21 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Recognising and managing mania // 28 March, 7 - 9pm AEDT

@JasJac increases in the speed of speech are commonly associated with mania.

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GalaxyofthelostCasual Contributor28 Mar 2017, 8:22 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Recognising and managing mania // 28 March, 7 - 9pm AEDT

Hi there,
I'm just curious as some of you have said many people enjoy the high manic at the time. Knowing someone with bipolar, he only gets anti-depressents which do not inhibit the mania and doesn't want to take medication to inhibit the mania. Is there anything that can be done or is this normal and fine for many people that simply enjoy it?

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AyeshaSenior Contributor28 Mar 2017, 8:23 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Recognising and managing mania // 28 March, 7 - 9pm AEDT

Sorry...... I was just offended by the sentiment not by you personally

I am very real 😔 Too real and my episodes are WAY too real as is my schizoaffective stuff

I am exhausted I am meant to take triple one of my meds tonight ..... I'm scared it won't touch the sides

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KurraSenior Contributor28 Mar 2017, 8:23 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Recognising and managing mania // 28 March, 7 - 9pm AEDT

I usually had no idea @mrkotter until the police clapped me in irons, applied as much force as was necessary and got me the medical care I needed.

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JasJacSenior Contributor28 Mar 2017, 8:24 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Recognising and managing mania // 28 March, 7 - 9pm AEDT

I missed some of the posts, what was said? Schizoaffective is a real diagnosis. x

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