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

CherryBombSenior Contributor

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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mrkotterSenior Contributor

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

@Galaxyofthelost wrote:

What kind of medication is given to those with bipolar who demonstrate very obvious manic episodes?

@Galaxyofthelost anti-psychotics and mood stabilisers.

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Jess2Contributor

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

The side effects were the key reason I stopped taking my meds. I was twitching and stuttering and incredibly anxious. I couldn't work couldn't clean my house and I still felt like shit. The new meds I am on now are not so bad. But I am very aware of looking crazy. It's not enough to be stable I also want to function like a well person without drawing attention to myself.

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AyeshaSenior Contributor

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

Please do not let me create havoac...,,,

I'm not here to upset anyone

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soulSenior Contributor

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

How long does it usually take for meds to kick in after they have been prescribed?

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KurraSenior Contributor

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

I refuse to allow myself to be embarrassed by my behaviours during manic episodes @mrkotter. Very clearly I was not Kurra during these periods and I certainly had no means of behaving any differently during those times.

If I chose to I could easily be absolutely mortified by things that happened then. By talking about it openly and honestly I have been able to put those things in the past which is where they belong.

What I can do is do everything possible to prevent any recurrence and this I have done. My fear of mania is sufficient to ensure I remain fully compliant with medication and all forms of therapy. I cannot change my past but I can make my future a lot better.

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davidharper_balSenior Contributor

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

@mrkotter @CherryBomb lots of people get embarrassed afterwards. You can imagine how the poor fellow who borrowed the yacht feels! And I agree that this can compound the depression - that is a great insight.

Although you can't change what has already happened, you can use it to change what happens from now on. Understanding your triggers, and encouraging the people around you to help you recognise the beginnings of mania, will help you to prevent future episodes. Past does not have to be prologue. And if you do control your episodes better in the future, I will hazard a guess that you will gradually feel better about old problems as they fade from view.

On a related note, I have said this a number of times, but it bears repeating. Getting the right medication and then sticking with it is critical.

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JasJacSenior Contributor

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

@Ayesha wrote:
Please do not let me create havoac...,,,

I'm not here to upset anyone

you are doing great @Ayesha

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QueenieSenior Contributor

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

@CherryBomb I lost a 10 year relationship due to my cycling moods, mostly my mania though. Taking off in the middle of the night on 'missions' and winding up in another State being detained under the mental health act... doing that a number of times was the final nail in the relationship for my ex-husband.

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GalaxyofthelostCasual Contributor

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

Anti-depressants are used for the depressive episode, are there other kinds of mood stabilisers for mania? If so, do you know at what point they are given?

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AyeshaSenior Contributor

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

@Galaxyofthelost

I'm on two anti psychotics, mood stabilisers and anti depressant .....,in hospital that will all be addressed and I will be med reviewed and a change is coming.... I am TERRIFIED
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