u/Sure_Appointment_155

Hi,

I was diagnosed with bipolar at the end of last year during a “manic episode”, but was taking a bunch of different drugs in the build up and during. I have since crashed into a depression however have heard that this can happen after a drug induced psychosis. I wasn’t having any hallucinations or delusions and am unsure how it is determined that is bipolar versus the latter. Does psychosis present differently between the two?

I’m not in total denial of the diagnosis but just wondering how it is known for certain that I’ll have a chronic illness and be medicated for the rest of my life.

Hi,

I’m currently trying to find the cause of my non existent sex drive. Am I just depressed? Is it the lithium (900mg)? Is it the seroquel (150mg at night)? Is it the Effexor (took my final dose yesterday)? I know there are so many different things that could be contributing to this, so am asking if lithium has an effect on this for any of you?

Cheers

During depression I have absolutely no sex drive, seems like my parts shrivel up and no longer work. When I’m manic the opposite happens which I do enjoy. I haven’t really had a period between episodes so I don’t know if it becomes normal or if I’m always depressed outside of mania with no sex drive. Really sucks being 25 with this issue, I guess it would at any age.

Hello, I’m fairly new to bipolar and was diagnosed during my first manic episode at the end of last year. I started to come out of the manic episode in January and have since been so depressed, unable to do work and hardly leave the house other than for appointments and occasional catch ups with friends. I feel completely dumbed down and am wondering if I’ll ever be able to return to studies. I’ve absolutely no sex drive which really sucks (am unsure if that is due to medication, which I’m currently tweaking). It’s been 6 months like this and I am wondering if this is me for the rest of my life, really fucking sucks :( I really hope I can recover from this, but really starting to question if that is possible

I really struggle with sleep and sleep hygiene, ever since coming down from my first manic episode I’ve struggled to get good sleep. I’m really bad with going on my phone and watching things on my laptop in bed before trying to sleep. I know I should try reading before bed, but my concentration and memory is horrible atm. Any tips on sleep hygiene are much appreciated.