Anyone else have bipolar + adhd?

for me it’s been such a nightmare to have both. I can’t take any adhd medicine because it’ll make my mania so much more worse, and bipolar will sort of go hand in hand with my adhd too, because I’ll become really productive (manic) to the extent I’ll set myself up for a depressive episode along with horrible executive dysfunction because I’ll do way too much to the extent I can’t even do anything for a whole week after that. Anyone else going through something similar?

vikingqueen

11mo

Omg 😳 that’s me, love mania get so much done and feel productive but yup it’s scary waiting for my crash now I see what happens before I had no clue yet can’t catch it or always control it soooo

æstrathphoenix

11mo

Yessssss.

kintsugiwarrior

12mo

Me.

aliona :3

12mo

fuzzyhatman

12mo

Hey, obvi talk to your doctor, but you might be able to take guanfacine. It is an alpha 2 agonist, meaning that it is sedating, not activating and so shouldn’t activate your mania. It’s a kid adhd med, but it seems to work in adults. Also strattera is an option, but that still has a real risk of mania because it is a seratonin modulator.

fuzzyhatman

12mo

I’m sorry that meds aren’t working. Bodies suck sometimes.

jazz.y

12mo

This may be because I have other things up with me (severe anxiety, bpd, autism) the meds may be affecting those things negatively too. It’s probably mostly my autism too since I have a different baseline of emotions than neurotypical people, I feel every emotion much more intensely, and adhd meds take me to two extremes: tired and sad, or irritable and bouncing off the walls

jazz.y

12mo

I’ve tried both, unfortunately, neither worked. I’ve tried everything at this point I don’t think any adhd meds will work for me :( they all make me feel bad

learning2live

12mo

I do. I'm really fortunate tho that my mania isnt too extreme, the doctors will still prescribe a stimulant, but are really stingy with the doses. But even with the meds, I still experience what you are sharing. Yesterday I got only like 3 hours sleep, but was more productive that I have been in MONTHS, easily. Now I'm back to having trouble even taking a shower...

jazz.y

12mo

fr, it’s like the extreme productiveness always comes in the middle of the night or when you’re sleep deprived 😭😭😭😭

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