Posted by MJC on October 4, 2002, at 19:53:24
I've just been reading over articles concerning being Hyper Manic. This is what my Doctor now claims that I am. It's just a really confusing cycle to try and pinpoint exactly what kind of anxiety disorder I have in order to treat it.Anyways, for a person that is hyper manic it says that that person is always going through highs and lows. I've been through depression before (after my Mom's death for a number of years) but I can honestly say I haven't been depressed for an extended period of time in over two years. However, my anxiety is through the roof. It's always there, it's just that some days are better than others. On my good days (without medication) I just have this feeling like the world is going to end and that I'm being physically and mentally torn apart. On my bad days I have viscious panic attacks. I don't seem to have any lows though, or any periods without at least some anxiety. Could I possibly by hypermanic? Or is there something else that we're skipping over all together?
At first we thought it was GAD, but my anxiety is way too severe to be that. Then we thought that I had a mild form of aspergus syndrome (high-functioning autism). After going to a conference with my Doctor and hearing her talk to her Colleages about it, we're both certain that it can't possibly be that either. In the past, when I was sort of well, I had absolutely no problem functioning like a normal person. Through my College years I even tutored students with learning disabilities for about 2 years.
Any recommendations on this would be greatly appreciative. Maybe we should pinpoint exactly what I'm suffering from before we start testing out any new medications.
Mike
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