I feel very anhedonic. Not getting much pleasure from anything. At times like this I cave to be hypomanic. I think back to all the times I have been hypomanic and want it so bad. I sometimes think that I should cease my Invega and hopefully become hypomanic and elated. I was truthful in telling my named nurse this. Do you think I did the right thing telling him? Do you think it can be used against me in anyway, maybe seen as manipulative?
If you feel anhedonic for a long period of time and like the joy of life is being sucked out of you, plus feeling irritable do you think its normal to want hypomanic? I understand the bad things like the psychosis and and progressing to mania but I crave hypomania.
bad thinking. don’t crave the hypomania…work with your pdoc on getting you stable on meds. don’t embrace being ill…walk toward being stable and stay that way…you will be happier trust me…meds work for me.
Then change them? you can do it man…just work closely with your pdoc and find the meds just for you…it’s the only way dude…I found prolixin generic and it completely changed my life…!
@bobbilly, I’ve been either depressed or hypomanic my whole life until recently. I never crave hypomania. It leads to overspending, hypersexuality, car accidents and citations, insomnia, arguments, anger, fights, and just general irritability that makes it impossible to get along with others. Why and who would want all of that?
I think its because of the euphoria. I’ve had a blast all the times I was hypomanic. I think because I feel flat makes me crave it more. I don’t tend to look at the bigger pictures when it turns sour.
I sometimes crave hypomania too as I’ve been depressed or flat for so long but when I get hypomania it is also uncomfortable feelings it’s too strong for me and it leads to psychosis and irritable mood. Normal mood is better. But I know how you feel.