Quote From: sharonlI am new to this site and was reading all of these posts. I really needed to respond to you on a couple of things. I, too, have Bipolar II. Your problem with speech is called pressured speech and is one of the things that medication will take care of. Our minds race so our thoughts run faster than our brains can keep up with, I think. That's why we forget midsentence; our thoughts are way ahead of us. I know it's terrible but also embarrassing. You know, and this is a problem with alot of us. Topomax! It's called "Dopomax" by those of us that have taken it. I called it my "stupid pill" as my memory went totally downhill.
Is your daughter on meds for her bi-polar? Her rages may be how she gets manic. I don't get violent but get unbelievably irritable. That's all I do, other than not sleep, when I'm manic. If pushed, I have thrown things or slapped. she really needs meds if she is bi-polar. We can be a danger to ourselves or others, if not medicated. Just my personal observations and opinions. Good Luck.
How different we (and our illnesses are). I swear by Topamax--I don't have any problems with memory; do have the word-finding problems but that can also be caused by old age. I am Bipolar I and I also get very irritable in the manic stage. It was never much fun, though certainly better than depression. And I could get a lot done. I'd look back and say "Wow" how did I get all tht accomplished? And the not sleeping, of course. I told doctors for years that I wasn't sleeping and it took a psychiatrist to believe me. Doctors thought I was exagerating. But I really meant I wasn't sleeping. The last time I was off medication I slept two hours a night for five weeks. Looked and felt like something the cat dragged in.
