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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was diagnosed as bipolar at a very difficult time in my life.  Long story short, I am NOT bipolar and worked with a VERY GODD psychiatrist to get off medication that I spent years taking.  I have generalized anxiety disorder. After CBT and meditation, my life is amazing.[/quote]

Hi, I'm not sure if you are around anymore.  I think this could be like my 23-year old nephew.  He always had some anxiety in teens/childhood- but not horrifying or medicated.

3 years ago at the end of spring semester he couldn't sleep, he started not making sense, was jacked up.  He was in treatment tvfor a month.  They did not give him a diagnosis then because they wanted time to observe.

He's never been depressed.  That was his only episode "break".

This week (3 years later), he had something similar happen.  He is an incredible kid--graduated college, going to grad school, paid internship, coaches track, works at a restaurant, runs seriously fast marathons.  Healthy kid that does too much.

He found out unexpectedly they were ending the internship due to financing end of this month.  He stopped being able to sleep again, stopped making sense, was manic-acting.

My sister and BIL took him immediately to the psychiatrist that treated him last time and he was able to give meds that seem to have him come back around very quickly.

My sister is worried to death.  He's not violent or depressss when this happens and it does seem to happen when he is overworked and in a transitional or stressful time.

They are worried about a bipolar diagnosis.  I am wondering if this experience sounds like yours and if it could be more an anxiety disorder.

Thanks so much.  If anyone else has experience I welcome comments.[/quote]

This is almost certainly bipolar.  He could have an anxiety disorder as well.  The safest course of action is for him to stay on mood-stabilizing drugs for the rest of his life  [/quote]

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