Iamsoconfused
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Hello, I have been diagnosed with different things in the past and have been trying to make a bit more sense of what is going on.
Basically if a person takes something like an over the counter allergy medication and becomes very manic and excited over it, does that qualify as a real manic episode? It can take something as simple as a bite of candy to send me into talkativeness, agitation and sometimes overwhelming anger attacks, for example. I do try very hard to be careful what I eat, btw, but can't always manage to predict what might trigger what.
Is it a manic episode only if there is no cause to it and it comes out of the blue? What about if it is not a chemical thing but a spiritual practice that causes elation lasting for several days with little need for sleep, would that be a manic episode? Does it have to last for more than 4 days? What if it's 3 days of total restlessness, chatting a lot, and elation followed by fatigue for like 4 or 5 days?
Basically if a person takes something like an over the counter allergy medication and becomes very manic and excited over it, does that qualify as a real manic episode? It can take something as simple as a bite of candy to send me into talkativeness, agitation and sometimes overwhelming anger attacks, for example. I do try very hard to be careful what I eat, btw, but can't always manage to predict what might trigger what.
Is it a manic episode only if there is no cause to it and it comes out of the blue? What about if it is not a chemical thing but a spiritual practice that causes elation lasting for several days with little need for sleep, would that be a manic episode? Does it have to last for more than 4 days? What if it's 3 days of total restlessness, chatting a lot, and elation followed by fatigue for like 4 or 5 days?