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Sleepless nights and hearing voices, bipolar, medication?

  • In the past 48 hours I have had 6 hours sleep. I find it impossible to fall asleep because I am just not tired, I have a lot of energy and no need to sleep. I will have a short nap but suddenly wake up like 3 hours later ready to carry on. Also every time I have been closing my eyes I have been seeing things. Yesterday I closed my eyes and I saw a bear run towards me and jumped up because I thought it was real but it went when I opened my eyes. I have also been shapes moving when I have closed my eyes and the pattern on the floor moving and again shapes and dots moving around when my eyes are open. Not just that but yesterday in my head I could hear repeat singing of no songs or tunes I had every heard before. It was a man singing and humming different things. But it stopped abruptly when the man thought I was listening to him. I am getting really freaked out. At the time I do not realise and just go along with it. But yesterday was the worst. I just wanted my head to shut up, for the man to stop singing. I have bipolar disorder and I am worried the new medication I take is making this happen. 2 weeks ago I went through a mixed episode and then rapid cycling and now its this. It feels like rapid cycling still. I have been energetic but also feeling like crap with racing thoughts, seeing and hearing things, sleepless nights but also over sleeping on other days. It is all so confusing. Could it be the medication (900mg Seroquel and my doctor just added Citalopram on top, I am used to the Seroquel, I think it maybe the Citalopram)? Or could it just be that the bipolar is acting up? I have no idea whats going on. Thanks.

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Wow sounds very scary :( I am no expert on bipolar or medication, but the only expert you can talk to is a doctor or other health proffesional, hope you get better x

Alanax

It's your medication, call your doctor and tell him what is going on. Do not stop taking the medication until your doctor tells you to.

Rhiannon

from what i know you usually hear voices prior to manic episodes. i have before. when i've been energetic and couldn't sleep and i would try to sleep i'd hear someone yelling my name and i'd freak out or i'd hear usually a male voice saying something to me and it would scare me. i also would see things moving too. maybe it's your medication doing some weird side effects or it could be your meds aren't working and you're going through psychosis. hope this helps!

Rose Hale

Well at least you know what's going on and are very insightful of the situation you are in (at present) and the diagnosis you have. Some of the eye sight things may be due to lack of sleep, even though you can't stay asleep any longer. Shapes, patterns on the floor and dots. The singing, you mention it was in your head and you wanted your head to shut up. You don't hear this through your ears as if it was external? You also mention seeing and hearing things and I'm not clear if this is some additional event/s. Have you had any psychotic episodes with your bipolar so far or is this a new symptom possibly indicating Bipolar 1? It's good that you recognise these things are not normal, it's reassuring you may be aware of any dip into psychosis. Why were you taking a large dose of Seroquel antipsychotic prior to the recent addition of the antidepressant? Have you had psychotic episodes before? Some times they are used in mania to calm people down? I'm not clear why you were suddenly put on an antidepressant if you have bipolar? Often they potentiate mania in bipolar cases. Mixed episodes and rapid cycling would not normally be a good reason to add an antidepressant. I'd be taking you off the antidepressant pronto and looking at mood stabilisers instead. You may not actually need as high a dose of Seroquel once things calm down a bit. Am concerned in case the manic or psychotic episode gets worse and you stop being so clear about things. Have you been hospitalised before for bipolar and if so do you feel as bad as you did then or not? Make sure that someone in your family or close friends knows what the situation is here just case things deteriorate and you can't make reasoned judgements. I'd call the psychiatrist first thing to explain what is going on and see what they suggest. Hope you get this sorted out fast and that you don't need to go into hospital. Good luck

Joy

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