Anybody get manic at night?

[Maraya1969]

I swear I am so hyped up I can't stand it. I try to go to sleep but my body sing won't rest. I think the cold pills I took earlier is causing this. I am getting so sensitive to this kind of stuff. I used to take anything and go to sleep. I also take my asthma medicine and that I can't help.

Tomorrow night I am going to forgo the cold pills and I might stop drinking coffee altogether, even in the morning.

Now I'm nervous and I'm getting off the computer.

[elleng]

1. Good ideas.

Take 'meds' carefully, including caffeine. Ask pharmacist about these, including 'over the counter' stuff.

Good luck.

[Forkboy]

2. Cold meds amp a lot of people up. I can't even take them because I bounce of the walls.

Plus I have high blood pressure so I'm not supposed to take 90% of them anyways. But even the ones I can take make me hyper, so I skip them entirely. Talk to your pharmacist about this and maybe they can suggest one that won't hit you like that.

When I get manic it's not for a night, but for a few weeks. :)

[no name no slogan]

3. I suspect the cold pills

bipolars in particular have to be VERY careful about these, as they can send you into a manic episode. In particular, avoid the ones with pseudoephedrine, as there is a known link between it and mania in some people.

I was popping those things like M&Ms a couple years back, due to a cold and congestion I was experiencing. I ended up having a minor manic episode, which later swung the other way, and eventually landed me in the hospital.

Hope you're doing better.

[Maraya1969]

4. Thank you to everyone. The general consonance is stop the cold pills

I have not taken any today. Feel ok so far.

[no name no slogan]

5. Good to hear!

I got myself into trouble with cold meds again over the past few weeks, again.

I got a nasty cold a few weeks back, and started taking cold meds again-- this time, I took the heart-safe, non-stimulant kind, thinking I'd be alright. I also started taking an herbal remedy and zinc, so I could get through it quicker. I was also in the middle of withdrawing from Lexapro, which probably didn't help, either, but didn't seem like too big a factor.

Long story short, I think the cold meds dehydrated me too much, and I ended up getting a mild case of lithium toxicity. I believe it was caused by the dehydration from the cold meds. Needless to say, I had my lithium levels checked (via bloodtest) and they were above normal-- just enough to make me physically ill (nausea, diarrhea, blurred vision, lethargy, shakes, etc.). So I've been spending the last two weeks trying to get back to normal-- and missing over a week of work, unpaid, to do so.

Cold pills are a hell of a drug.