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Thanks! I tried to develop the Android app but I still need to learn a lot about it. Perhaps when I have some more time I'll continue to port the app to Android ;)
P.S you can check eMoods for Android, I think this app from other developer comes closest. Link is below: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=my.tracker
Try looking into a mood tracker (I use eMoods (Google Play Store)). The information gathered by the tracker will help the Psychologist identify trends in your mood.
I thought that I might have cyclothymia due to "cycles" in my depressive and "elevated" symptoms. While I do have periods of elevation, we established that it was not due to anything approaching mania (both in terms of severity, and that it was a minor hindrance at worst). Long Story Short: I do not have any bipolar-related conditions.
The trend that I noticed was that my depressive and "elevated" related to periods of stress, especially from work.
Either way, you need to talk to your psychologist about this. They are the only ones that can make a diagnosis for you. [Note: I have not been diagnosed as ADHD either.]
It's called eMoods and it's really good.
eMoods works quite well, exports to Excel
I use eMoods:
I like eMoods on android! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=my.tracker
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Surely your pdoc or tdoc has given you tips on how to deal with the inevitable ups and downs? It's the 101 of any bipolar related swing.
What I was told is:
Do not get too busy, be like the opposite of depression. One of the best ways to alleviate depressive symptoms is to "get busy", to curb mania you "slow down". Basically don't overdo things so you don't overexcite yourself. Do not indulge. If necessary, take a short nap or lay down to chill out. True mania is exacerbated by feeding the energy like fuel to fire. You say you have energy to burn? DO NOT BURN IT.
Lightly sedate yourself during the day if necessary. Use benzos for anxiety or small APs like seroquel (e.g. 25mg quick release if you have a script). If necessary, take a short nap or lay down to chill out.
MOST IMPORTANT BY FAR: Sleep hygiene. All of my doctors both in and outside of hospital stays, in high security and gen pop, and from my mother who works on a forensic mental appeal board, the key to keeping ANY major mental illness in check is regular sleep. You need 7-9 hours of good sleep consistently. Stay away from any LED lights before sleeping, have a shower if you like that, do some mindfulness, try to sleep. If you are still awake after 30 minutes, take a sedative like seroquel (as I mentioned earlier). If you are on long release sedatives like seroquel XR, the strategy is pretty obvious because your doctor should have told you. This does not mean sleep at 3am and wake up at 9. The hours need to make sense because our body clocks are built around light and light deprivation.
Regarding seroquel, if you have not been prescribed it, or do not have it, do not replace it with benzos unless told otherwise, they are not the same and they become less effective the more you use them with the added problem of "addiction" if overused. Always do what your doctor has recommended. Everybody is unique.
EDIT: Forgot to mention something important. Get yourself a mood calendar on your phone or write up up yourself or use an actual calendar. Give yourself ratings from 1-5 for moods like "depressed", "anxious", "elevated", "irritable", "hours slept", even listing medication you took that day. After you have been at it for a month or two you will begin seeing patterns. This will assists in recognising oncoming depression or elevation in the future so it is easier to head off next time this happens. I have an Android phone so I use emoods. Free and easy.
Sure. It's in the play store for Android devices. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=my.tracker