Bipolar?

I haven't been diagnosed with bipolar, but I genuinely believe I may have it, I have been seeing medical proffesionals to try and figure out if my changes in mood are due to emotional instabibility or bipolar.
During my 'higher periods' I feel full of energy, I cant stop, I feel like I need to be constantly doing something, I cant sleep, I have 'really good' ideas that come into mind, I'm chatty, I cant stop talking and talk really fast to the point I'm being told to shut up, and I get annoyed because people cant catch up with me. When I'm at home and I don't know how to get rid of my energy I do stupid things like dancing around, doing roly polys, and flips, laughing at anything even if its not funny, I also spend stupid amounts on money on things I don't even need. This period usally lasts for a week sometimes two.
My 'lower periods' Tend to consist of me feeling hopeless, suicidal, self harming, tearful, I have no energy and the thought of getting out of bed seems like someone has asked me to climb a mountain, I feel so alone and cant enjoy things anymore, I also cannot focus. These lower periods used to last for a couple weeks, sometimes longer, but they are now lasting a couple of days. Also sometimes I can feel really really low, but feel like I have loads of energy, which is so hard because I don't know how to burn that energy off because I don't want to do anything!
I'm so confused... is this normal?

Your experience definitely sounds like it could be explained by something on the bipolar spectrum. The fact that you have been seeing medical professionals to try and figure it out is on the right track. They will be able to find out more and rule out any other causes. Hope you find some relief very soon.

It definitely sounds like you could be experiencing something bipolar spectrum, and I'm glad you're going through professional routes! Best of luck!

I'm curious Kay... what type of medical professionals are you seeing? Psychologist or psychiatrist? Or something else? When I went to seek help for depression I was first diagnosed ADHD by an MS level therapist. And then 5 years of making no progress on that Dx.. I went to see a psychologist for the depression that came back. I was starting to wonder about bipolar at that point based on patterns of my history and family history.. but he thought that was crazy because I had never described to him anything like full blown mania (now that I understand more.. I've been fully manic and just didn't know how to communicate it).. so he disregarded bipolar. He was in a camp that didn't seem to recognize a spectrum of the disorder. You are either full blown out of control mania spending 1000s of dollars (how can you spend it if you don't have it??) and flying off to Thailand for a sex vacation OR you are a normal person with eccentric behavior. A few months later I ended up in the hospital for a bad mixed episode and the pyschiatrists dx'd me as 'bipolar atypical'. My psychologist dumped me at that point .. presumably because the pyschiatrists labeled me and started me on meds and I was in their clutches (they all worked at the same clinic). So... I think it really depends on who you are seeing and their background in dealing with bipolar disorder and knowing what the actual signs are. It seems like some doctors are set in their knowledge and maybe are just not interested in keeping up with new research? Or some don't like to label for various reasons.

This also brings to mind my first experience with the MS level therapist. When he was questioning me he asked me... 'Do you ever feel like Superman?' I'm like... well no. So... boom.. not bipolar. I had no idea what he meant at that time.

I should also mention.. and this important.. if you are under long term therapy.. it could just be that they want to observe your long term behavior. I was suicidal at the time of my diagnosis.. so they dx'd me rather quickly just get me on meds to stabilize moods.

Sounds like textbook BP2. Get on Lamictal. It is a very safe drug and has no side effects--Lamictal saved my life. I don't feel suicidal all the time, and I am generally much less depressed. I'm not very manic--my hypo episodes are few and far between--but when I first started the Lamictal, I definitely swung towards the manic side of the spectrum.

DO NOT get on ADHD meds. Speaking from experience...they are very addictive, especially to an individual with BP.