I'm very tired...
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| Mon, 01-15-2007 - 1:23pm |
Hi all. I CANNOT seem to regulate my BP. Welcome to the club, right? ;( If I DON'T take meds for my mania - which I prefer to do because I LOVE being manic - I'm aware that I talk too much too fast to too many people. If I DO take them, once they build up to a certain level in my body I get really lethargic and feel almost like I'm fighting depression.
After seeing my tdoc shortly after Christmas she re-prescribed 100 mg Trileptal taken at bedtime along with my regular 50 mgs. paxil. Since resuming this regime, I've become increasing tired and feel "out of it." I'm the furthest thing from manic you could imagine. I barely have a pulse!
I'm in my office today meeting with new clients and I can hardly pay attention to what they're telling me. For my lifestyle, it just works so much better to maintain some level of mania.
Does anyone else fluctuate between "too tired to do anything" and mania, depending on how long its been that they're taking their meds? If I stop taking them, within about 3 weeks I'll be completely unmanageable and that's not good either. But if I keep taking them while I feel like this, I have no doubt I won't even be able to get out of bed in a few days - which I can't afford because I run my own practice. I can't afford to keep playing around with dosages because of the mental "downtime" I experience during the changes.
I'd rather just stay manic, so I don't have much incentive to keep trying new "cocktails."
Similar experience, anyone???? Love, Mo.


pretty depressing huh?i sometimes wish i was 80 already
I told pdoc from the beginning that I need to keep some mania in order to be productive so he has put me on a regime that allows me to be "active" but not too much.
Good luck on your cocktail quest!
Pug hugs, Kelli