Bipolar Chic

Living with Bipolar Disorder

Pretty Productive Day

I got up this morning and immediately went to the computer and started updating blogs and checking email and what-not. Then I did a little research on landscaping prices. I called up a few landscaping companies and acted like I was getting quotes. Most of them wanted to come out and look at the yard. [...]

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Things still the same

Things are basically the same as when I last posted. Nothing has changed with medication, work, or mood.
I do, however, wonder if I’ve been a little manic all this time and that’s why I can’t sleep. My next doctor’s appointment is in three weeks and if I’m still having sleep problems then, I’ll ask him [...]

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Ok… I guess?

Went to the doctor on Tuesday and told him I was doing fine so he kept my medication the same. Overall, it’s the truth. My moods are pretty stable but sleep is still an issue. Still having trouble sleeping at night and still doing the energy drinks by day. I’ve switched to “Rockstar” because it’s [...]

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Doing Pretty Good

I’m having a good day. Work was a little stressful today, so I’m glad I don’t have to go in tomorrow. I’m dealing with a very stubborn, cantankerous old lady with cancer. I don’t think she has much longer. Sometimes it seems like she’s fighting and sometimes it seems like she’s giving up.
My son and [...]

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A Little Depressed

I’ve been feeling a little depressed this weekend; a little weepy and melancholy and I don’t know why. I feel both overwhelmed and bored at the same time. Like I want to do something but I don’t know what to do. And irritated because people always want me to do things that I don’t want [...]

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Update – Med Change and Other Stuff

Well I have been busy!
First of all, my meds were changed recently. I am now off the lithium and Klonopin and on Invega (3mg) and Ativan (1mg) at night to sleep. The lithium didn’t seem to be working so it seemed pointless to keep taking it. The doctor also switched me to Ativan from Klonopin [...]

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