Bipolar Chic

Living with Bipolar Disorder

Medication Working

My medication is working – finally – with minimal side effects.
I’m taking:
6 mg of Invega each night to stabilize moods
1 mg of Klonopin each night to sleep
32 mg of Concerta each morning for ADD
It seems to be working. The Invega makes me tired but not tired enough to sleep. That’s where the Klonopin comes in. [...]

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Got a Job!

YAY!
I start on Sept 15th. It will be a week of training and then I start work. I forgot to ask if they pay for the training or not. It’s in a group home of disabled adults. I’ll basically be doing what I’m doing now, only I’ll be caring for 4 people instead of 1. [...]

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Depressed

I feel depressed living at my parents’ house. This is normal for me to feel this way because my mother drives me nuts.
Now there is this feud between my husband and my father. My mother keeps inviting my husband over and he won’t come over because Dad does not want him here. Mom won’t stop [...]

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