I'm at my family's house now. My brother lives here too. They're all under a lot of stress. Maybe it's the Effexor, but my communication has always been bad with people I'm closest with, but I feel more focused on the med, even though the extreme energy and squirminess is like hypomania, and I was able to tell my mom about my diagnosis. She was extremely supportive and totally surprised me. She admits that she may have a mood disorder too, but it never got diagnosed. My brother's been sleeping all the time and not going to work but when he saw how much energy I had compared to the last time I was here and I told him I was on meds he said he needed to get on some too...to see a psychiatrist and all. So things are working out better than I ever expected. My mom says "You're the same person I've always known, label or no. So long as you're getting the help you need." I guess part of my fears about my family are related to my mood disorder. I have a tough time trusting people. But in mania I seem to trust too easily. I called and emailed my meds person about the hyperness and maybe need to cut back, but she's not returned my call or email after 24 hours. I guess better to be up than down for a change.