So I saw the new p-doc today. She seems super nice and knowledgeable. I guess I brought enough info (and it helped that I was in a manic state), so she dx'd me bipolar I...something or another...without psychotic features. I couldn't focus on what she was saying and all the thoughts in my head at the same time. I asked her to write out the instructions for my new medication because I knew I wouldn't remember. Oh, that reminds me, I need to write my next appt down in my calendar. I almost forgot, I can split my dose of Lamictal. Dam it's hard to concentrate. Okay, 50-100 or was it 100 at night 50 in the morning? Shoot.

Anyway. I got 3 weeks worth of Abilify. Cross your fingers for me that it will be the missing piece of my meds puzzle. I start it tonight...let's see, 2mg, then 5mg, then 10mg the 3rd week. Then my next appt. Yay. I gotta slow down sometime. Yikes.

She laughed when I told her my last psych person dx'd me just last month as Bipolar II. She said, "Oh no, you're bipolar one," very matter of factly. I guess I am practically climbing the walls with, fidgeting, racing thoughts and jokes.

Hugs to everyone!!

Oh yeah, and the disability office appt went okay too. I got scared and almost cried at one point because there was this psychotic woman making threatening gestures in the lobby. But the counselor there told me that in the future I don't have to stay in the lobby and can have my own room to make me feel safe until she can meet with me. So that was nice of her. They almost carted the lady off to the hospital, but I guess a friend eventually picked her up. I want to get well. I don't want to become like that. Made me so sad to see her suffering so much and totally out of touch with reality. She was making imaginary phone calls on the telephone, not even pressing the buttons and talking to various people. One was named Scott. Don't know why I remembered that. If I wasn't so frightened at the time I might have laughed.

Hope everyone else is doing okay today.