Thanks for the thoughts thusfar... Gravyyy, do you happen to know if they feel this way about all the hormones...ie. progestin being as potentially problematic as the others? One of the other things that occurs to me, and I don't know if this is an issue or not, but on my skin, copper gets a big reaction, not allergic or anything, but boy do I turn green, and fast...

Cost will very likely figure into this too... having recently made an out of state move, with a shorter one in the near future and, well, unemployed, finances are a huge consideration right now. Related to those factors... I don't have a pdoc or even a regular doc right now, so... research and good self-monitoring are my best option at the moment.

Keeping a good eye on the moods. They've been very stable for a few months now, and I'm getting quite a bit better at recognizing signs. Not quite so worried about if some hypomania were to kick in but the other side of the rollercoaster concerns me far more.

And thanks, Anneinside, I'll try that too!