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Old Jun 11, 2010, 03:49 AM
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It is not unusual for persons who are struggling with BP and depression to swing into states of hypo-mania/mania while getting on medications. Finding the right balance of medicine is difficult because one medicine may treat the mania and another the depression. If one is having a stronger result then you will swing in the opposite direction of the medication. Just do your best to not feed into the swings as best you can. Reduce caffeine intake, get excercise early in the day if you can, eat right and do your best to get good sleep/rest. Don't listen to music that gets you too high and try to find something that will keep your attention for a while if at all possible. I find wood working, making bread, gardening and such are good for focusing that energy into something constructive. Be safe and check back in.
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