We just lost our cocker spaniel and I was down for a few days, then went manic. She said it was typical for a person with BP Disorder to go manic because our brains try to fight the feeling of depression after a loss, so we go manic.

She gave me a script again for Seroquel XR if I go too high so I will not go into psychosis. My husband is my guide to when I get to be OTT. She did this just in case I do go too high and end up in the hospital.

I will NOT take this medication again, unless absolutely necessary, because it makes me so numb and I lose my creativity.

Just a bit of info of why our brains react the way they do to a loss.