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Old Mar 17, 2012, 06:45 AM
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Originally Posted by grandmaof3 View Post
I understand what you mean. Hypomania is ok for me I don't get in trouble and get alot done. Mania is not. I go in 10 different directions at once and never get anything done. Depression just sucks. With me it usaully depression or mania. Hypomania doesn't happen that often. In between there is some "normal". But sometimes I would like to be hypomanic. Mood stabilizers are great but it does seem that depression gets the upper hand too often.
Yes, you said it much better than me, grandma. It seems that the mood stabilizer (abilify) does a great job of surpressing the manias. I get so tired of being "slightly" depressed. Thank goodness I am not in the place I have been at times with depression-completely unable to handle tasks and crying all of the time-but I do get tired of having to dig up energy to get simple tasks done.
Today: take child 3 to swimmeet, host child 2's two playmates, take child 1 to babysitting, go to child 4's baseball practice and then pick him up from a playdate. Also, run errands and get the house in good enough shape to avoid embarrassment when parents pick up children. I'd better get started!

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