Hi Wrongeverything,

I don't know how many different medications but I'd urge you not to give up on them. For some people, myself being one of them, it takes quite a while and trying different meds and different dosages of the same meds to get them more or less right.

And they don't always help. I just came off a hypomanic episode that lasted about 3 weeks. In the past this would inevitably have been followed by a trip (sometimes prolonged) to the bottom of the well of depression. But this time, I was ready for it. When I found myself thinking dark thoughts and just staring at my computer instead of doing my work, I consciously took stock of my options for coping. Meds are one of them. Others are stress relieving strategies; sleep (med induced usually); upping my normal med dosage in a way previously ok'd by my therapist; adding an anti anxiety med, which helps, although I don't really understand why.

My point is that meds don't and never will always help. But they will sometimes, maybe even most of the time, so don't give up.

I hope you feel better in a bit. But while you are feeling like crap, try to at least stimulate your brain. Think about strategies that might work for you, even though you might not care right now. hugs