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Originally Posted by lawrenman
I assume I am not alone on this. But I am starting to believe the below:
When manic its best to take downers.
When depressed its best to take uppers.
When manic its best to do things relaxing.
When depressed its best to do things that burn energy.
When manic its best to sleep if possible long hours -if possible.
When depressed its best to sleep no more than 8 hours a night.
So IF you go both directions (like me) its best to know what to do when you are too high or too low.
Thoughts?
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Just one thing to consider. Not everyone reacts to each med the same way. For example it's possible to go manic with benzos (downers), and possible to get depressed with amphetamines (uppers). But yes, theoretically what you said is suppose to happen. But not always.
Actually mood stabilizers are suppose to work better for manic depression. Like lithium. And benzos as needed.