If I get 7-8 hours of sleep a night, I feel sooooo sluggish the next day. Last night I only got 4 hours and I feel really good. Yes, it was still hard to get out of bed, but I was forced to do so because I had to get my kids somewhere on time. Once I was out and about I ran by the store, the post office, came home and did some laundry....I feel GREAT! I don't have the overwhelming feeling of "go-go-go, have to get everything done at once". No racing thoughts. Just chill.

So I told my friend (who deals with anxiety and depression) that oddly less sleep makes me feel normal. She said no, this is mania. You shouldn't be feeling better with less sleep. My lamictal is nowhere near working yet as I've only been on it a week. My lexapro does nothing for me. So the only med I have to somewhat level me out is klonopin. But it makes me slow down and right now, I don't want to slow down. I don't want to fall back into depression. So she said this is where the consistency comes in. I have to be consistent with the klonopin until the lamictal is working.

How do I tell if I'm stable or manic? I just can't figure out my own mind and it's so confusing and frustrating

(I see my pdoc again 1 week from today)