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Originally Posted by newtothis31
Sorry- lost this thread for a while. It is definitely a tough switch once you start taking the medicine- I remember how slow everything felt and I wondered how I would be able to do simple things. I was fortunate where I was able to take FMLA for the first 2 months of my medication- there is no way I could have handled my workload. So don't be hard on yourself if you're handling new medication + a demanding personal life.
Hang in there- for me- the first six months were really rough- it took me a while to get on the right medication dosage. Once I got on the right dosage- it felt like a light switch flipped again- where I was still able to utilize my natural talents. Racing thoughts / hypomania still occur- but the medication has put me in a much better position to recognize it and face up to it.
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Thank you for your response. I also have been fortunate in the past to be able to take advantage of FMLA and TDI. This time, though, I'm not so lucky: I have to finish a very overdue paper, take the GRE, start full-time school back up again, and work (thankfully, only 16 hours a week...but 6 days a week
). I'm so nervous about starting a new medication while so much is going on.
It's comforting to hear that you reached a point where the medication started to work, that "light switch" flipping on. It gives me hope that it does happen for people. Actually, that you still experience your hypomania is reassuring to me too—I don't know what yours are like, however mine have most always been positive feeling (though of course, got me into trouble as well). Maybe the meds will help keep some of that destructive impulsivity away and retain the "natural talents," as you say. Thanks for the advice - I'll try not to be too hard on myself. I just have to keep remembering it's all for the better. I can't ignore my illness.