Hello, I'm a middled age lady from up north. Here my short story : after two years of follow up..for humour issues a few weeks ago I called my psychiatrist office to ask for an appointment saying I'm not sleeping, have not gone to work, don't feel like eating and am spending all my time working on many home project..help me stop this before I loose my job and drive my partner nuts. she gave me a phone consultation and asked me to come the same day. i started with one week off and some medication to calm me down...they were way to sedating..could not function..another appointment, blood work results and she changed my treatment. she thinks I have cyclothymia and that I am in a hypomania cycle...all this to say that since last friday I've been on a mood stabilizer and she also told me to take the other medication if needed at a lower dose..she also stopped my antidepressant when I first saw her. oh and for the past six month I've also been told I possibly had ADHD.

Can someone tell me how long before the medication kicks in so I can stop having so many ideas all at once..it's driving me nuts I can't focus on something to long before one thing jumps to the other and If I dont write it or say it at the moment..when I just go on to another thing...day 4 on stabilizer dosage increase tonight..(scares me a bit..don't want to be unable to function..ah not too worried)
I just want to be back to a more normal pace me that can finish what I start without getting pissed at my loved ones who interrups me..cause then I feel a bit guilty..and so on. Also I've got to be able to get back to work..don't want to loose my job...and then there is the what the heck will I tell my coworkers..and the when will I be able to finish all the grrr renovation project I started and get my house cleaned up..and oh **** the credit card bills will be coming in soon..well that me right now..and I'm going to force myself to go eat something so I can take my med and try to sleep ..hum...hopefully more than 4 hours. I'll check in tomorrow hope I don,t forget..should write myself a note...another poste it..another app a noter password...night all