I think you are in danger because between now and 12/18 the whole season is basically "manic" - shopping, rushing, crowds everywhere. Since you appear high already, if you go through the pre-Christmas rush on your own, you might become so high that a hospitalization would be required.

I know an owner of a small ethnic food store. He told me that he is making losses throughout the year but the Dec sales are so high that overall the business is going fine and is reasonably profitable. Overall we know that the USPS is going to be clogged due to gift parcels being sent everywhere - it happens every year - and the whole country would be shop shop shop. Manic country. I do not know if your personal "profile" of elevated moods involves shopping, but for a great many bipolar people it sure does, which is why I am raising the possibility that your high would escalate when fueled by manic shopping all around you, and thus, it would be prudent to call the pdoc right now and talk. Also, Lithium takes several weeks before it kicks in. If you get seriously high, it may be better to take Zyprexa for a few nights PRN (=as needed) to bring you down and then go on Lithium as a maintenance drug, since it helped you in the past.