Hello.

I was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder two years ago after a severe manic episode that landed me in the hospital. I've been on Latuda for most of that time and have had terrible fatigue. I decided to go off of all my meds about a month ago because I was frustrated. Sick and tired of feeling sick and tired. I became manic again, unfortunately. So now the psychiatrist has me on Lamictal, slowly increasing the dosage. So far, so good. I'm still taking a low dose of the Latuda while we increase the Lamictal.
I'm a single Mom with two young boys, ages 5 and 9. I also have Lupus and struggle with constant fatigue. I'm only able to work part-time at this point.
It is hard to go to work and act like everything is okay.
Looking forward to getting to know people here.