Thanks for the support on the job, everyone. I'm so stoked.

anton11415, yeah, medication's such a strange beast. It's different for everyone. I'm on 200mg/day Lamictal but it seems to be doing okay. I've been wondering about going to 250 because I feel I could use it some weeks, but I'm hesitant to do it without advice from a psych, so I'm waiting until I'm insured again to think about it. It's one of the medications I do genuinely appreciate...

Last year when I went REALLY hypomanic and didn't come back down for a few months (which was a blast and annoying all at the same time) they had me take Seroquel and Risperdal to try and help bring me down. IDK what it was but the Seroquel especially just PISSED me off. Like, I'd take it and then go on an hour or two rant, pacing back and forth, then I'd hit the bed like a stack of bricks and wake up the next day with a fuzzy brain. I ditched that as soon as I could and vowed to do whatever I could to avoid ever needing that stuff. I know they're important drugs for some situations, cases, and people, but I loathe them with a mad, fiery passion.

But Lamictal? She's cool. She can chill with me. I like her. She helps me and doesn't take too much in return. I'm still *me* and I can still think with razor sharpness, which is crucial in my line of work.

/PharmaRant