Since last February, I've been struggling with afternoon/early evening mania. My pdoc gave me Seroquel to help and it does help some, but there's a gap in effectiveness starting at 3pm. It could also have to do with me not drinking anymore and not having that afternoon drink to chill me out. It was worse than it has been all year yesterday. I refused to drink. Instead, I bought a pack of cigarettes (which I haven't done also since february...hmmm...interesting). It was one of most glorious smokes ever. It calmed me right down.

I do not want to be a smoker again. It screws with my singing voice, makes my wife not went to be near me, and I have a family history of heart disease. Meditation, believe it or not, causes problems for me as well. That's a different story. Walking helps if I can break away from all of my household duties when I get home. Need a solution. Seeing pdoc again soon. I tried an extra dose of Seroquel in the morning yesterday to no avail.