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Old Jun 08, 2020, 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by bluebicycle View Post
I feel so depressed... yet I feel hyper. I sure hope this episode I'm in isn't a mixed state, but it is looking more and more like one.

Anyway, I slept from about 11pm until 4:30am, and i feel awful mood wise. I wish I had a magic med that would make this episode go away, but my pdoc said Trileptal takes 2-4 weeks to kick in. Ughhh...

[Mini rant]: I hate how meds take so long to work (in general). You have to wait weeks to see if a med works or not, and if it doesn't work, then you have wasted weeks of time trying to get the episode under control.

I know some people here have been going through a lot worse than me, so I don't really have the right to complain. I just felt the need to rant about how slow meds take to work... (P.S. I am also on atorvastatin (Lipitor), which messes with your liver's metabolism with meds, which means I generally need high doses of meds, and unfortunately, I always have to start on low doses that aren't effective and spend more time titrating up...)
It is a cruel thing we all must deal with, this very slow onset of action. Looks like your weather there is going to be just delightful today. Maybe see if you could get outside for a few minutes. Are you anywhere near the water? It might help just a bit, just a little change of scenes for a few mintues sometimes gives a little boost. Even a little one can help.

Hugs and strength. Hang in there. It will turn around.
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