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Originally Posted by Startingagain
When I am manic, everything feels intensely real. But as I start to lose my mania and head into a depression, all that I was feeling when I was manic starts to feel like it was all a dream and unreal. Now that I am mostly in a low state since being out of the hospital, everything feels unreal and all I do is sleep to get through the day. Starting a new med today (Lamotrigine) to lift my mood and keep me stable. I hope it works. I need to elevate my life somehow, because this is not living at all.  |
Yeah, I know what you mean. I think when I am (hypo)manic, that's probably the only time I feel really alive. For me, the memories of it also fade quickly. I hope the Lamictal works out for you! I'm getting started on it myself. I'm at 100mg so far and I think I'm starting to feel some effects. Time will tell if it gets rid of the depression, but in theory it should.