Hi all:

I'm having wicked insomnia. It's hard to tell if it's my benzo taper or my usual Spring hypomania. Probably both. Will slow down on the taper for a week and see how i do. I feel wired but not too tired, just getting some sleep-deprivation symptoms (eye super-sensitive to light, etc.) but it's tolerable.

I'm having a great time so i guess as long as i feel healthy in general i won't worry too much. I'm in email contact with my doctor so we're keeping in close touch to monitor the situation. I'm trying to modulate the hypomania with sensory-deprivation, which i can do as i don't work or have family and only one friend and just a dog to take care of, so i can sit quietly and listen to the radio with my eyes shut for hours and get niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice and calm.

It's not as good as sleep but it's the best i can do at the moment. It's 1:00am so i will snuggle my dog and get cozy on the couch with my favorite radio station and try to "nod-out," as the junkies say.

Ta!

Jane.