@Soupe du jour:

Yes, i am on Synthroid too, after being on Lithium for several years. It's a "dirty drug," as the chemist say, one that has effects other than what it is intended for, a drug that is not "targeted." I drink a lot of liquid too, about five liters a day when hypomanic. I get a raging thirst, i guzzle water, always carry it with me and down a liter in one pull.

Thankfully my irritations and frustrations are passing. I've written a few supportive posts and i feel back to my old self and not so filled with rage. I often have a brief period of mixed-mood when switching gears from hypomania to depression. Hopefully i am thru it now, it really is an awful feeling.

Unfortunately i have three big events coming up, my 55th birthday tomorrow, a luncheon at the senior's center on Monday and a Women's Group BBQ on Thursday and i just feel like crawling under a rock and never coming out.

Well, i am able to cancel everything if i just can't do it. I'm glad i've learned not to commit too far in advance. I've said "maybe" to each event in rare moments of wisdom and self-knowledge.