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[QUOTE=Soupe du jour;7180489]@tentoedsloth, " I wasn't around much yesterday to see your post here. I just want to welcome you to the forum. We all look forward to seeing you here and getting to know you and support you. I'm glad you got at least the four hours sleep. Hopefully tonight it will be at least six. Things do get better for most of us, or at least intermittently. I find the best strategy is to savor and work to extend the better times. I know struggles are inevitable periods in life, though. For all, but we with BP just have to bite the bitter a bit harder. Some call that weakness, but I see strength in getting through such times."

Thanks for the comments and support. Nope, just 5 hours of sleep, but that's almost enough. Is 6 your magic number too?
Actually I used to think life was supposed to be mostly fun. But as I've gotten older I've found out that it isn't, not for a lot of people. What was that saying, something like, "The majority of men (and women, I presume) live lives of quiet desperation." But as you say, even for us, that's not all the time.
I see you're on lamotrigine too. Pretty good stuff, isn't it? It keeps the desperation down. At least we have some help, and maybe more will come.