I grew even sicker last night with a fever up to 101.5 F (38.6 C) and had the chills. I really wanted to get some good sleep. I hadn't had much for a while. So, on top of all of my medications (including 700 mg Seroquel (XR/IR) I confess I took 1 mg of Ativan and put on my sound machine to the meadow mode (crickets, cicada, wind in grass). I slept beautifully about 10 hours straight. I can't give one more credit than the other. I always miss the meadow and woods sounds of summer in New Jersey. In Czech Republic, you don't hear any at all. New Jersey has a loud chorus of them, with choruses of frog sounds earliest in the summer season near my parents' house. Beautiful and peaceful! It also rarely rains where I am now, unlike in New Jersey, and I have no fireplace here unlike in New Jersey. There is also the occasional enjoyment of the ocean tides on the Jersey coast, when we go there. These are the things I miss most about home, along with the variety of beautiful birds and other animals.
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Dx: Bipolar type 1
Psych Medications:
* Tegretol XR (carbamazepine ER) 800 mg
* Lamictal (lamotrigine) 150 mg
* Seroquel XR (quetiapine ER) 500 mg
I also take meds for blood pressure, cholesterol, and tachycardia.
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