My Support Forums - View Single Post - Bipolar Check-in #86

Blueberrybook · Feb 21, 2025, 12:54 PM

Sorry I don't have time to respond to everyone else. I've read the posts, hopefully I'll get back to it this afternoon. I have to get lunch ready for my daughter, and then we are going to the library so she can do her volunteer shift.

I could have slept better last night. I woke around 1 AM with restless legs...I took a hydroxyzine (I have it prn for anxiety and sleep) thinking that might relax me, help me sleep but no. Finally, I got up and had a glass of milk even though I'm never hungry in the middle of the night, and I was cold and the last thing I wanted was to drink cold milk, but I do find sometimes it relaxes me and relaxes my restless legs. Thankfully, it worked last night, but I was still up a good 45 min-1 hr. with that.

This morning, taking my meds, I noticed I didn't have my lamotrigine in the meds. I don't think I have been taking it all week and maybe last week too. I had it in a box of unopened pills and just forgot it refilling my meds. Which maybe contributed some to my restless legs, I don't know. I thought my spending these past few weeks was more than usual.

I did pilates since it was still freezing outside this morning when I got up. Then the usual - shower, breakfast, SAD lamp and reading. I colored my rose picture from yesterday, but meh, I don't think it turned out well. I drew 3 other pictures (all in the creative corner forum). @Blue_Bird I'm on the same page with you with food...I drew oranges, grapes, and onions today. I am especially proud of the 2 oranges I drew, I didn't think I'd be able to get anywhere close to replicating the example, but I didn't do a bad job.

The workbook orange example:

And my drawing of 2 oranges: