I haven't been online here very much lately, just wanted to give an update to anyone who was wondering about me.

Since June I have had 3 suicide attempts, all landing me in the ER, and two landing me in a psych ward 3 hours away from home. That's the closest psych facility, apparently. The first time was only 5 days, the last was 12 days stay.

I am finally doing a little bit better, and I went back to work last Monday.

But I didn't even last the whole week - Friday morning I just felt so tired, so I called in sick, took my daugther to daycare (in my pajamas!) and then spent all day in bed. I've been sleeping 10-12 hours a day Friday - Sunday. I felt like doing that again today, but we really need the money, so I came in to work.

I believe my diagnosis is now Rapid-Cycling Bipolar II Disorder. Luckily, my insurance decided to cover the generic form of Lamictal for only $7.00 a month!! Before, I was paying $150 a month for the brand version. I still have to hassle with insurance every time I have a dosage change, they have to approve it. But it's worth it!

Hope everyone else is doing well.

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