thanks (((((madisgram and michah))))) .

i am due for my first blood test this week, so should know soon whether it's at an optimal level. i hope i don't have to increase the dose too much more, because it's making me feel pretty nauseous.

madisgram - that's a good point you made about maybe coming off my previous meds triggering the high now. i have been on an antipsychotic on and off ever since i stopped using mood stabilisers, so that has probably prevented any highs from coming.

it just feels funny that after all this time i might have to lump myself back in to the 'bipolar' category. not that i mind so much, but things were less complicated when i just unipolar depressive (didnt eat away my bank balance, for one ).

hopefully lithium will work well for me. michah - i'm sorry to hear that your lithium is making your thyroid poop out . is there anything you can do to prevent it from happening, or can it just happen to anyone?