[crescent_moon]

For the last couple of days I've been in a down cycle. It hit out of nowhere. I have no desire to be around anyone or talk to anyone. I have to force myself out of bed just to go to work. There's just this feeling of emptiness. I'm taking Lamotrigine in the morning and Lithium at night. I'm still going between mania and depression fairly often even with the meds. I haven't completely come clean with my roommate about my diagnosis, I just told her I have an anxiety disorder. Both yesterday and today she's asked if I'm okay and has been genuinely concerned. I'm unable to hide anything from her unlike how I can with other people. Either that or other people just don't bother to ask. I don't know how to tell her. We've only lived together for a brief amount of time. It feels like this illness is completely ruining my life

[hopeless2015]

I so understand this, on a down cycle myself. I just promised my husband if he helps get me going in the morning I'll go back to work. Call into pdoc and on cancellation list to get in before the 9th. We just upped my Latuda dosage and my need to up stabilizer, I'm already taking 1200 mg trileptal a day but can't seem to stay stable for more than 2-3 weeks, its getting old. The depression never leaves me I just find a way to get myself through the days for awhile

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[crescent_moon]

Originally Posted by hopeless2015

I so understand this, on a down cycle myself. I just promised my husband if he helps get me going in the morning I'll go back to work. Call into pdoc and on cancellation list to get in before the 9th. We just upped my Latuda dosage and my need to up stabilizer, I'm already taking 1200 mg trileptal a day but can't seem to stay stable for more than 2-3 weeks, its getting old. The depression never leaves me I just find a way to get myself through the days for awhile

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I know what you mean, feeling like the depression never leaves. I always feel like he's lurking back there somewhere to just waiting to rear his head. When I'm happy I'm usually waiting for the other shoe to drop and I'll be sad again. How long have you been on your current dosages?

[hopeless2015]

Been on the trileptal dose for a few months now and Latuda we upped in December

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[crescent_moon]

Originally Posted by hopeless2015

Been on the trileptal dose for a few months now and Latuda we upped in December

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Have you thought about switching your meds?