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coming down

bywena
bywena

coming down slowly the usual what bdid i expect just a little more intense had a good rest last night well this morning did not get up till 1 pm learning to stay in bed can do it for a few hours thanks for that



so i will probably be low for a couple of days then back up the lamictal eases the depression anyway so it works that way but does nothing for the rapid cycling but better than nothing



was a little frightening but i am feeling better and can work on crafts a little more creativly not the mad pace to do more and more and get a little sloppy i can pay more attention to detail



the tremor is a little better had sinus problems so was popping benadryl for it so it helped the tremor



last night was trying to make paper roses did it all wrong could not figure out why they were messed up this afternoon saw what i was doing wrong so i can make some for floating teacups i cannot buy a lot of supplies for it flowers cups and saucers because i will probably jump to something else in a couple of days and who knows when i will get back to it house full of them and the fans i was doing first 



just an update on what is going on with me and a thanks for all of the advice and help

Community LeaderSunCloudJD
SunCloudJD
It's great that you're getting more rest.... ..I sure hear you re sinus problems... ugh... Wicked..... Big hug....xo
OlderCPer
OlderCPer
I'm glad you got some sleep. Don't push yourself too hard on the crafts, give yourself a break. Hang in there.

Kat
bywena
bywena
thanks not going to push myself unless I feel down then i have to one doc said to keep busy and you feel better he was right about that for me The crafts i can slow down with i know it can make the high worse by triggering the drive and the high is what runs the illness keep going up and you will come down sometimes harder but i really do not have much to do other than clean the apt and do crafts especially with this pandemic i do not go anywhere only walk around the complex a little and out to smoke nobody is around really so no one to talk to much but it has to be i do not want to catch it so crafting is all

i do not do it much during the day until after supper then it can go on till morning i hav3e to take breaks you are right trying hard to rest and eat little at a time but often throughout the night
OlderCPer
OlderCPer
I get it, you know what you have to do to make your life work. What I meant was don't be too hard on yourself if things don't work perfectly, your super talented, and you do awesome work....but we all have off days.

I totally understand the having to be busy, I'm the same way, if I don't keep my brain occupied, I tend to go off the rail pretty easily....I have to keep my mind focused on work or research projects or cognitive brain exercises.

I hope your able to continue to get rest during the day. Its 7:30 and I've not managed to fall asleep yet, so I get that too. My sleep tends to get worse for a while as winter begins to transition into spring.
bywena
bywena
wow feeling what i consider normal for me a little up slept finally

but the bad news is i am off zyprexa insurance issue they need authorization expired has to be renewed every year so i am off called doctor or np they are supposed to do it call me back no word called this morning urgg have to wait my episodes are getting a little too much worse than usual i do not want to have a full blown manic episode now especially it costs over 1100 hundred dollars so that is not an option have to call doc back what a mess
bywena
bywena
cannot sleep again i did not think that the zyprexa did much butm i was wrong it must work some i really need it now afraid of worsen of episode i am going up slowly now but i can feel it the np has not called me back i do not know what to do the meds are being delivered who knows when it will have to hold on and focus on positive behavior
Maui1992
Maui1992
When I was on Zyprexa, I got withdrawal insomnia when I went off it. I hope you can get back on it soon! Sometimes the pharmacists can give a few pills to tide a person over until they can contact one's doctor for renewals. At least that's the way it is in Canada. We don't need any authorization to take Zyprexa; just a doctor's prescription. I hope this gets resolved soon for you bywena. XO
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