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I don't wanna be stable anymore

nobody666
nobody666
Been doing good for a long time now. Just getting tired of the daily ups and downs that normies go through. If it isn't one thing it is another but being stable means being able to handle a few and then getting more issues to deal with. It is like it never ends.

The great thing about being manic is the ability to get so much done fast and not looking back.... the bad thing is the crash, or is it. Some days I could use the sleep and just vegging in front of the TV.

All this and I just got off a 3 day vacation in a 4 star hotel suite swimming and eating (not enough TV lol)

Please remind me going off my meds to get manic is not a good idea.
beckyp
beckyp
Going off your meds is NOT a good idea. Just remember how you will crash and it may take a lot longer to get stable again if you go off your meds.

Once I was taking Lexapro for depression and it was working great. I went off it and then got depressed again so I went back on it. Well, it didn't work the second time.
Pulpit
Pulpit
Reminder...do not go off your meds not worth it. I also felt the same way just recently, that old "flat" feeling. You know this will pass so just hang in there, drama is awaiting you just around the corner.
dancingd
dancingd
When you think you need to go off your meds...it's a deff sign you NEED your meds
nobody666
nobody666
thanks pulpit and beckyp, valium helps control the drama but I miss the fun the challange and the sex lol. I am pretty sure I will stay on my 22pills a day at least until I see my Pdoc in a week.
surferchica
surferchica
Deliver ye from temptation!!

LOL.

I was thinking similar thoughts last night but did not give in to the urge to cut back on or skip my mood stabilizer. I haven't thought of doing that for a long time.

Maybe it is the effect of the eclipse. :p
jraernr
jraernr
Note to N6 .
Going off or skipping meds is a bad choice when not under scrupulous direction and attention of a well qualified Dr.

Remember the crash... the depression that surely will follow.

Keep on keeping on..and take care of ((you))
2kidmom
2kidmom
UMMM yea....not on meds I married in a mania, moved 2 hours from my kids, took on two more kids and then crashed! Then I went what the heck did I do??? I am scared half to death of what I am capable on a mania...it was crazy and I am still dealing with the ramifications. Having my husband whom I left 6 weeks ago yelling at me that I broke our covenant. I tried to explain it was a mania and he just has no clue other than to tell me I am a liar and have not fulfilled my marriage vows. If you are higher than a kite, really are you going to make wise decisions. I spent all my savings, bought two new cars and left my job to be with my husband. WHAT THE HECK WAS I THINKING? TO BOOT I put 7,000.00 on my credit card for attorneys to help him fight his ex wife for more time with his kids! YEA I did that last year in a full blown complete mania. So I am medicated now, never again. Don't do STUPID LIKE I DID STUPID!!!
mayismerry
mayismerry
I don't think you get manic because you would be destructive in your behaviors not "getting things done". Mania is a frightening state that you can't get of, without medical intervention, that becomes frightening. When people say things like this I have know idea why anyone would want to go into that out control state that cause serious damage to the person and people around them. Mania isn't fun.

Boredom is a part of life. We aren't going to be cheerful all the time. As a matter of fact the goal would be peace not excitment.
mayismerry
mayismerry
Please stay on your meds and learn to accept and adjust to life as it comes.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Please stay on your med's.
evildoer
evildoer
Exercise and eat right and you'll have plenty of energy.
deleted_user
deleted_user
If I stay on my meds will you stay on yours??????????

I totally understand your comment. I have been flat for sometime now.
polarbare
polarbare
Please stay on your meds... if you go off of them and decide to go back on them there is no guarantee that they will work and you would have the work of finding a med combo that does work.. making decisions while manic is never a good thing... stability is important and although it might be boring it is better than the alternative.. do stay safe and be good to yourself.. ((hugs)) polar
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