thank you guys; i'm really struggling with this one and it's driving me nuts!

Hey ZSA, am on lamictal. it has given me a little more entergy. I still half to pace basic activeitys. I think about things that I need to get up and do but I often sit and adventually make myself get up and do at least 1 task inaddition to getting dress. Iv notice that brain fog isnt as foggy ( hope that makes sence). again I half to talk myself into getting up to do a task.
W/o lamictal I use to describe myself as taz in pink dress.
On lamictal am some what dull but far better than I use to be.
Don't be hard on yourself nor question yourself for it is our illness and maybe combo of our medication.
Am also on Geodon which causes sleepiness. I often have moments where I feel as liken to a drunk person. I half to time what activeitys that I maybe able to do-as in I maybe able to do an hr worth of work followed by 10minute rest. if I push myself to work 2 to 3 hrs straight - will that will require 30 to 60 minutes nap. I have a daily schedule Granny nap time which seems to help restore some of my physical entergy.
My day end at 9pm and begins at 4am. I feel that lack of consistant restful rest also effects my lack of motivation. betwen 3 of my neighbors who are noisy I have broken rest. 1 of my neighbor drags a waste can back & forth on his block yard just outside my bed rm between 10pm up to 6am.
I have another neighbou who I have offer to pay to have muffle placed on his truck which sounds like a simi truck w/o muffle.To no avail. his truck viberates my floors and my bed rm wall. I have another neighbour who basically spends the morning slamming her car & truck doors. I ware ear plugs due to my neighbours.
Am not sure but it seems like occassionally my brain will take mini naps due to lack of sleep. Lack of get up & go, I ware it will.

I have days where I do nothing, and days where I do everything.. those days where I do everything usually wear me out so those days where I am doing nothing are just me getting over the do everything day.. Have no idea why I do that. It would just be easier to do some every day y'know?

im procrastinating!!!!!!!!!!!!
i find i do this well..i should have an award for my procrastinating abilities

I have my brothers wedding this weekend,and know it is wrong, but I have cut down on some of my meds.I am not recommending it but I have so much more energy,I thought I was just becoming lazy.I will go back on the proper dose when the wedding is over but this motivation has been so good.

Zsa, I've been in the same boat for almost a year. No depression, no hypomania....feel good, but still can't get out of bed. Pdoc said I was still depressed.
So even though I hate those ads, I told him what the Ability ad says...."if you are on an antidepressant, but still show symptoms, abilify can help". So he agreed to try it at a very small dose...and darn if it doesn't seem to be helping....a lot!
Good luck with it!

Hey all. Yesterday was a good day for me, but today, forget it! . I did every thing yesterday as far as housework, but I am so tired today, feeling blue, and wondering if the Lamictal is doing what it should.

I realize each day will be different, but I am low today, and am going to crawl into bed, until work tonight. I dont feel like doing anything anymore, and have to take naps through out the day to wake up and do a few tasks.

I seriously wonder how much longer I can keep working..

I take my meds at night. it helps sooooo much. they make me drowsy so I can sleep. and the Im not a big a zombie during the day.

I can actually sit at work and get things done.

Sometimes my speech is a bit slurred but that is a normal side effect. but for the most part, I am good to go with meds taken about 8pm each night.

i get like this at times. usually in the afternoons while i am working. it is part of the disorder i am sure

My meds make me so tired and useless, even when I want to do something I can't begun to fashion to do it. Sometimes I just have to force myself up and out. I hate feeling tired and sleepy all the time!

Definitely med related. On 800 mg of seroquel and it knocks me for a loop and feel lethargic during the day. Have to force myself to do errands and sometimes it still doesn't work. When in a depression, don't even try.