by Ennui » Thu Aug 25, 2016 4:10 pm
Thanks for your input, Cinnamongirl. I know what you mean- I find it much preferable and safer to try and nip episodes in the bud, with my pdoc's help, than to let them escalate. I'm so sorry to hear you've fallen into severe depression and hope that you get some much needed relief soon. If there's certain treatment that's worked for you in the past, it might be worth revisiting.
From how I'm feeling, I can say without much doubt that what I'm experiencing is another mixed episode. I think the anxiety I'm struggling with is actually more like agitation. Yesterday, I woke up at a horrendous 3.30am, and that was it, except for a one hour nap later in the day. However, after taking 10mg of Zyprexa again last night, I slept until 9.30am today, so there's been a marked improvement.
My pdoc phoned me back today and said to stay on the 10mg Zyprexa until I see him in a week, and then we need to have a chat about my meds. (The subtext being that the Seroquel I'm on just isn't preventing episodes). I'm hoping I continue to become more stable again now I'm back on Zyprexa.
'Un ennui...' (Mallarmé)
'Perseverance is power' (Japanese proverb)
'All the world's a stage,/And all the men and women merely players'
Diagnoses: Bipolar affective disorder, GAD
Medications: 800mg Tegretol XR, 5mg Zyprexa