yup, that's the way it goes... DSM says 1 week of hypo and its called mania...

my first pdoc said though, that it's also a question of extent but DSM does not handle that aspect... i know what he means though.

you can have delusions and not be completely psychotic. delusional thinking is a psychotic st but often limited to a certain area... florid psychosis is complete detachment from reality. i am given zyprexa for thought disturbances, but not as a mood stabilizer - i cannot take it on a continuous basis. geodon is not prescribable here for bipolar.

my sense is that i am still mild (hypo), f anything. but i still notice two warning sx on and off. plus not just my pdoc had a cow, my parents have been telling me they have noticed this and that... sigh.

i started the depakote at 300mg for a couple nights it was not sedating so i took 500 tonight, will do 650 tomorrow or might even add a 150 now... target is 600 for now but i don't have that many 300's to do that so i'd take a 500 + 1/2 a 300 = 650mg = close enough. as long as i can still do arithmetic i am cool.

i may call doc about reducing zoloft more than we discussed. i am not keen on changing things on my own right now because apprently i am missing things. but he said i did not need an antidepressant now so, i am wondering... and i do know that racing thoughts will get in my way at work if they worsen. doc also thinks i have other fish to fry at work, or rather that i am frying fish that are not mine to fry... hehe

so something has to get shaken out...... ehhhhhhhh

FISH-FRY every one!!!! bring a fork, or a spork, or a skewer andddd......DIG IN!!!!


~ waves ~