outcome of 3rd night (sat) is:

i heard my alarm after 8 hours sleep, and was able to turn it off and request coffee, which i drank mostly before falling alseep again. i had not planned to get up because i get sleep deprived during the week and always catch up on weekends. but i got up at 11:30 and only started feeling more alert around 1pm. that's better than yesterday!

my conclusion: the Zyprexa / Depakote seem mutually exclusive if i am to get to work. Since the Zyprexa covers same sx Depakote does plus AP sx, Zyprexa would be the one to keep for now.

since the Depakote has to be tapered, i am unsure what to do tonight. i've halved depakote before and ended up having sps... for 24 hours straight.... the addition of the zyprexa further lower sz threshold. so i might have to suspend the zyprexa while tapering the depakote, and then when it's low enough add the Zyprexa back in.

if that isn't possible, i'll just have to live with whatever my warped mind conjures up....

it is hard to discuss all this with pdoc on the phone because there are too many variables, and he is always rushed. i may just send a vague FYI via text message. then, he can call if he wants/has time to get into it.

~ waves ~ warping along