I DO!!!

I'm hypo!!! So, that's another side effect of the lithium increase. I guess it's unwanted, but it's hard to say that when I'm euphoric and have a ton of energy, while I'm normally dragging ***. I haven't taken a nap in 3 days!!!

This is actually not the first time I've washed the walls when I was hypo/manic. Aside from doing the bathroom, that's the only time I've done it. It seems like this is something I should have picked up on sooner.

I didn't wash any walls yesterday because my husband was still sore from Friday and didn't want to move the furniture, or have his TV viewing interrupted. I was/am very sore, but I was disappointed. I want to get this project done before I come down. I doubt I'll be able to finish it otherwise.


Bizi, I went back on the lithium because I needed to treat my depression, but I can't take an antidepressant. My options are limited because of severe side effects to other meds (ie/ Depakote, risperdal). I was given a choice between lithium and Zyprexa, and I agreed to take lithium in a low dose (300mg initially, 600mg now) because my problems, which were much worse than just tremor and acne, occurred at 1800mg.


I was up at 6am this morning. I have no idea when my husband will be up, but he didn't get up until 11 yesterday, and it's hard to stay still and be quiet until then. I would do laundry, but I'm worried if I went into the bedroom to sort through the hampers, I would wake him up.

The Pat's game is on at 1pm. Of course, I'm looking forward to it. I'll have to find ways to keep myself busy until then.

I forget...you can't take geodon?
bizi

I've never been on Geodon, but I know it's a heavy hitter, and I'm already on 800mg of seroquel (I also take lamictal, topamax, and gabapentin), which is another heavy hitter that has worked for me. She was looking for an adjunct therapy to help with the depression, and certain meds work better with one another for that. I read that Depakote and lithium are commonly paired with seroquel.

We have two cat condos, and the cats have destroyed the scratching post parts. I bought some sisal rope and wood glue to fix them up, and busied myself with preparing one of them before the game yesterday. There were some damaged parts that were still hanging on because they were stapled down. So I cut away some sections, and removed staples from others. Unfortunately, it took so long I wasn't able to get to gluing the rope on, but it killed a couple of hours. There's a lot more damaged material still hanging onto the other one, so it will take me forever to prepare it.

I enjoyed watching the game yesterday. It was a nail biter for a while, but we won! :)

I'm enjoying myself right now, but I know how dangerous it is for me to be high. I have to call my pdoc and leave a message when the office opens. I don't know how much she will reduce the lithium by. She increased it from 300mg once a day to twice a day on the 7th, and looking back I was clearly hypo by the 13th, probably earlier than that.

I'm in a rush to finish cleaning the walls now though. I'm going to have my husband pull the entertainment center and love seat away from the wall before he goes to bed tonight. I can watch TV in the bedroom if I have to.

I wonder how many people get hypo when they take lithium?
Glad that you pats won! so did the saints it was really close by 3 points.
I did not watch the game just herd the results. Glad that the cat posts kept you busy. You are doing a great job with the walls.
stay safe!
:hug:
bizi

I was on 1800mg of lithium a day, 200mg of lamicatal twice a day, and 200mg of Topamax at night for 7-8 years and was a rapid cycler. It became ridiculous the couple years (increasingly so) before I stopped it, and then had my s/s attempt. I restarted it after that hospitalization because I couldn't handle the s/e of Depakote at a low dose, I was very scared, and I knew lithium would at least keep me safe. I finally stopped it because of a very severe bout of toxicity (one of many).

My pdoc doesn't think that the hypomania is due to the increase in lithium, but she reduced it to 300mg once a day because of my tremor and acne. She wants me to take an extra dose of gabapentin, so I'll be taking 300mg twice a day now.



A guy from maintenance came by yesterday to fix a few problems…
He hasn't done anything about the ceiling or wall in the bathroom yet because he's going to show a picture to his boss who will make a decision as to whether they will redo the ceiling or just patch and spray again. He didn't have any idea about the status of my handicap sign (which may take a while), but I gave him a little map showing him where I'd like it to be placed so I can open my door wide when I get out.

The wall I was able to get to in the living room yesterday was ****ing filthy!!! It's all the nicotine…
I had to mop it with just water ****ing repeatedly before I could even think about using Mr. Clean on it. There was a lot of cat hair and dust on the radiators, but it was easy to clean up. I also vacuumed up back there. It just took forever because the walls were so disgusting…

I won't be cleaning the remaining wall in the living room today because my husband never moved the entertainment center for me last night, and there's no way I can move it myself. I can see myself cleaning the kitchen walls at some point when I come down, but I wouldn't have the initiative or energy at baseline to tackle the rest of the living room.
I am really in a lot of pain, but I'm just do driven. At least I was smart enough yesterday not to climb up on chairs to clean close to the ceiling. I forced the mop to work for me.

I have to go buy cigarettes, and run to the grocery store for a few things, so I'll be getting out of the house for a while. Maybe the walking will do me some good? I think I will do that early.
I have dreams of getting a couple of loads of laundry in at some point today. I usually put it in between 6:30-7am, but I would rather get the errands out of the way so I can focus on some kind of project at home like finishing the first cat condo, or cleaning the kitchen walls. I would benefit from some downtime, so finishing the scratching post would probably be best.

please take care of yourself.
You are hurting yourself.....maybe you could try to take a nap later?
(((((HUGS)))))
bizi

Aside from my normal morning routine, all I ended up doing yesterday was stop off for an iced coffee, hit the grocery store, and do two loads of laundry. I needed the rest. I was walking like ****. I hope I walk better today.

Today is the first day I'll be taking a daytime dose of gabapentin, but I'm going to wait until I come home from running errands because I don't know how it will hit me.

I'm going out to buy cigarettes, and to buy a pair of khakis or black pants because I have to go to a wake tomorrow. I hope I don't have to look around much for something decent. The wake starts at 4pm, and I plan on getting there very early to beat the rush and avoid running into a wave of people I know aside from the family.

All of my appropriate clothing is at my father's house…
After months of trying to make arrangements, my husband and I are going to pick up the rest of my things on Saturday. Since my husband can't tolerate being in the same room as my father, and neither of us can stand being anywhere near his wife, my father's going to leave the bulkhead open so we won't have to deal with either of them.
I don't have a lot of stuff left there, I just hope nothing is missing or destroyed.

good luck shopping!
and much luck that you get your things back on saturday.
(((((HUGS)))))
bizi

I found a pair of black pants in a box of old clothes in the closet, but my butt is still a little too big to wear them out. So I went out looking, and and was able to find a pair of nice black dress pants on sale at Macy's for $22 without too much trouble.

I watched the debates last night, so I was up late. I actually slept late, and I'm tired this morning… maybe I'm starting to come down a little?

Today is grocery shopping day. I haven't made up my meal plan, so my list isn't done. I would love to push shopping off until tomorrow, but we're supposed to get rain and thunderstorms. So, I will just have to make myself get my **** together and go today.

The wake is for my mother's best friend. I want to be in and out, as I always do at these kind of things, but I haven't seen the family or anyone in this circle in many years, and don't want to have to explain my disability repeatedly… the focus should be on the deceased and her family who is mourning.

My sister may not be able to go because she lives and works in Northern New Hampshire, and she also has 2 little boys at home. I will tell the family she will try her best to make it.

I am happy you found some pants that fit!!!!!They will probably fit you for a while as you lose more weight.
It feels good finding something that works when shopping. I rarely shop, maybe twice last year. Once to buy some new sweaters, boots for christmas and then some new clothes for europe.
bizi