Posted by Janice on September 6, 1999, at 19:41:46
In reply to Thanks for the encouragement, James, posted by Noa on September 6, 1999, at 15:57:11
Noa, you're cycle is/was exactly mine. Yes, it's called cyclothymia and lithium helps me alot. I believe some people (most definately me) have extremely sensitive bodies. After working on my cyclothymia for 4 or 5 years now, i only begin to experinece week-end depression now if i sleep in on the week-end, even an hour or 2. I eat, sleep and take my medications at the exact same time on the week-end as i do during the week. ADs didn't help much, lithium has helped tremendously, keeping my highs, that often manifested themselves as irritability, under control, and levelling out my week-end lows. But mostly for me, getting better from this cycle consisted of taking very good care of my body by eating, taking my medications and sleeping regularly, and meditating daily and exercising 3 times a week. Janice.James is right though; intially it's all about baby steps. What I did initially was set my alarm on Saturday and Sunday for 6am (my waking time for the regular week), get up (often by throwing myself in the middle of the room), and then make myself stay up for an hour or two before going back to bed. This is how I started.I hope I have help you somehow. I'm excited about meeting someone with this cycle too. Janice.
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