Posted by Ilene on December 30, 2003, at 21:55:28
In reply to Re: Lithium and alcohol, and ramblings » Ilene, posted by AMD on December 30, 2003, at 20:27:00
> I agree with everything you said -- the problem is in my current job walking around as a zombie is simply not acceptable, and, in the long term, 'getting used to it' isn't either.
What I meant was that your body adjusts to the SEs--they aren't as pronounced--not that you would get used to feeling like a zombie.
> I am most likely bipolar -- that doesn't bother me as much as the stigma of it, which I experienced first hand with my ex-. I sometimes think, too, that some of this is just society's way of saying "this is who you should be." But I like being, uh, quirky. The problem is if the bipolar is causing physical or mental harm, which, in these alcoholic bouts, at least, it has. So I want a balance.
>Some BP people like the highs (there's such a thing as dysphoric mania, though) and don't want to take their meds. The flip side is the low, low, low. Supposedly it gets worse if you don't treat it.
> My quick thinking probably does relate to being hypomanic (at least partly), but clear thinking should not. And the hypo-induced thinking /is/ annoying. I can tell when I start getting a bit too distracted vs. just feeling like a person with above average intelligence. You know?
>Sort of. I used to be able to think quickly. Now I can hardly think at all.
Most of what you said are things you should be saying to your pdoc. I think most prefer to start people on a drug that is safer than Li.
It's nice to know you agree with everything I say. Perhaps we should get married.
I.
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