Posted by White Stone on February 27, 2003, at 0:21:33
In reply to Re: Zyprexa for bipolar » White Stone, posted by judy1 on February 26, 2003, at 23:22:54
Thanks for the good thoughts, Judy. Yes, I am feeling better. In fact, I have felt better during the past couple of days (and more productive) than I have for a very long time. I am still trying to get used to the idea that I might possibly be bipolar.
I was painfully aware before that I seemed to have to work harder than most people to "keep it together," but I thought it was just because I was working too hard, or abuse issues in my childhood, or having multiple miscarriages, or any other number of ways I have "explained" away my depression, occasional temper flares, and moodiness. I also thought when I heard the term bipolar that it is when you switch between being incredibly happy and hugely depressed. I didn't realize that when I was spending my time on all night house cleaning binges, spending all my waking hours at work until exhaustion, being incredibly prone to outbursts (especially while driving), and compulsively shopping until I lost track of how many items I had bought online or at Ebay might also be indicators. After being on the Zyprexa for about a week, I am just coming down off my recent flurry (more like a high) of buying vintage sterling charms at Ebay. Anyway, I am rambling now.
I am just glad that some of the "chatter" in my brain is starting to quiet and I can think with a clearer head.
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