clay_slipNew Contributor
Doing it again
Hi
I’m new to SANE and the forums. I’m here because after about 14 years of not doing too badly, I thought I could stop taking the medication I was on. I’ve got bipolar 1. I did talk to my GP and to a psychiatrist before reducing the dose. I didn’t get right off it before having some rapid extreme mood changes. And now I’m back on the previous dose, but not doing too well. I’m having trouble sleeping. Some nights getting hardly any sleep. Listening to Calm 8 hr sleep program, which helps some nights but not others.
It’s been a month since things became difficult. Getting anything done feels like a major achievement, even eating or cleaning.
I miss my life. I’ve been making ceramics since after my first hospitalisation, about 14 years. I’ve had a great year with my ceramics, up till a month ago. I took part in 3 exhibitions, which was my personal best (by far). Now I’m spending way too much time streaming old TV shows, hardly getting out of bed.
I hate that this is all self-inflicted. I wish I’d just left well alone.
I was hoping that getting back on the same dose would fix me right up. But it doesn’t seem to be doing that yet. Mind you it’s only been a few days.
