Bipolar treatment update 10-12-06

I figured it was time to post another update on my bipolar odyssey. In a previous bipolar update from January, I had talked about getting enrolled in a school to complete my degree by the end of 2007. Well, I actually did that. Surprise, surprise...I actually committed to something, stuck with it so far, and am doing well at this point. I began taking online classes in the late spring so I could qualify for the degree completion program this fall. So after three classes and a six-week course to assess my prior learning, training, and other classes, I am now a senior! Huzzah!

I have started the actual business management degree program and have classes once a week on Tuesday nights. The first class was a little scary and I wasn't totally comfortable there, but it got better as the evening went on. Since I'm still a little bit 'off' lately it was tougher than it probably would have been.

Recently I've had a big depression thing, and this is while I am still on the 100mg of Lamictal. It had been working great, but all of a sudden once October hit, I started to slide away into the darkness again. The fall is my favorite time of the year, but it's also when I've traditionally had the worst of my 'mental situations', let's call them. So I moved up my appt. with my psychiatrist and she gave me some Prozac to go along with an increased dosage of Lamictal. My daily cocktail now consists of 20mg of Prozac, and 150mg of Lamictal. I hope it does the trick, because this time the depression hit me lightning quick, and it was almost as severe as I've had in years.

That's the update I guess...new drugs, new school, new depression...and I'm trying my best to stay on top of it all. That's the shit thing about this brand of bi-polar that I've got; I never know what's going to happen, or when, or how severely. So I just try to roll with it, using my experience with it all to do what's necessary before it's too late and I just don't care enough to help myself.

Take care everybody. Have an awesome October!