Posted in Clutter, bipolar, food, lawyer, meds, writing on May 21, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Lamictal is my friend
good sleep, good mood.
I shall never leave you (again).
* * *
Crap, a real legal job offer.
At someplace I’d like.
Not too many hours.
* * *
Freelance piece on barbecue.
Tasty, fun. I really want
a salad.
Posted in bipolar, links, meds, real mental on May 19, 2008 | 7 Comments »
A long-winded whinge (long-whinged?) about having to take pills, day in, day out, and a link to an excellent perspective on Bipolar Caregiving, over at Real Mental today.
Posted in Clutter, bipolar, crank, good things, links, medicine, meds, music, sparkly on May 14, 2008 | 13 Comments »
An assortment of things in my head right now…
I am enjoying the new/old chair with the fancy upholstered seat my friend L. re-cycled to me after getting a new dining set. It’s just the right height and depth for sitting at the table with my legs up on the chair across from me, while [...]
Posted in bipolar, links, meds, real mental on May 12, 2008 | 8 Comments »
This week’s post, “Mornings are better” is a series of thoughts on this withdrawal I’ve been going through, as well as a link to an important and thought-provoking article in the NYT about the “Mad Pride” movement.
Posted in bipolar, crank, meds on May 8, 2008 | 14 Comments »
Depakote? Trileptal? If you’ve had an experience you’re willing to share, I’d appreciate any info you’d be willing to give, either in comments or at bipolarlawyercook @ gmail.com.
Thanks. I swear I’m just going to get certified in Traditional Chinese Medicine and be done with it. (Don’t laugh. I actually find massage and acupuncture healing. TCM’s [...]
Posted in bipolar, crank, medicine, meds on May 5, 2008 | 7 Comments »
I swear, I post about all the side effects mostly so that it pops up in layperson’s terms when someone’s having weird side effects to particular medications. Which is my way of justifying that I am also whining a little. OK, a lot, but I think I am justified, since I am turning into the [...]
Posted in Princess MeMeMe, bipolar, crank, friends, just plain silly, meds on May 3, 2008 | 15 Comments »
Yesterday morning on my way in to work…
Oh my God, WHY is it taking so long for this line to get to the front? All I want is a dozen doughnuts! I swear they’re conspiring against me. This always happens! I hate this, I am never shopping here again, I should totally leave. But I [...]
Posted in bipolar, crank, links, medicine, meds on April 29, 2008 | 27 Comments »
It wasn’t my thyroid. It was interstitial nephritis, an allergic kidney inflammation. Lucky, ducky, cold-turkey off my lithium me. But, it pays to pay attention to your body, too– goodness knows I’m not interested in spending a few days in the hospital on dialysis. And I get to try abilify to [...]
Posted in bipolar, links, meds, real mental on April 21, 2008 | 5 Comments »
This week’s post, No More Excuses, is up.
Posted in bipolar, crank, links, medicine, meds, mom, real mental on April 7, 2008 | No Comments »
“That telltale lump in the throat” is up at RealMental.
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