Medications

I'll be the first to admit that I don't take my medications everyday not because of the side effects its usually because I forget to take them. As a person dealing with bipolar disorder I KNOW this isn't good for my mental health.

I think right now I'm going through a 'mixed' episode, I don't usually get manic/depressed but a mixture of both. Example of my mixed episode at the moment, I want to buy a van so that my kids don't fight in the car while we run errands but we don't have the money (manic symtom), I want to repaint the inside of the house even though its -40 outside and there's no way the paint would dry right (manic symtom) but on the other hand I just don't have any desire to socialize with anyone (depression symtom) and I really have no desire to even clean or get out of the house (depression symtom).

I really don't like these mixed episodes but I guess I put these on myself. Currently I'm trying another medication that is new to me, Geodon, in hopes that I can cut out my Lamictal and only take Geodon once a day, Wellbutrin once a day and my Klonopin as needed. I feel like I'm currently popping pills all the time, that could very well be a reason why I forget my medications.

This will be something I'll be working on this week, taking my medications on time so I don't have to lie to my therapist......