Things have been low stress, which I attribute to more frequently taking my Olanzapine. I've been on pretty much all the antipsychotics on the market, and Olanzapine seems to be the one that least messes with my head. I was on Abilify the first time I got prescribed an antipsychotic, and the cognitive and emotional neutering that gave me was horrible. The worst thing Olanzapine does is make me extremely sleepy, and when I take it at night, I'm almost guaranteed to sleep in. I got back on it as-needed a year or two ago because I knew that I couldn't keep taking antipsychotics daily, and for that purpose it works out well. Bipolar disorder at its core isn't just a mood disorder, but a sleep disorder. I can track my mood based on how much sleep I'm getting usually, and when I'm having a harder time falling asleep or find myself needing less sleep, that's usually indicative of an impending manic episode. On the other end, when I sleep way too much, that's indicative of depression.…
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