Day 57 "Random Thoughts About Everything"

I read on the net in an article from The Mayo Clinic and it stated that after many tests they have discovered that many people with Bipolar disorder are low on vitamin D.  So, that might be something to think about.  I'm going to be seeing and endocrinologist here in the next few weeks and will be asking her about testing my blood to see If I'm low on vitamin D.  I've heard that people who were deficient in vitamin D began having improvements in blood pressure, deep depression, SAD, and just an overall boost in mood after taking a vitamin D supplement.  I'll take any help I can get and If a little vitamin D pill will help me to stay stabilized I'm all for it.

Today was a pretty good day overall all the pills I have to take.  I take pills for the Bell's Palsy and my Bipolar at 8am, 12pm, 4pm, 6pm, 8pm, 12am, and 2am.  Besides making it hard to leave the house, some of the pills I'm supposed to eat with and others I'm supposed to take on an empty stomach.  I been drinking around a gallon of water a day but I have also been eating at weird times as well.  My face still has paralysis but I've been told that can last for months and that there's a possibility I'll have relapses.  I just can't wait till I'm done with all these pills and can get myself back on a schedule.  By schedule I mean eating, sleeping, and exercising schedule.

As for my bipolar I feel that I'm doing pretty good considering everything that's going on.  The roller coaster that I was on for so long has stopped and I've been able to be off of it for a couple of weeks now.  The Lithium my psychiatrist prescribed really put a halt to the mania I was having and the Seroquel she put me on has helped the deep depression I was having when the Lithium kicked in.  She also prescribed me Klonopin to take and told me that it was supposed to help pull me out of mania as well but I find that it really helps me to relax a lot which is something I've had a hard time doing for a long time.  My heart used to race all the time and that doesn't happen like it used to.

My psychiatrist didn't make any changes to my medications this week because of the Bell's Palsy but I feel a little tweaking will be in order when all is better with my face.  I like what the Seroquel is doing and would like to try a dosage increase to see if it could lift my depression anymore.