In June, we got a new kitten in our house. After losing our 14-year-old ragdoll last year, I thought I would never get over it. This little (soon to be humongous) creature lights up my life. He’ll do a call and response meow every time I enter the room and rush into our backpack, so I’ll take him for a walk. There is very little better than purrs and cuddles.
I got my kidney labs today. Disheartening, that they were not good, even though I hydrated per the doc, and I’ve been doing low sodium eating. I was sad, but I will wait to see what the nephrologist says. I also meditated in VR (Tripp), which helped a bit, too.
I tried another alternative to Lithium. I learned quickly that I am allergic to Lamictal. Strike one (Geodon) and two (Lamictal). I will try to take less lithium, but I’m not optimistic that that will be enough. I need a break before I try another alternative.
Last week I had a hypomanic episode. Thank goodness for clonazepam and Seroquel. During my last manic episode, I found this scale. It helped so much to have a clear scale to explain my mood to my doctors/therapists. It also helps to see when I’m nearing the danger zone. Last week I was at a seven, so my work was on fire. I’ve been to ten multiple times in my life (more before I found clonazepam).
Time to watch something humorous and see why my phone is blowing up. May be a response to my charming and talkative self last week.
Behind the Mask: A Bipolar Blog 
…I’m both sad about your old cat, and happy about your new cat. How are your creatinine levels?
When my kidneys burned out, they put me on a low dose of Depakote, but I couldn’t stand it. Then they switched me over to 15mgs of Abilify. So far it has worked just as well as the Lithium.
Currently, I’m at 1.18. I’ve ranged from 1.03-1.41 over the last year. I can’t remember if I shared that I have “innumerable” cysts on my kidneys (found in a back pain MRI). I was considering Seroquel as a replacement, but the sedative properties were gnarly.