Need Serious Advice for Monday... Tomorrow!

[bipolartist]

Well, it's Sunday night and as usual I've had my ups and downs this weekend, but at least I can control things on the weekends. I live alone and I can come and go as I please. Yesterday was pretty bad, so much anxiety, maybe some hypomania, but I just took my meds and holed up at home for the day. Then today I felt pretty good, still maybe a little

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[carlyinrome]

Maybe you need to talk to your pdoc about your other meds. Klonopin shouldn't be the only thing controlling your anxiety; your mood stabilizer and antidepressant should be helping with that, too.

I'm sorry I don't have any more immediate advice. I hope tomorrow's not too hard on you. *hugs*

[poquitoapoco]

I agree--maybe there are other meds that would help or be more effective. I agree with you, though. I HATE Monday's. I'm a college professor and I never know what to expect on Monday's. Even though I plan the class out to the last detail, it almost never goes as planned and get so anxious about whether or not we're going to get through everything, and mostly whether or not they'll understand everything well enough to move on the next day. My thinking process seems so scattered and out of control on Monday's. What do you do on other days to keep yourself feeling more in control? I just try to make sure I'm as prepared as possible when the anxiety does come--I have my meds, use some distress tolerance skills knowing I'm not going to die from it, and just get through it without making it worse. Good luck!

[glass_houses]

I don't know what dosage of klonipin you take but you should not be taking so many regularly. I g et really bad at work and have to take xanax sometimes but not that much.