I'll try to keep this brief....I was diagnosed with PND back in March, and spent 6 weeks in a Mother and Baby Unit. The last time I saw the psychiatrist, she mentioned the possibility of bi-polar as I have been experiencing real mood swings. (I told her about a week in mid September where I had masses of energy, was dancing around the house, sleeping very little and spent £2000 on shoes.) I don't see her again until the end of next month. So...the last 4 days I've been very well during the day, but gradually feeling ever-more weird so that by the evening I can't sit still. I feel like I have so much energy I don't know what to do with it. My worry is that I've resorted to drinking (a fair amount for me) as it's the only thing that calms me down and stops me talking. Now I know that this isn't good. Today I'm really, really wanting to go out and blow a fortune on clothes. Now, my problem is that my CPN is on sick leave with no date for her return. I've been given a replacement CPN, but, to be honest, I didn't like her much and the last time she came out she basically said to only call her if things were bad as she was very overstretched. So, do I call her? I could really use some advice on how to cope with this (rather than resorting to alcohol, which is worrying me a wee bit.) Or perhaps this is nothing much at all, and I need to just get a grip? (In which case, do you have any advice on how to deal with this?)
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Need a bit of advice re. coping with this level of energy. Do I call CPN, or is this nothing much to be concerned about?
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dontrunwithscissors · 07/10/2010 12:19
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