Another nod...
...and another who's not quite been to the same extremes, but knows to some extent what you mean.

@PJM - yes, I know exactly what you mean. In my highs, I've written a (bad) novel, I've planned businesses, I've solved problems - my brain has fizzed with creativity and enthusiasm. Now, I feel that while I've hit a level of stability, it's a flat, dull and frustrating place to be. There's no spark - just a dull glow really.

My own experiences of (generic version) prozac/fluoxetine horrified me so much, that I don't dare consider an alternative. In my case, it was as if my brain went from a steady motorway 70mph down to a housing estate 20mph. The whole "Flowers for Algernon"-ness of it frustrated me so much I just resolved to work through it myself.

One thing I'm proud of though, is that in the midst of all of this, I was doing a part-time MBA. I passed through my lowest points while keeping this going, and finished it a couple of years later.
( Fireflier La la la la, not listening on, Thu 15 May 2008, 21:53, Reply)