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Originally Posted by genetic
I thought Lamictal (in very small dosage) was helpful for about a year, Nichole.
Changes in diet had a lot to do with improvement in bipolar illness for me. You may
wish to investigate that. If you ever have any desire to talk about it, just post
a note to me on my account. I'll give you the help I found.
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That's another issue for me as I have an ED too, which is at it's worst currently. Makes it hard having any meds that can increase my weight or appetite.
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Originally Posted by intergalactictraveler
Nicole,
We're not only in the same boat; we're of one mind. I'm even beginning to think that being married(18 years on May 12th plus 3 years of living together/no children) is more of a stress than a comfort, primarily because my wife is addicted to alcohol, from an alcoholic family and has her own psych problems which she won't deal with. Sorry for digressing, but, like you, I'm seeking some way of living that will allow me to have some type of life. It doesn't have to be perfect; I've given up on the quest for perfection. As difficult and painful as the journey is, don't give in to despair. I know life for you and so many others, is miserable, but maybe the answer is to find a way of living which is relatively comfortable, safe, and low stress. If your doctor or doctors won't think outside the box, then you have to. As Benjamin Franklin, one of the great minds of the American Revolution said, "If everyone is thinking the same, then no one is thinking."
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My partner is alcoholic too, with his own psych problems but mostly stable. I feel like I'm a burden half the time and I'd be better off alone to just hide away in my miserable life. Also at an all time low as I've had issues my whole life. When does it ease up? I couldn't do another 29 years of this. I try and think outside of the box, I'm usually the strong one but the past few months I've just broken.
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Originally Posted by Atypical_Disaster
I know how you feel, I had a very similar reaction to abilify(insomnia, panic attacks, etc) & to several other drugs like it. I've taken Saphris too & ugh, it was horrible... muscle spasms, severe insomnia, restlessness, couldn't think at all, etc. I wish I knew what to tell you, but I'm sensitive to medications too. It's taken a long time to find one that I can even sort of tolerate & even then I don't know if I can be on it long term. I hope that you can find something that does work for you, or other things that don't involve meds.  |
Yeah sounds very similar! What helps you? Unmedicated I'm even more of a mess.
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Originally Posted by ~Christina
I'm sorry your having such a rough time. Finding meds that work can be exhausting.
Are you currently on any medication? Alot of people with Bipolar myself included can not take any type of AD. Could that be a possibility?
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I've been withdrawing off of Prozac for awhile now, and even the pdoc has been saying I'm a lot more depressed without it so I'm even thinking of going back on that at a small dose. There's a lot of trial and error and I'm so scared of other meds and reactions. Seroquel has helped but the appetite thing can be a problem too.