My sister is one of my major triggers. I love her to death, but she makes me crazy. She is 67 and I'm 55, but she still treats me like a "baby sister" who doesn't know her butt from a hole in the ground. She also likes to push my buttons when we're around other family members, presumably to get a rise out of me, and then she can point to my reaction as evidence that I'm unstable and need care. Her care.
She even thinks I should move in with her at her assisted-living facility if/when my husband passes away because she believes I'll need a caregiver. Well, there are times when I do need one, but she isn't it, and there's no way I'd qualify for AL because I'm totally independent. Thank goodness! Again, I love her a lot, but I truly WOULD go insane if I had to live with her.
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DX: Bipolar 1
Anxiety
Tardive dyskinesia
Mild cognitive impairment
RX: Celexa 20 mg
Gabapentin 1200 mg
Geodon 40 mg AM, 60 mg PM
Klonopin 0.5 mg PRN
Lamictal 500 mg
Levothyroxine 125 mcg (rx'd for depression)
Trazodone 150 mg
Zyprexa 7.5 mg
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