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Originally Posted by Mimielam
Hello, I'm a middled age lady from up north. Here my short story : after two years of follow up..for humour issues a few weeks ago I called my psychiatrist office to ask for an appointment saying I'm not sleeping, have not gone to work, don't feel like eating and am spending all my time working on many home project..help me stop this before I loose my job and drive my partner nuts. she gave me a phone consultation and asked me to come the same day. i started with one week off and some medication to calm me down...they were way to sedating..could not function..another appointment, blood work results and she changed my treatment. she thinks I have cyclothymia and that I am in a hypomania cycle...all this to say that since last friday I've been on a mood stabilizer and she also told me to take the other medication if needed at a lower dose..she also stopped my antidepressant when I first saw her. oh and for the past six month I've also been told I possibly had ADHD.
Can someone tell me how long before the medication kicks in so I can stop having so many ideas all at once..it's driving me nuts I can't focus on something to long before one thing jumps to the other and If I dont write it or say it at the moment..when I just go on to another thing...day 4 on stabilizer dosage increase tonight..(scares me a bit..don't want to be unable to function..ah not too worried)
I just want to be back to a more normal pace me that can finish what I start without getting pissed at my loved ones who interrups me..cause then I feel a bit guilty..and so on. Also I've got to be able to get back to work..don't want to loose my job...and then there is the what the heck will I tell my coworkers..and the when will I be able to finish all the grrr renovation project I started and get my house cleaned up..and oh **** the credit card bills will be coming in soon..well that me right now..and I'm going to force myself to go eat something so I can take my med and try to sleep ..hum...hopefully more than 4 hours. I'll check in tomorrow hope I don,t forget..should write myself a note...another poste it..another app a noter password...night all
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Hello, I am a 22 yr old, i was diagnosed with bipolar at 18 and recently, in the past year or so, started taking medicine. I have felt/dealt with a lot of what you're talking about. Getting the mediciation right takes time, but will help. Don't ever feel like you're bugging your doc(I called mine once a week). I gave a medication a week to kick in, if i felt sick/too tired after 1 week, then it was going to change. It took about 3 months to get it right, be patient.
Also, try not to overwhelm yourself. It seems like you have a million things going on, with racing thoughts at the same time? UGH. I know how hard that is. I found one thing (I started with my finances) and made a plan. That's all I focused on for a month and a half. Getting my bills paid on time. Then I went to the next stressor- my family. I tried to repair the damages I had caused(rebuild bridges). That takes more time. But focusing on what you want/need vs. what your family wants/needs can take some stress off. Then I moved to the next stressor, and so on. I have a really hard time with delayed gratification, but forcing myself to do it has proved great so far in what I've tackled. Right now I am tackling finding stabilization (I am being medically discharged from the Army). Wish me luck!
I hope this reply helps, and I wish you the best of luck in everything.