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Originally Posted by BethRags
Oooh, now I'm intrigued about the e-bike.
I was an avid bicyclist until I was 55, 4 years ago. Over the years I did have 2 accidents - one, I hit a pool of oil, bike flipped over, I ended up with a false front tooth. The other, I was lightly hit by a pick-up truck - fortunately not badly hurt. Still, I kept riding. Thennn...the medication imbalance problem. I started getting scared, sold my wonderful Raleigh bike, and stopped riding. I so miss it.
Anyway! Soupe, I urge you to give it a try. You'd know pretty soon if biking is for you, or not. Hopefully, it is and you'll love it again!
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Those kind of accidents would seem to make most people scared! Really, it has been the scariness that's continued to keep me from trying. I do have an old dusty bike in our garage. I should at least give that bike a try (on more level ground) to at least see how it feels. It's amazingly sad how bipolar disorder can affect confidence, in so many ways! Fear of riding a bike again is just one teeny minor example of how it's affected mine. Perhaps I need some figurative training wheels.
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Dx: Bipolar type 1
Psych Medications:
* Tegretol XR (carbamazepine ER) 800 mg
* Lamictal (lamotrigine) 150 mg
* Seroquel XR (quetiapine ER) 500 mg
I also take meds for blood pressure, cholesterol, and tachycardia.
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