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Old Apr 06, 2022, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by BethRags View Post


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!

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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*Beth*
Thanks for this!
*Beth*, ~Christina