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Old Jul 15, 2025, 08:30 PM
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Location: California
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Disco,

I am sorry your friend is suffering, too. It is indeed a life impinging condition, even though it is not exactly painful (and I am thankful for that). Not painful but very limiting. My episode yesterday lasted for 9 hours. I also had an episode on Friday with double vision, for the first time in my life, and the neurologist confirmed that double vision can be a manifestation of migraine. He gave me tips for how to check for whether it is a migraine next time, should it happen again.

Today I felt much better.

15 mins warm-up on the recumbent elliptical with leg press

Personal training session

21 minutes on the recumbent bike, on a ride as if through a scenic route in Maine.

I plan to do more, leveraging the fact that I feel OK today. Since some of my days are occupied by those episodes, I feel like making the most of my well days. So I will either cook while wearing my weighted vest or go for a walk wearing it. And hope for a good day tomorrow, too.
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Bipolar I w/psychotic features
Last inpatient stay in 2018

Lybalvi 10 mg
Naltrexone 75 mg


Gabapentin 1500 mg+Vitamin B-complex (against extrapyramidal side effects)

Long-term side effects from medications, some of them discontinued:
- Hypothyroidism
- Obesity BMI ~ 38
Hugs from:
Blueberrybook, Crazy Hitch, Discombobulated, unaluna
Thanks for this!
Discombobulated