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Originally Posted by cat_eyes
Michah, thanks for your concern about all the meds I'm taking. I've done a little research on my own and have found it isn't that uncommon to have such a combo. They even add another one: an antidepressive. I suppose once a person gets leveled out and controled, they can start taking off some of the meds and end up with just one or two. Just my theory, don't know a bit about this!
But I was soooo sick for the past year and a half that I had to be medicated with all these things. I hope my pdoc is right and I don't have any complications.
I'm so sorry you've had that much trouble sleeping all those years. It must be really hard to be like that. Good thing that you've learned to not pay attention to it anymore. I was too on olanzapine for some time but I gained a LOT of weight. I gained 60+ lbs and have only lost 20 of them by now. I hope you don't have that problem.
Good luck to you too!  |
Something I should have mentioned.......I have serious thyroid issues which affect sleep as well........I came off olanzipine when I felt like it with monitoring from my shrink, so I was on it for about 6 months and whilst I was in hospital. Yes......good old weight gain!!
I am sure your doc has a good reason for all your meds........as with most things we are sometimes not privvy to the working minds of our health professionals!!........just wondered if it was an adjustment thing, hypomanic thing or many, many meds thing?(re: sleep or lack of).
The thing is, if it is all working for you then........who are we to question? I say take the stillness while you can!!!! Sorry, I just never heard of so many meds for bipolar II
I am sending you some deserved ZZZZZZZZ's babe.......
