Home Menu

Menu


Reply
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #651  
Old Apr 05, 2024, 09:36 PM
bizi's Avatar
bizi bizi is offline
Bizi is bizi
 
Member Since: Nov 2005
Location: cajun country
Posts: 11,083
good going lady!It has been about 5 days
but just got my hair retouched up the roots
and may hair looks so shiny and pretty that
you would think that I would shower and
wash my hair more often.
Nope I have to force myself into the shower.
I have a bit of OCD and have to stay on point:
Wash this body part then that then this and that.
Once I forgot to rinse out the conditioner,
I had already dried myself off but I was so pissed,
because I had to get back into the shower and rinse my hair.
one time I forgot to wash my ears, I just left them and used a Q-tip

My hair will be good for5-6 days
so I don't have to shower for quite some time.YAY!
__________________
lamictal 2x a day
haldol 2x a day
cogentin 2x a day
klonipin , 1mg at night,
fish oil coq10
multi vit,, vit c, at noon, tumeric, caffeine
Remeron at night,
zyprexa,
requip2-4mg





Hugs from:
LadyShadow, unaluna

advertisement
  #652  
Old Apr 05, 2024, 10:06 PM
LadyShadow's Avatar
LadyShadow LadyShadow is offline
Wanderer of Distant Stars
 
Member Since: May 2012
Location: North Carolina, USA. Originally New York
Posts: 26,618
Good going @bizi !!!!!

I am celebrating NOT taking a shower today. I really should but I can't. I am feeling bad. Took one yesterday, so will just have to take one tomorrow.
__________________
Tales of Love, Motivation, and An Interesting Journey - Please Subscribe to my Website on WordPress:
Inspired Odyssey's Journey of Grace, Grit and Starting Again
Hugs from:
bizi
  #653  
Old Apr 05, 2024, 11:47 PM
Tart Cherry Jam Tart Cherry Jam is offline
Grand Magnate
 
Member Since: Mar 2021
Location: California
Posts: 3,696
How Often Should You Wash Your Hair? What Experts Say - The New York Times

(requires a subscription)
__________________
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:
bizi, LadyShadow
  #654  
Old Apr 06, 2024, 03:46 PM
Moose72's Avatar
Moose72 Moose72 is online now
Silver Swan
 
Member Since: Jan 2008
Location: USA
Posts: 18,543
After waking up at 2:00 a.m. after going to bed at 11:30 I finally got out of bed at 6 a.m. and took a show which was nice since I cleaned out the shower drain with Draino. The water went down the drain instead of collecting up to my ankles in the tub!
__________________
Qui Cantat Bis Orat ingrezza 80 mg
Propranolol 40 mg Benztropine 1 mg
Vraylar 3 mg
Gabapentin 300 mg
Klonopin 1 mg 2x daily
Mania Sept/Oct 2024
Mania (July/August 2024)
Mania (December 2023)
Mixed episode/Hypomania (September 2023)
Depression, Anxiety and Intrusive thoughts (September 2021)
Depression & Psychosis (July/August 2021)
Hugs from:
bizi
Thanks for this!
LadyShadow, Tart Cherry Jam
  #655  
Old Apr 06, 2024, 07:55 PM
LadyShadow's Avatar
LadyShadow LadyShadow is offline
Wanderer of Distant Stars
 
Member Since: May 2012
Location: North Carolina, USA. Originally New York
Posts: 26,618
Got myself together enough to take a shower this evening. Feel really accomplished! I could really use some of that Draino stuff too.
__________________
Tales of Love, Motivation, and An Interesting Journey - Please Subscribe to my Website on WordPress:
Inspired Odyssey's Journey of Grace, Grit and Starting Again
Hugs from:
bizi
  #656  
Old Apr 11, 2024, 07:56 PM
Tart Cherry Jam Tart Cherry Jam is offline
Grand Magnate
 
Member Since: Mar 2021
Location: California
Posts: 3,696
Does My Body Need a Skin Care Routine? - The New York Times (requires a subscription)

I have set up an Amazon subscribe and save purchase for a Dove cleanser with hyaluronic acid after reading this article. This would be a step-up from my current body wash, the cheapest I could get at CVS. Granted, I do not shower a lot at home because I mostly shower after gym workouts, but still, a minor step towards optimization.
__________________
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:
bizi
Thanks for this!
LadyShadow
  #657  
Old Apr 11, 2024, 07:59 PM
LadyShadow's Avatar
LadyShadow LadyShadow is offline
Wanderer of Distant Stars
 
Member Since: May 2012
Location: North Carolina, USA. Originally New York
Posts: 26,618
Took a nice shower this evening with my new loofa, felt like a luxurious experience. Think I am going to sleep really good tonight.
__________________
Tales of Love, Motivation, and An Interesting Journey - Please Subscribe to my Website on WordPress:
Inspired Odyssey's Journey of Grace, Grit and Starting Again
Hugs from:
bizi
Thanks for this!
Tart Cherry Jam
  #658  
Old Apr 12, 2024, 08:31 PM
bizi's Avatar
bizi bizi is offline
Bizi is bizi
 
Member Since: Nov 2005
Location: cajun country
Posts: 11,083
took a shower yesterday the 11th.
Did not forget any body parts I call that a success!
__________________
lamictal 2x a day
haldol 2x a day
cogentin 2x a day
klonipin , 1mg at night,
fish oil coq10
multi vit,, vit c, at noon, tumeric, caffeine
Remeron at night,
zyprexa,
requip2-4mg





Hugs from:
LadyShadow
Thanks for this!
LadyShadow
  #659  
Old Apr 12, 2024, 08:52 PM
Nammu's Avatar
Nammu Nammu is offline
Crone
 
Member Since: May 2010
Location: Some where between my inner mind and the solar system.
Posts: 76,760
Last week I had to take my weekly Sunday shower on Saturday so I should take one tonight as tomorrow is too busy and I’ll have to take another one Friday, day of my dental surgery. At least I don’t have to wash my hair as I had it done yesterday at the beauty salon. Ahh the beauty of being old and not sweating as much, at least not until summer hits!
__________________
Nammu
…Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. …...
Desiderata Max Ehrmann



Hugs from:
bizi, LadyShadow
Thanks for this!
bizi, LadyShadow
  #660  
Old Apr 12, 2024, 09:04 PM
LadyShadow's Avatar
LadyShadow LadyShadow is offline
Wanderer of Distant Stars
 
Member Since: May 2012
Location: North Carolina, USA. Originally New York
Posts: 26,618
Took my daily shower tonight - I am really liking taking my showers at night now. Trying to keep up with it because I really can't go more than a day without one. But so proud of myself that I am keeping up with it!
__________________
Tales of Love, Motivation, and An Interesting Journey - Please Subscribe to my Website on WordPress:
Inspired Odyssey's Journey of Grace, Grit and Starting Again
Hugs from:
bizi, Nammu
  #661  
Old Apr 12, 2024, 11:21 PM
Tart Cherry Jam Tart Cherry Jam is offline
Grand Magnate
 
Member Since: Mar 2021
Location: California
Posts: 3,696
Quote:
Originally Posted by LadyShadow View Post
Took my daily shower tonight - I am really liking taking my showers at night now. Trying to keep up with it because I really can't go more than a day without one. But so proud of myself that I am keeping up with it!
They now recommend showers at night as a sleep hygiene measure. Apparently, when you take a hot shower, it causes your body to drop its temp later in response to the shower, and having a cooler body makes it easier to fall asleep. So, maybe it is a good thing you prefer yours nightly.
__________________
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:
bizi, LadyShadow, Moose72
Thanks for this!
LadyShadow, Moose72
  #662  
Old Apr 13, 2024, 06:01 PM
LadyShadow's Avatar
LadyShadow LadyShadow is offline
Wanderer of Distant Stars
 
Member Since: May 2012
Location: North Carolina, USA. Originally New York
Posts: 26,618
Took another shower this evening and it felt so good! I usually avoid washing my hair, but I got in there and did it tonight and it felt amazing. I should try and wash my hair at least once a week. Topped it off with my luxurious Elizabeth Arden Green Tea body cream, and now just relaxing.

It really feels good to shower every night. - I agree with you @Tart Cherry Jam I tend to fall asleep faster when I do shower at night it's true. I feel really fresh and comfortable in the covers, and I am definitely a lot cooler.
__________________
Tales of Love, Motivation, and An Interesting Journey - Please Subscribe to my Website on WordPress:
Inspired Odyssey's Journey of Grace, Grit and Starting Again
Hugs from:
bizi, Tart Cherry Jam
Thanks for this!
Tart Cherry Jam
  #663  
Old Apr 18, 2024, 07:10 PM
bizi's Avatar
bizi bizi is offline
Bizi is bizi
 
Member Since: Nov 2005
Location: cajun country
Posts: 11,083
I took a shower yesterday the 17th. My hair is so pretty after a blow out.
It had been a while....I get into the shower when my hair looks awful.
That is the only reason I shower.
I know that sounds gross but I am being honest here.
__________________
lamictal 2x a day
haldol 2x a day
cogentin 2x a day
klonipin , 1mg at night,
fish oil coq10
multi vit,, vit c, at noon, tumeric, caffeine
Remeron at night,
zyprexa,
requip2-4mg





Hugs from:
LadyShadow, Nammu
Thanks for this!
LadyShadow
  #664  
Old Apr 18, 2024, 07:14 PM
VabGirl VabGirl is offline
Member
 
Member Since: Jul 2021
Location: virginia
Posts: 327
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tart Cherry Jam View Post
They now recommend showers at night as a sleep hygiene measure. Apparently, when you take a hot shower, it causes your body to drop its temp later in response to the shower, and having a cooler body makes it easier to fall asleep. So, maybe it is a good thing you prefer yours nightly.
Good idea!!
Hugs from:
LadyShadow
Thanks for this!
LadyShadow
  #665  
Old Apr 18, 2024, 07:27 PM
LadyShadow's Avatar
LadyShadow LadyShadow is offline
Wanderer of Distant Stars
 
Member Since: May 2012
Location: North Carolina, USA. Originally New York
Posts: 26,618
Took my nightly shower, felt pretty amazing. I am so glad I take my showers at night - a lot of times I don't feel like it, but I force myself to.
__________________
Tales of Love, Motivation, and An Interesting Journey - Please Subscribe to my Website on WordPress:
Inspired Odyssey's Journey of Grace, Grit and Starting Again
Hugs from:
bizi, Nammu
Thanks for this!
Tart Cherry Jam
  #666  
Old Apr 19, 2024, 07:41 PM
LadyShadow's Avatar
LadyShadow LadyShadow is offline
Wanderer of Distant Stars
 
Member Since: May 2012
Location: North Carolina, USA. Originally New York
Posts: 26,618
Took another shower tonight, felt pretty good. Really liking my nightly routine.
__________________
Tales of Love, Motivation, and An Interesting Journey - Please Subscribe to my Website on WordPress:
Inspired Odyssey's Journey of Grace, Grit and Starting Again
Thanks for this!
Tart Cherry Jam
  #667  
Old Apr 24, 2024, 10:40 PM
bizi's Avatar
bizi bizi is offline
Bizi is bizi
 
Member Since: Nov 2005
Location: cajun country
Posts: 11,083
This morning I took a shower and washed my hair. Was so tired from not sleeping well last night so I went to back to bed with wet hair, and got some more sleep.
I take multiple things to get to sleep so it must have been the late night drinking. We were listening to 3 University bands and traditional music and I drank like a fish.
I am pretty sure that it was the alcohol that did it. sigh
bizi
__________________
lamictal 2x a day
haldol 2x a day
cogentin 2x a day
klonipin , 1mg at night,
fish oil coq10
multi vit,, vit c, at noon, tumeric, caffeine
Remeron at night,
zyprexa,
requip2-4mg





  #668  
Old Apr 25, 2024, 04:12 PM
Crazy Hitch's Avatar
Crazy Hitch Crazy Hitch is offline
ɘvlovƎ
 
Member Since: Nov 2013
Location: Australia
Posts: 27,906
Took a long bath yesterday. Will shower after work today!
Hugs from:
bizi, LadyShadow
  #669  
Old May 02, 2024, 05:59 PM
Tart Cherry Jam Tart Cherry Jam is offline
Grand Magnate
 
Member Since: Mar 2021
Location: California
Posts: 3,696
We have been talking about it one here for ages.
Finally an article about it

How hard it is to do hygiene routines during depressive episodes.

Why Is It So Hard to Shower When I’m Depressed? - The New York Times
__________________
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:
LadyShadow
Thanks for this!
LadyShadow
  #670  
Old May 02, 2024, 09:51 PM
bizi's Avatar
bizi bizi is offline
Bizi is bizi
 
Member Since: Nov 2005
Location: cajun country
Posts: 11,083
I finally took a shower and washed my hair yesterday, may 1st.
I am not depressed.
__________________
lamictal 2x a day
haldol 2x a day
cogentin 2x a day
klonipin , 1mg at night,
fish oil coq10
multi vit,, vit c, at noon, tumeric, caffeine
Remeron at night,
zyprexa,
requip2-4mg





Hugs from:
LadyShadow, Tart Cherry Jam
Thanks for this!
LadyShadow
  #671  
Old May 25, 2024, 10:12 PM
bizi's Avatar
bizi bizi is offline
Bizi is bizi
 
Member Since: Nov 2005
Location: cajun country
Posts: 11,083
I took a shower today and washed my hair.
If felt good getting it done. I have to literally talk myself thru the entire process.I start at the top of my head, wash hair, and use conditioner/mask,
some times I mess up like leave the shower with out rinsing out my conditioner. other times I have forgotten to rinse my ears out of soap. another time I have forgotten to wash ears, the pits and under breasts, the crotch.( I never forget that!) I have to remind myself what to wash and in what order. Or I will forget something. It takes me 25 minutes in the shower.

How long does it take for you to shower and wash your hair?
__________________
lamictal 2x a day
haldol 2x a day
cogentin 2x a day
klonipin , 1mg at night,
fish oil coq10
multi vit,, vit c, at noon, tumeric, caffeine
Remeron at night,
zyprexa,
requip2-4mg





Hugs from:
LadyShadow
Thanks for this!
LadyShadow
  #672  
Old May 26, 2024, 12:08 AM
Nammu's Avatar
Nammu Nammu is offline
Crone
 
Member Since: May 2010
Location: Some where between my inner mind and the solar system.
Posts: 76,760
About 7-10 minutes in the shower. But I have short hair. I shampoo, then conditioner then put my body wash on a sponge, then use a wash cloth to make sure to get all the soap off. If I’m wearing shorts I then shave that takes a couple minutes more. But I’m in and out of the bathroom in less than 20 minutes total time from going in the bathroom to coming out of the bathroom.
__________________
Nammu
…Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. …...
Desiderata Max Ehrmann



Hugs from:
bizi, LadyShadow
Thanks for this!
bizi, LadyShadow
  #673  
Old May 26, 2024, 10:43 AM
Mountaindewed's Avatar
Mountaindewed Mountaindewed is online now
Legendary Wise Elder
 
Member Since: Jun 2016
Location: Where the sidewalk ends
Posts: 41,891
I took a shower today for the first time since Monday. I was really putting it off. But the second I got into the bathroom It was easy. Now I smell like gummy bear shampoo, American Crew conditioner, Sauve body wash, and Old Spice Deodarent.

I've been complimented before on how I smell. Lol.
__________________
"Good morning starshine.... the earth says hello"- Willy Wonka
Hugs from:
bizi, LadyShadow
Thanks for this!
bizi, LadyShadow
  #674  
Old May 28, 2024, 03:55 PM
LadyShadow's Avatar
LadyShadow LadyShadow is offline
Wanderer of Distant Stars
 
Member Since: May 2012
Location: North Carolina, USA. Originally New York
Posts: 26,618
Took a really nice shower and washed my hair. I have this new luxurious Olay body wash that has elderberry and almond cream in it. I really like it. Got all dressed up today too. Feels really good to take care of myself.
__________________
Tales of Love, Motivation, and An Interesting Journey - Please Subscribe to my Website on WordPress:
Inspired Odyssey's Journey of Grace, Grit and Starting Again
Hugs from:
bizi
Thanks for this!
bizi
  #675  
Old May 28, 2024, 09:04 PM
bizi's Avatar
bizi bizi is offline
Bizi is bizi
 
Member Since: Nov 2005
Location: cajun country
Posts: 11,083
took a shower and washed my hair yesterday.
sigh
__________________
lamictal 2x a day
haldol 2x a day
cogentin 2x a day
klonipin , 1mg at night,
fish oil coq10
multi vit,, vit c, at noon, tumeric, caffeine
Remeron at night,
zyprexa,
requip2-4mg





Hugs from:
LadyShadow
Thanks for this!
LadyShadow
Reply
Views: 108908





All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:33 AM.
Powered by vBulletin® — Copyright © 2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.




 

My Support Forums

My Support Forums is the online community that was originally begun as the Psych Central Forums in 2001. It now runs as an independent self-help support group community for mental health, personality, and psychological issues and is overseen by a group of dedicated, caring volunteers from around the world.

 

Helplines and Lifelines

The material on this site is for informational purposes only, and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment provided by a qualified health care provider.

Always consult your doctor or mental health professional before trying anything you read here.