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Jun 26, 2009, 04:13 PM
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I'm new here. I'm BP I w/ psychoses, insomnia, hypersomnia, and social anxiety disorder. I was diagnosed in 2007. I've been through several waves of pdocs and tdocs. I've damaged many relationships and built many more. I'm here to make friends and get advice for living more steadily.
I'm on the following medications: Lamictal/Lamotrigine 200mg x 2/day Eskalith/Lithium 450mg x 2/day Remeron/Mirtazipine 30mg/day Celexa/Citalopram 20 mg x 1.5/day and the following supplements/natural remedies: Multivitamin 1/day Super B Complex 1/day B-12 1000mcg/day SAM-e 400mg/day I use mood tracker to chart everything. I started an exercise program. What else can I do to help myself? I so badly want to be operable. My bed sheets are way too boring. |
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Jun 27, 2009, 10:33 AM
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It sounds like you are trying very hard, good job! Giving yourself credit is hard while you are down.
Does your P-doc know you are taking SAM-E? It definitely can cause mania/hypomania. Just wanted to welcome you and say hello. 
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Jun 27, 2009, 12:06 PM
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And I thought my drug cocktail was getting complicated.
 Sounds like you're doing all you can. Just stay in touch with your docs and exercise even if it's just walking (I should do more of that myself). I think people who don't understand the disease (by way I mean being prisoner to the chemicals in one's capricious brain) tend to believe it's an excuse to behave all over the map, but really, most of us hate feeling out of control and would like to lead a somewhat normal productive life. Most of us really are doing all we can and we don't want to hurt anyone. Sure the upswings may be great for accomplishing all we couldn't when depressed, but once it goes overboard, so does productivity and causes severing of relationships. So, we compromise. We take our meds, we go to therapy, but really it never completely goes away, it just becomes more manageable. Hang in there.
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Jun 27, 2009, 07:13 PM
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I'm blessed with a tremendously understanding boyfriend. He's always been there for me and never judged me.
My doctor doesn't know I'm on SAM-e yet...I'm going to ask him what he thinks about it when I see him in August. He has this funny idea that I'm "better." In a sickly sort of way it makes me feel good because I know I've faked a lot. Faking...not only for orgasms anymore. I'm really so glad to find a place that's tons more active then I'm used to. I started walking about an hour every day since last week. I've been feeling so much better. Put my dog to sleep today. I could've done without that. Thanks for the warm welcome. |
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Jun 28, 2009, 11:51 AM
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Sorry to hear about your dog.
 Pets are so dear. No need to fake feeling better for your doc. That's what he/she is there for: to hear your problems and try to adjust your meds so you feel better. It's good that you're walking, but do let your doc know what's going on.
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Jun 28, 2009, 11:59 AM
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Oh, I am so sorry about your dog. Losing a loved pet is so hard....
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Jun 28, 2009, 04:09 PM
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decided to drop the SAM-e until I get back on a therapuetic dose of Lamictal again being that I secretly titrated to get off of it due to the price. Mood, mood, mood. Pills, pills, pills. My head hurts so badly today. I'm trying very hard not to lash out at anyone. I feel so sick.
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Jun 29, 2009, 11:47 PM
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Jun 30, 2009, 12:51 AM
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Hang in there, it gets better.
I am so sorry about your dog. I lost my dog a couple of years ago to Leukemia. I had to put him to sleep also, and it was devastating. Here's some more hugs for you....::
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Lauru-------------That's me, Bipolar and Watching TV   I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. ---Robert Frost |
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Jun 30, 2009, 01:48 AM
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losing my dog was just another nail in my bipolar coffin,so to speak.....my animals,each one,was very sick at the end of their lives and i was unable to just let go and i pretty much did everything humanly possible to extend their lives.I guess in my sickly mind i felt my love would help ease their last days.Anyways....i wanted to tell you that you arent alone in doing the (secretly)titrating of Lamictal med.Mine isnt so much cost,thank god a generic came out and it went down to 15 bucks a month (wish my Provigil would be that cheap!!)i am doing it cuz i think i am having some side effects from it.So i have yet to tell my pdoc about this move,i see him at the end of july,but for now i have been doing the every other day thing.My dose is alot lower than yours though too.......i only take 100mg a day.I am not advocating at all that playing around with your meds is a good thing,and i think i feel a noticeable different when i dont take the med but until i get this side effect taken care of its just something me personally,that i need to do.And lastly,yes when you do go see the pdoc mention the sam-e.....i believe mine said that and st john's wort is a no-no with our psych meds.PS here's some more hugs
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