[thinker22]

So I saw the new p-doc today. She seems super nice and knowledgeable. I guess I brought enough info (and it helped that I was in a manic state), so she dx'd me bipolar I...something or another...without psychotic features. I couldn't focus on what she was saying and all the thoughts in my head at the same time. I asked her to write out the instructions for my new medication because I knew I wouldn't remember. Oh, that reminds me, I need to write my next appt down in my calendar. I almost forgot, I can split my dose of Lamictal. Dam it's hard to concentrate. Okay, 50-100 or was it 100 at night 50 in the morning? Shoot.

Anyway. I got 3 weeks worth of Abilify. Cross your fingers for me that it will be the missing piece of my meds puzzle. I start it tonight...let's see, 2mg, then 5mg, then 10mg the 3rd week. Then my next appt. Yay. I gotta slow down sometime. Yikes.

She laughed when I told her my last psych person dx'd me just last month as Bipolar II. She said, "Oh no, you're bipolar one," very matter of factly. I guess I am practically climbing the walls with, fidgeting, racing thoughts and jokes.

Hugs to everyone!!

Oh yeah, and the disability office appt went okay too. I got scared and almost cried at one point because there was this psychotic woman making threatening gestures in the lobby. But the counselor there told me that in the future I don't have to stay in the lobby and can have my own room to make me feel safe until she can meet with me. So that was nice of her. They almost carted the lady off to the hospital, but I guess a friend eventually picked her up. I want to get well. I don't want to become like that. Made me so sad to see her suffering so much and totally out of touch with reality. She was making imaginary phone calls on the telephone, not even pressing the buttons and talking to various people. One was named Scott. Don't know why I remembered that. If I wasn't so frightened at the time I might have laughed.

Hope everyone else is doing okay today.

[bridgie]

Sounds like a positive day. Glad to hear everything went well. Sounds like you have a new plan. Hope it works cross your fingers right

[Amazonmom]

I'm glad things went well for you today!

I'm interested in how the Abilify works for you because maybe I will be brave enough to try it myself!

"I don't want to become like that"

you said it "I don't want to be like that" egknowling (spelling of well) it means you wont

Are you on a proper mood stablizer, maybe the dose should be brought up?

Sounds like medication isn't stable (to me anyway)

I'm a Bipolar I

xannax, prozac, lamictal.... as stable as possible for now, I've been through 100's of medication no lie.... but keep trying...

Stay away from sugar and caffienee, especially fake sugar

[amaviena]

Good job, thinker!!! Your meds sound good to me. I'm going to try and get disability in the months to come. I'm glad you're getting your life together. I'm so glad. usually with lamictal the dose split doesn't matter because it shouldn't make you drowsy. so either/or. If it does, by chance make you drowsy, take more at night. Easy...and now for my own post!

[thinker22]

Hi guys. Star, I do have caffeine and sugar still. Fake and real. I'm cutting back though. I'm trying to quit alcohol too. I printed up a sheet of all my meds and their interactions and about 50% of the bad reactions were with my birth control (so I've stopped it as of today) and the other half were with alcohol. I really want to get well and sooner the better.

Hard to focus still. Oh yeah, I am on Lamictal, for mood stabilizer. Abilify is just my new anti-psychotic. And Amanda (okay if I call you ama? I never asked. I just like it ) I'm now taking 100mg in pm and 50mg am. That's to avoid the headache from minor withdrawal. Nope, it doesn't make me drowsy at all. I'm hyper as hell as you know.

Anyone else have night sweats from Abilify? I did last night. Woke me up twice...2am and 4am. Got probably 6 hrs broken sleep.

Thanks again everyone. I'm going to a concert after work tonight and then I have therapy tomorrow. Things are looking up.

Love you guys. (I've always had a hard time saying that word but you have all helped me so much through these extremely rough patches).

In hospital put me on Abilify for minute - couldn't even function...but that's what it did to me.

like caffeine sometimes puts me to sleep.

Other times like I told my friend yesterday cuz someone was mess'n too long with her
" DON'T MAKE ME DRINK A LOT OF COKE COLA - AND HAVE TO COME OVER THERE"

[amaviena]

everyone has different reactions with different medications. good, bad, in between. give it a chance. you're doing fine.

[LivingMiracle]

I am on Lamictal and Abilify for Bipolar and so far it has worked okay for the most part. Still some swings but its a whole lot better than it was before.

[thinker22]

Glad to hear the combo has worked for someone else. So far I've been super resistant to practically everything and I don't want to be

Will update periodically. The mood swings are intense yes. I'm still hyper. Woohoo! But my face is burning like I have a fever and that's not good.

Off to concert.

d

[amaviena]

take it slow and take care of yourself.

[Sammy Jo]

It sounds like you doing good. Good You asked does Abilify cause night sweats, I'm not on it but my brother is and he gets horrible night sweats. When he wakes up his clothes are drenched. Hope you had fun at the concert. Best of luck to you!

[amaviena]

crazymeds.us
wikipedia.org

both useful tools with patient informations/side effects.
google abilify

[thinker22]

Thanks guys. The concert was interesting. It was good, but the performer seemed distracted and tired, possibly irritable. Can't blame her though. Her 2 year old kids were on the road with her.

I didn't have any night sweats last night. But I probably will with each dose increase. I got about 6 hours last night. I'm yawning though.

Welly, back to my manic projects.

I'll check in again today.

d