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Dec 20, 2010, 04:51 AM
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I don't know; maybe I need to just enjoy the emotions and go with the flow. But I'm new to this whole thing.
I've been hypomanic before, but this is now 2 weeks, and I guess I just know more about BP, to be a bit more cautious. I have a lot more energy and can get through the day. I am a lot more cheerful and make an effort to crack jokes... On the downside, I cannot fall asleep, I am anxious, I am snappy, I want to go shopping for things I don't really need... Yes, it is drug induced, as we recently added Wellbutrin - I only take 1/2 a 150mg tablet (so, 75mg in the morning; I know I'm not supposed to break them in half, but that's what pdoc suggested - it's the XL version too) and I only take 100mg Lamictin at night. Guess the Lamictin needs to be upped (Pdoc is away for Christmas though!) But I need the Wellbutrin to stay away from the depression - which at times was making me sui. Not sure what the point of my post was, other than to share my frustration maybe. And I'm not sure how to get through this and be truely happy. Every now and again I also feel a pain in my heart region (Just behind my breast) which lasts a few minutes and then goes away (Kind of like a stuck wind, but it's not) - not sure what's causing this. Arg - meds. You cannot live without them, but there are so many damn side-effects to navigate past!
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"I'd rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed. Robert H. Schuller" Current dx: Bipolar Disorder Unspecified Current Meds: Epitec (Lamotrigine) 300mg, Solian 50mg, Seroquel 25mg PRN, Metformin 500mg, Klonopin prn |
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Dec 20, 2010, 05:01 AM
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     Thought i would post my words in smiley too you |
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Dec 20, 2010, 05:03 AM
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Lol - thanks; quite a confusing message, but then again - I guess I'm pretty confused now too
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"I'd rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed. Robert H. Schuller" Current dx: Bipolar Disorder Unspecified Current Meds: Epitec (Lamotrigine) 300mg, Solian 50mg, Seroquel 25mg PRN, Metformin 500mg, Klonopin prn |
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Dec 20, 2010, 05:07 AM
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Lol i like to confuse people it's what i do best! it's one of those interprate your own meaning messages LOL
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Dec 20, 2010, 05:41 AM
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Rain Sad 2 Poke Hugs Big Smile That is bad, I am sorry for you... but hey there... I'm here for you... we can smile together! That's what I get out of it 
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Dec 20, 2010, 06:31 AM
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Yup, that's kind of the message I got too... lol (Actually, it's Big GRIN at the end
)But now, my T has told me I often don't allow myself to be happy, as I'm too scared about the crash that inevitably follows. Hmm...
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"I'd rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed. Robert H. Schuller" Current dx: Bipolar Disorder Unspecified Current Meds: Epitec (Lamotrigine) 300mg, Solian 50mg, Seroquel 25mg PRN, Metformin 500mg, Klonopin prn |
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Dec 20, 2010, 08:01 AM
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Suga... it might be the thing. Bipolars get often scared of "OMG, I feel happy it means I am going manic and I need to stop it". I don't have any advice for what to do at the moment...but maybe for the future you could work in becoming more comfortable in wider range of emotions. There was a good article on this on Tom Wooton's blog (http://blogs.psychcentral.com/bipola...-with-bipolar/)
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Dec 20, 2010, 08:30 AM
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Thansk Venus - will have a look. I am a little uncomfortable, because I really just haven't felt these emotions for a LONG time.
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"I'd rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed. Robert H. Schuller" Current dx: Bipolar Disorder Unspecified Current Meds: Epitec (Lamotrigine) 300mg, Solian 50mg, Seroquel 25mg PRN, Metformin 500mg, Klonopin prn |
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Dec 20, 2010, 11:27 AM
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My T and I were having a similar conversation today. We were talking about levels of depression and why I don't function even when when I think I feel better. he said that there are different levels of depression and i have been in it so long that maybe I have forgotten what my real personalitly is like. I told him that everyt time I start to feel better and do more things that I and the people around me say that I am getting manic. He told me that when I am feeling those lesser levels of depression that those are the times when I need to practice functioning skills like showering, getting out for small, non threatening outings so that I have those resources for when I am really low He told me not to worry about the feeling that I might be going hypomanic because I have a lot of supports in place to stop it if it looks like I might get out of control.
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Dec 20, 2010, 12:48 PM
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My family and friends used to get very upset anytime I showed improvement because they were worried I was hypomanic. It got to where I would lie and say I was depressed just so they'd leave me alone. I realize it sounds like you're having some problems but my advice is try to manage them and enjoy being happy!
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Dec 21, 2010, 03:36 AM
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Went out for a few drinks after work, and "a few" turned into "a few too many" - feel horrible this morning and am trying to replenish fluids. I also didn't really eat yesterday, which didn't help.
I would not normally have been able to drink as much as I did (Well, my body and my logical mind would have kicked in and stopped me from drinking more...?) @BNL - I can relate. I dont know what the "normal" me is anymore. I'm not sure if I'm hypomanic or just normal/stable/happy? My boyfriend doesn't quite know how to handle me in this state - whatever it may be.
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"I'd rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed. Robert H. Schuller" Current dx: Bipolar Disorder Unspecified Current Meds: Epitec (Lamotrigine) 300mg, Solian 50mg, Seroquel 25mg PRN, Metformin 500mg, Klonopin prn |
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