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Apr 03, 2012, 05:18 PM
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Hey guys,
Just wanted to share with you a small success. Well, last summer, I had a fantastic summer job, but a month in, I just stopped showing up. I wouldn't leave my apartment, and I had a mixed episode. Since I lost that job, I've been in a rut, and avoiding all the Big Things in life, instead obsessing and getting manic over dumb things (like coupons and ikea furniture and colouring books). But I haven't been dealing with LIFE. I was just too anxious to even THINK about big stuff like finding another summer job, y'know? Well, about a month ago I started depakote, and my anxiety has been so radically reduced. And in the past few days, I've applied for THREE summer jobs! I feel like I've FINALLY turned a corner in this illness, and I'm feeling back to my old self. Hoping that this is not the start of another hypomania (I was starting to get hypomanic exactly this time last year). Hoping this is just the effect of depakote and getting well. My pdoc called, and said my blood levels for depakote are in the high end of the therapeutic range. So it must be doing something, right? Either way, I'm just glad to finally be getting some stuff done. I feel like I had my head stuck in the sand, and I just pulled it out!
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age: 23 dx: bipolar I, ADHD-C, tourette's syndrome, OCD, trichotillomania, GAD, Social Phobia, BPD, RLS current meds: depakote (divalproex sodium) 1000mg, abilify (aripiprazole) 4mg, cymbalta (duloxetine) 60mg, dexedrine (dexamphetamine) 35mg, ativan (lorazepam) 1mg prn, iron supplements past meds: ritalin, adderall, risperdal, geodon, paxil, celexa, zoloft other: individual talk therapy, CBT, group therapy, couple's therapy, hypnosis |
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Apr 03, 2012, 05:35 PM
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Thumbs up to the depakote! My hopes go with you that you've turned a corner. Here's to a wonderful summer job
 . What kinds of jobs are you looking at?
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Apr 03, 2012, 05:49 PM
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Congrats! It's always nice to hear some good news!
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Apr 03, 2012, 06:08 PM
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age: 23 dx: bipolar I, ADHD-C, tourette's syndrome, OCD, trichotillomania, GAD, Social Phobia, BPD, RLS current meds: depakote (divalproex sodium) 1000mg, abilify (aripiprazole) 4mg, cymbalta (duloxetine) 60mg, dexedrine (dexamphetamine) 35mg, ativan (lorazepam) 1mg prn, iron supplements past meds: ritalin, adderall, risperdal, geodon, paxil, celexa, zoloft other: individual talk therapy, CBT, group therapy, couple's therapy, hypnosis |
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Apr 03, 2012, 06:22 PM
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Good for you. I understand that particular turning point all too well, it's a nice self-confidence boost. Glad the depakote is doing it's job
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Apr 03, 2012, 07:09 PM
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Congratulations! Let this be a step to a bigger success!
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Apr 03, 2012, 09:27 PM
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Congrats, and thanks for sharing this success with us!
Always wonderful to read positive posts on the forum.
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Apr 03, 2012, 10:49 PM
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YAY so happy your meds are working and your feeling better..
SO nice to read Happy news here
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Apr 04, 2012, 05:47 AM
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Congrats, It's great to hear good news. hope good things continue for you.
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Apr 04, 2012, 06:17 AM
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Yay!! So happy for you. Good luck with the job search.
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Crystal Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you have imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe become simple.  Bipolar 1 OCD BPD Anxiety with panic disorder Agorophobia viibryd |
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Apr 04, 2012, 06:35 AM
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That's great. Glad to hear you're recovering.
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"Experience, in retrospect, becomes the truth that guides my step ..." Without ME, it's just "aweso"! |
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Apr 04, 2012, 10:22 AM
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Congratulations! You're on the right track! Doesn't if feel good when you accomplish things like this?
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Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, & Wisdom to know the difference. To live is to suffer, and to survive is to find meaning in that suffering |
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Apr 04, 2012, 10:59 AM
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Thank you to everyone for the well wishes and support. It means so much to me.
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age: 23 dx: bipolar I, ADHD-C, tourette's syndrome, OCD, trichotillomania, GAD, Social Phobia, BPD, RLS current meds: depakote (divalproex sodium) 1000mg, abilify (aripiprazole) 4mg, cymbalta (duloxetine) 60mg, dexedrine (dexamphetamine) 35mg, ativan (lorazepam) 1mg prn, iron supplements past meds: ritalin, adderall, risperdal, geodon, paxil, celexa, zoloft other: individual talk therapy, CBT, group therapy, couple's therapy, hypnosis |
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