 |
| FAQ/Help |
| Calendar |
| Search |
|
Member
Member Since Jan 2013
Location: Beach
Posts: 188
11 1 hugs
given |
Feb 15, 2013 at 04:58 PM
#1
This bipolar is actually causing me to feel my brain is sick, off balance, etc. I was on abilify for 10 days and felt hypomania or maybe just a lift in the depression (can't tell which). I did have insomina, headaches, some sedation, nervousness, etc. but then ended up in the ER with heart palpatations in the 160s, so doc took me off it. He says abilify is a strange drug in that it works on dopamine in certain areas of the brain but not others. So that makes sense because half my brain feels like it is on speed and the other half sedated and depressed. Very weird feeling. I just want a freakin normal brain not a sick, diseased one.
|
|
 Reply With Quote
|
 BlueInanna, noneedtoknow, Odee, Secretum
|
|
Magnate
Member Since Mar 2012
Location: Pensacola, Fl USA
Posts: 2,275
12 37 hugs
given 
|
Feb 15, 2013 at 05:07 PM
#2
I hope they get your meds sorted out soon. I can't imagine having heart palpitations that sounds terrible.
I know what you mean by your brain feels sick. It kinda sounds like a mixed episode to me. __________________ “When everything seem to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it ....” ― Henry Ford lamictal 200mg, synthroid 75 mcg, Testosterone injections thanks to lithium causing thyroid problems |
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
Elder
Member Since Sep 2012
Location: Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reservation
Posts: 5,909
12 308 hugs
given
|
Feb 15, 2013 at 10:51 PM
#3
Could be a mixed state. I think I'm there too. I hope u find the right meds...50% of the wellness plan is having the right cocktail
__________________ #SpoonieStrong Spoons are a visual representation used as a unit of measure to quantify how much energy individuals with disabilities and chronic illnesses have throughout a given day. 1). Depression 2). PTSD 3). Anxiety 4). Hashimoto 5). Fibromyalgia 6). Asthma 7). Atopic dermatitis 8). Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria 9). Hereditary Angioedema (HAE-normal C-1) 10). Gluten sensitivity 11). EpiPen carrier 12). Food allergies, medication allergies and food intolerances. . 13). Alopecia Areata |
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
Grand Member
Member Since Jun 2012
Location: Ohio
Posts: 786
12 476 hugs
given |
Feb 16, 2013 at 07:32 PM
#4
I feel so much of what you're saying. Our brains feel sick, we want one that isn't diseased.
God, it feels a little nice to hear someone else saying that. I think our funky brains tend to over reacted to some drugs and unfortunately you got a little bit of a roller coaster ride on the abilify it seems. Sorry about that. 
__________________ Just a little tree kitty. Depression, Anxiety, Panic. Med free. |
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
| Reply |
This is an old thread. You probably should not post your reply to it, as the original poster is unlikely to see it.|
|
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.
Linear Mode
