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Old Mar 09, 2013, 12:25 PM
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I think I'm at a healthy baseline state right now hehe and I'm hoping to stay this way. Does anyone have any advice? Thank you so much!
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I'm Jenna & I'm 16 years old. I'm currently undergoing treatment at a partial hospitalization program, for 6 hours everyday. The entire program is roughly 3 months long.
Diagnoses: Bipolar II Disorder, GAD, OCD
Meds: 50mg Pristiq, 50mg Seroquel, 600mg Lithium
Previous Meds: 20mg Lexapro, 50mg Seroquel XR, 600mg Trileptal

You woke up this morning with a heartbeat, and that should be reason enough to wake up again tomorrow.
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Old Mar 09, 2013, 12:48 PM
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I've been pretty much stable for the past couple of months (FINALLY got on the right combination of meds), and all I can say is keep taking your meds, going to therapy/psych appointments, getting enough sleep, eating well and doing some physical activity, even if it's just walking. But be aware that sometimes you can do everything right and still experience mood episodes.......it's the nature of the bipolar beast, and it can slap you right upside the head like a sneaker wave.

Best of luck---stability is awesome!!
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Old Mar 09, 2013, 12:56 PM
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bellediastre, hello!

I don't have BP, but I can you where you can meet members who do. And you will get feedback.

One is what you done, post a request in the BP forums.

Two is to look at the threads in the BP to see if a topic is close to yours and read that threads posts to see if there's valuable info for your question

Three, there is at least one BP social club-BP Social Society, there you can select people who you can private message for advice.

Four, I have read one BP member state that there are as much differences among BP people as there are BP people.

And I'm sure some BP members will respond to your post.
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Old Mar 09, 2013, 01:01 PM
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Hi belledaster, I also found a BP Support Social Club here at PC.
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Old Mar 09, 2013, 08:31 PM
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Use mood tracking to catch yourself early.
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Old Mar 09, 2013, 08:53 PM
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Get pro-active in your care as you are already doing. Read, read, read about new
things that are being discovered to help with bipolar illness, particularly in regard
to gluten exorphins in wheat, barley, rye, and perhaps, oats.

Be very careful about your diet to keep things slightly on the alkaline side rather than the acidic side for fluids and tissues. You will become alert to times when your system is alerting you that you have too much acidic residue in your fluids.

Drink water; leave alcohol alone, avoid caffeine if you think you might have a sensitivity to it. Both alcohol and caffeine are detrimental to people sensitive to them.

You hare a routine sleep schedule; try to adhere to it.

Just get to know your chemical makeup well and watch yourself and how you
feel.

Try to stay as stress free as possible in this world we live in where stress is almost
unavoidable.

Take care of yourself and use meditation as an habitual things for calmness.
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Old Mar 10, 2013, 12:47 AM
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Make time for yourself. Start a new hobby. Do something you enjoy each day. Find something to laugh about. Sleep is paramount, next to that exercise. Connect with other people. Manage stress. keep all appointments with your psychiatrist and psychologist. Take your meds consistently if you are on any and chart your moods.

O.K. having said that, it is hard to stay stable when life throws unpleasant things at you. It is inevitable. The past two years were hard for me. I had major surgery, which sent me into a mixed state just 2 days later and then 3 weeks later it spiraled into a deep dark depression. Then I lost a close friend to suicide two months later. devastating. Then my marriage of 18 years fell apart. another blow to the self esteem... financial issues... I will lose my house here soon to foreclosure (thank you ex) and I have sole custody of both my kids. Which I am grateful for, but it is difficult - middle schoolers and one with some developmental disabilities. No help from anyone.
I Just started a new job 3 months ago and going back to school in a few weeks.

PHEW! Moods have been up and down as you can imagine. Lately not so good. I am feeling the stress and I have to constantly rethink things. I feel so fortunate to have an experienced psych that sees things so clearly and thoroughly and whom I trust completely. This helps when I am feeling and acting completely irrational.

Everyday I tell myself- when I feel o.k., "What can I do today with what I already have on my plate?" It's hard sometimes when you are looking in the ugly mirror and can only think and feel the negative.... and you can barely get out of bed and some dark,dark thoughts are going through your head. People that don't experience this, don't understand. Anyway, if you focus on the things I mentioned in the first paragraph, it should help. Don't feel overwhelmed and start with one or two of those things to work on. My picks? Sleep first and then exercise. Those help so much in gaining stability.

Best to you.
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