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Apr 25, 2013 at 05:13 PM
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So I found an IRL Bipolar support group that meets the 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month. Tonight will be my first time there. I'm hoping that some will have a suggestion for getting med management without doing the inpatient stuff. The meeting is pretty far from my house and it's downtown, at night. I'm cool with it because I do street ministry downtown on Saturday mornings (at least I used to before the flip). But I'm going to be on the other side of downtown so I'm hoping to A) not get lost B) seriously, I cannot get lost. If I get turned around downtown I will come home cause I can't show up late and have everyone turn their heads at me C) be able to speak clearly, I need to communicate.
I'm optimistic right now but who knows when that will change. Nature of the beast. I'm dressed and ready to go. Leaving with an hour to get there, have time to stop for coffee (I heart Dunkin' Donuts) and possibly a little bite to eat. I've been having headaches everyday since I weaned off of the Restoril so I have Tylenol, Motrin, and then some of my night meds (Lamictal, Inderal, Prednisone [last day on that], & 200mg of Seroquel incase I need it there. I'm not taking the full dose at my normal night hour for obvious reasons but I function okay on 200mg). Lately I've been taking 200mg of Seroquel around 7 or 8pm the other 800mg right before bed. It doesn't seem to lessen the side effects breaking it up that way but I guess it helps me mentally, like a mind trick - "I'm only taking 800mg instead of 1000mg." Okay, I think I've said all I can say on this for now. __________________ Dx: BP1, ADD, OCD, PTSD, GAD Current: Topamax 200mg, Ativan 1mg PRN, Lamictal 200mg, Ritalin 20mgx2, Klonopin 1mg PRN, Omega 3 Abilify 10mg Past & failed: Seroquel, Saphris, Lithium, Neurontin, Wellbutrin, Prozac, Effexor, Zoloft, Celexa, Paxil, Remeron, Vistaril, Haldol, Ambien, Restoril Xanax and now most likely Abilify |
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Location: NJ
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Apr 25, 2013 at 06:10 PM
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good luck tonight! I give you so much credit, I'm way too scared to go to an IRL support group. there's one that meets every other tuesday in my area but it's in a hospital and I HATE hospitals! So no dice. Plus I'd just be too scared to go talk to strangers unless someone went with me. And I haven't let anyone know about my dx so I guess that's out!
I hope you find some support!! __________________ Of course it is happening inside your head. But why on earth should that mean that it is not real? -Albus Dumbledore That’s life. If nothing else, that is life. It’s real. Sometimes it f—-ing hurts. But it’s sort of all we have. -Garden State |
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Apr 26, 2013 at 07:16 AM
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I agree with WFC, Kudos to you for going.
I am not ready for a live support group. I had a bad experience in an outpatient setting after a hospitalization that will stick with me for a long time I think. It wasn't violent or anything like that, just someone who clearly felt some hostility toward the "new person" and felt the need to comment/contradict/interupt every time I spoke on any topic. I never went back. Let us know how it went. I hope it was helpful to you 
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Apr 26, 2013 at 02:50 PM
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Congrats OP! I have attended three different support groups and they were awesome.
I attended DBSA (depression bipolar support alliance). Twice a month in the late evening. WHIM (with hope in mind) through NAMI. Once a month. All MI's met together. BRIDGES meet weekly during the afternoon. All MI's meet together. I hope you don't get lost. Don't feel as though you have to share. I was very quiet at first. __________________ #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 |
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Apr 26, 2013 at 04:13 PM
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__________________ #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 |
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