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#1
May 15, 2013, 10:43 PM
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Just realized I'm manic. I saw my tdoc yesterday and it never came up. I went to support group this evening and said I had just had two toilets installed on Monday and yesterday I decided I wanted a deck and called a carpenter. Bought a bunch of clothes, books. Am agitated, feel like a tuning fork is vibrating inside me. Skin is crawling. The only thing I have to take is extra klonopin. Wondering if I can wait until Wednesday of next week for ECT to perhaps take care of this.
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#2
May 16, 2013, 02:43 AM
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Try to keep the receipts!!!!
Its probably a good idea just to give the t and such a heads up but enjoy it while it lasts. I'll keep you in my thoughts and hope for the best for you.  <3333
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May 16, 2013, 03:13 AM
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Man do I relate the damn intensity. I'm sorry I'm just learning to deal with this. I wish truly that I had more to contribute... it's kicking my butt. I'm just listening to green day trying to get through it...love green day though rage and love the story of my life 
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#4
May 16, 2013, 05:30 AM
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Thanks for responding. It's no Better. I have woken up every hour. I took a Klonopin at 8pm another at midnight and a third at 4am vi can't take any more. Still I lay here.
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#5
May 16, 2013, 01:11 PM
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It's Thursday (well here anyway) sounds like you need to contact pdoc before weekend.
Know moods can turn on a dime but is it worth it to wait till appt? Hope you feel better very soon. 
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#6
May 16, 2013, 01:27 PM
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Please don't wait! I finally called my pdoc yesterday after a week-and-a-half of a dysphoric mania that's had me chasing my own tail and questioning my sanity, and I wish I hadn't been so stubborn in thinking I could power through it on my own. Please call your pdoc today and request an emergency visit, or see if you can deal with it over the phone; if you're already on an antipsychotic he'll probably have you increase your dosage, or if not he may call in an order for one to your pharmacy. Good luck!
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#7
May 16, 2013, 06:53 PM
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I agree w/ BipolaRN, do you know anyone you can trust? If so give them ur credit/debt cards. This will prevent more spending.
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#8
May 16, 2013, 06:57 PM
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I called my pdoc's nurse and she talked to the doctor. Her recommendations were to have 3 ECTs in a row - tomorrow, Monday, and Wednesday instead of waiting for Wednesday for one treatment. Also 50mg of Seroquel for sleep temporarily. I agreed. I had to cancel a couple of appointments but they should be easy to reschedule. I talked to my tdoc too and she put me on the cancellation list for next week on Tues and Thurs. Insurance doesn't pay for psych appointments on the same day you have ECT with the idea that you wouldn't be thinking clearly.
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#9
May 16, 2013, 07:15 PM
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Good thinking, Anneinside.
I hope you feel much better on Wednesday and that you sleep well tonight. |
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May 16, 2013, 07:17 PM
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Thanks...I hope so too!
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Lamotrigine 200mg a.m. Abilify 15mg a.m. Emsam 12mg a.m. Propranolol ER 60mg p.m. (for akathisia) Zolpidem 10mg p.m. PRN Klonopin 1mg p.m. Vytorin 10/20mg p.m. Qvar 80mg 1 puff twice a day ProAir PRN 1 puff every 4 hours Albuteral nebulizer solution PRN one treatment every 4 hours ECT once a week |
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#11
May 19, 2013, 02:06 AM
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Any updates?
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DX: Bipolar 1 Anxiety Tardive dyskinesia Mild cognitive impairment RX: Celexa 20 mg Gabapentin 1200 mg Geodon 40 mg AM, 60 mg PM Klonopin 0.5 mg PRN Lamictal 500 mg Levothyroxine 125 mcg (rx'd for depression) Trazodone 150 mg Zyprexa 7.5 mg Please come visit me @ http://bpnurse.com |
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#12
May 19, 2013, 09:46 AM
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I have treatment resistant ultradian cycling/mixed state, accompanied by migraines. The amino acid, taurine, which acts like an anti-convulsant and is neuro inhibitory, works for me when I'm extremely manic. I start with 3000mgs and if it doesn't slow me down within a couple of hours, I'll take 5000mgs and sometimes I need to take up to 9000mg. The downside is that it does induce depression(like you, I also take Klonopin), leave you draggy for a couple of days and might constipate you but it does take the wind out of the mania. I'm not a doctor, pharmacist or medical professional of any kind, just an amateur psychopharmacologist. |
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#13
May 20, 2013, 08:34 PM
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I have now had two ECT treatments and I'm much better. I don't have the intense urge to buy things, the physical sensations - jittery, tense - are just about gone. The only thing that is still fully around is irritability. I spent the weekend in a crisis center because I couldn't control my spending. I was disappointed. It used to be supported by the county mental health and now it is privately owned and medicare and supplemental policies don't cover it. I have to pay the full price - $600 a night. They do make payment arrangements. I don't know that I'd go there again but it was probably the right call this time.
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Lamotrigine 200mg a.m. Abilify 15mg a.m. Emsam 12mg a.m. Propranolol ER 60mg p.m. (for akathisia) Zolpidem 10mg p.m. PRN Klonopin 1mg p.m. Vytorin 10/20mg p.m. Qvar 80mg 1 puff twice a day ProAir PRN 1 puff every 4 hours Albuteral nebulizer solution PRN one treatment every 4 hours ECT once a week |
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#14
May 20, 2013, 11:29 PM
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Glad you are feeling better. Yeah paying full price .. Yikes ! Once things settle down maybe you can find out what facilities are covered
I'm just happy you are feeling better
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