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#1
Oct 10, 2013, 06:47 PM
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I am sure I'm not the 1st here to suffer from the OMG I'm bipolar reaction.... but now that I'm over the initial shock of it all I am taking med's and going to have to switch them up a bit.
I'm taking Abilify 15 MG and something else that was making me so jittery and nervous the Dr. took me off of it. I'm so tired all the time it's insane. I can barely work and driving can be rough. I'm bipolar 1 and 2 - still learning about this. I'm in a depressed state right now while also angry at everything. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. |
 BipolaRNurse, Lillyleaf, mzunderstood79
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Oct 10, 2013, 08:32 PM
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Hello!
Welcome to to the forms  I understand what you mean the "OMG I'm bipolar reaction". I had that too so no worries! Some days I still wake up and think OMG I'm bipolar... I'm really happy to have you here! Let me know if there is anything I can do. I'm a PM (privet message) away. Best, Lilly
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Oct 10, 2013, 11:32 PM
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I had that initial reaction as well...it's scary, but at the same time there was a small sigh of relief. I finally had a name for it (I was originally diagnosed with major depression). I'm one of those people who need a name for things... I have to research it, learn all I can, and try to understand it as best as I can. It's just the way I cope.
If you don't mind me asking- are you Bipolar I or Bipolar II? If you have any questions, or need advice or even a gentle hug, please feel free to PM me.
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Oct 11, 2013, 01:09 AM
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I'd suspected bipolar for about a decade before I was actually diagnosed with it, but there's a big difference between merely suspecting a thing and hearing it pronounced by a man with a batch of impressive degrees on his office wall. IOW, I was blown away.
It was good to have a name for the shadow that had dogged me almost all my life, but at the same time I had a hard time wrapping my mind around the concept of being "mentally ill". THAT took a while. But I did learn to accept it, as well as the fact that I have to be medicated in order to function at a reasonable capacity, and now I'm doing really well. You'll get there. It takes time, but it does happen, and when you're stable you won't even feel like you're BP anymore. I promise!
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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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Oct 11, 2013, 01:30 AM
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Family members who know me well suggested Bipolar for at least 10 years before my diagnosis. Somehow I was able to push that out of my mind; what do they know???
Early this year, I went off all psych meds and gradually sunk into a really bad depression. THAT was when the diagnosis was made in Sept. A short hospitalization and med stabilization later, I came out with a manic episode unlike none I'd experienced in years. Now it's subsiding thank heavens. My initial reaction to the diagnosis was not good. But now I have had the time, and the frame of mind to accept it and move on. Life goes on, and all.
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Dx: Bipolar II with slightly manic baseline Rx: Geodon and Trileptal. |
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Oct 11, 2013, 08:16 AM
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Thank you for the replies! Im 1 and 2 i am 44 years old and have also suspected for years that i was bipolar. I just did not want to believe it.
Im now starting the medication ride so far im either overly anxious or overly tired. I hope to find a happy place soon. Right now im in a depressed state, feeling everyone is out to get me etc...who knows what tomorrow will bring. Im trying to read and learn all i can about this so that i can learn to cope. Dlee |
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Oct 11, 2013, 12:45 PM
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I was just recently diagnosed as well. At first I was like OMG. I'm 44 and have had bipolar II symptoms all my life but because it was relatively moderate (except when I was a teenager - which was written off as being a drama queen) no one picked up on it. It took a major depressive episode for me to be accurately diagnosed. I still have moments where I try to convince myself I'm not bipolar just severely depressed. It's hard to accept that I'm mentally ill as both my biological father and his mother are bipolar. I never wanted to be like them but they have I while I have II. I think I'm on the right meds so hopefully I'll be feeling semi normal soon.
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Diagnosed with Bipolar II, anxiety/panic with agoraphobia Meds: 400 mg Lamictal 300 mg Seroquel 200 Topamax 6 mg Klonopin |
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Oct 11, 2013, 01:31 PM
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I had the same reaction unfortunately it took me about twenty years to get over it and start on medications. It is such a relief to step up to the plate and get it taken care of.
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Oct 11, 2013, 08:20 PM
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