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Apr 28, 2014, 05:14 PM
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For the first time in probably 2 years I went almost 8 whole days with a "stable" mood. I wasn't Manic or depressed... everything was how i see what other people go through day to day... it was like i was normal. I was even sleeping at night. Like 7 hours a night. it was great. Then last night I woke up at 11 pm and i've been up since... I got maybe 2 hours of sleep. My moods are going everywhere again and I don't know where i'm going to end up next with them. I started dissociating again. I know some of this is from lack of sleep, but i was doing so good. I did what I said I wouldn't and I got my hopes up... i'm just tired of doing this. I'm tired of not knowing what i'm going to be like next, and I don't want to get as bad as I usually do.. it's exhausting and seems like i'm fighting a battle that can't be won.
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Apr 28, 2014, 05:37 PM
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gosh, you really take me back to life before finding the right meds. it can be different if you are persistent and patient and work hard to find the right med combo. it took me over 2 1/2 years but I finally found the right meds and now I lead a stable life for four years now. it can be done. drove my pdoc up the wall refusing to stay on meds that just weren't cutting it, I refused to up dosages on meds that weren't working. I made him change them. I wanted immediate relief. if they were working in a couple of months, I changed them until I found something that did work. and it paid off. drugs that work without side effects. you can have a stable life too. advocate for yourself. be persistent. it will pay off. take care.
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Apr 28, 2014, 05:43 PM
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Apr 28, 2014, 07:02 PM
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It really sucks what yr going thru! It took me about 2 years to find the right combo. I still can only work pt do to my illness and my instability. Even tho I'm medicated my bp and anxiety still act up which is why I can only work pt and on ssd. You say that you give up on them alot. Maybe you should give the meds more time to work before giving up on them...oh but you said you've tried diff dosages. Hum... I'm on geodon and.it really works good. I'm on 80mg twice a day. Have you tried that one? Or a new one called latuda? Latuda has stabilized me which is great. It kinda numbs me out a bit but at least my bipolar depression has gone for now and I'm thankful. I'm not hypo manic either. Have you talked to yr pdoc about increasing the doses of what yr.on? If you can't get an appt you can leave a msg for them to call you back. Since you know what yr on works, then maybe you just need a little increase. I had to do that with my geodon. I went up twice then got at the right level. I'm so sorry it's going this way for you. Whenever I have good days I am always thanking God cause I so appreciate them. Then it won't last and it's disappointing do I understand how yr feeling. Take care of yr self. Be kind to yr self.
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Apr 28, 2014, 07:15 PM
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Apr 28, 2014, 07:25 PM
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How long have you been on the geodon? I started out being extremely tired also. But my pdoc said that side affect can wear off for alot of people..it totally wore off for me which is why I can handle taking it in am and pm. Sounds like more of it would really help you. In sorry you get so tired on it. Maybe you could take the geodon right when you get home from work? That way if yr pdoc does increase it you can still just take it at night but doing so when you get home from work. Sleep is vital for you since you work ft. But then again maybe another one of yr meds could be increased? I just know how life changing the geodon has been for me which is why I lean toward that one. But I'm not a pdoc so I'd call him to talk unless you can get into see him or her really soon.
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Apr 28, 2014, 07:33 PM
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At one point in time... probably a year ago i was on 120 mg at night. but the sleep has wore off a lot on me. i took it 3 hours ago and i'm still not asleep... actually i've been up since 11 pm last night. so if that's saying anything. i know it probably sounds silly but i get tired of the medicines and i just want to be better.... that's why i stop them.. i start doing okay and i stop or i give up because i feel like nothing is working. I see her tomorrow. I'm just frustrated at this point. and I don't know how long i've been on geodon this time. I have been trying very hard this time at keeping on my medicines and trying to get better.
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Apr 29, 2014, 12:11 AM
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Apr 29, 2014, 12:40 AM
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The extreme moods will go away if you can keep yourself on a rigid sleep / wake cycle. Set a bedtime, say 11pm, and take or drink whatever you need to to make sure your head is on the pillow by 11pm. If you do this enough times your body adjusts and it gets easier, eventually you'll be able to back off the sleep meds entirely. My morning starts in the same manner, with ritalin, nuvigil, and an expresso to keep me from napping. I also have meds (prednisone) that make me sleep only half a night, they come in handy for resetting the cycle and adjustments. A well regulated sleep / wake cycle should be the foundation of your treatment plan. Last edited by nbritton; Apr 29, 2014 at 01:00 AM. |
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Apr 29, 2014, 01:04 AM
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My morning starts in the same manner, with ritalin, nuvigil, and an expresso.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~< Priceless. Thank you nbritton for sharing.  Ya made me chuckle.
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Apr 30, 2014, 02:10 AM
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Apr 30, 2014, 03:59 AM
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I agree on the sleep schedule. Unfortunately my work hours prevent this from happening. I work an alternative 12 hour schedule so for 2 to 3 days in a row I wake up at 1AM to be to work by 3. Then on days off I sleep till about 5 or 6 so that messes with me quite a bit.
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May 01, 2014, 06:31 PM
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