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Old May 01, 2014, 11:25 AM
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I had been doing very well for a while and then my husband mentioned he thought I was in a hypo-manic phase and I agreed and so did my doctor so we decided to change my meds. In that phase I was unbelievably productive and happy and my sex drive was sky high. It was great. I wasn't harming anyone.

Then came the med change and now I'm in a mixed state where my thoughts are racing, I'm irritable yet I'm also depressed and cannot get myself to do anything. Just showering today was an unbelievable challenge. The worst part is the feeling I want to crawl out of my own skin but I just can't escape. It's seriously a terrible feeling and I know many of you know exactly what I'm talking about.

So here I am feeling basically like crap and we have the nicest weather possible. I've been dying for this weather so I could start running again, do yardwork, prepare our garden, prepare our camper for a trip we're going on in 2 weeks, etc and instead I am sitting inside on the couch in yoga pants and a hoodie just sitting. I can't handle the tv on and I just cry.

I wish it were at least horrible outside so I didn't know how much I'm missing out on by feeling this way.

It's so unfair. Why can't I/we just be normal and happy and able to enjoy life without all of these complications??????????

Ok, thanks for letting me vent that. Even if no one replies, I really needed to get that out there.
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Old May 01, 2014, 06:38 PM
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That's one of the annoying things. Some meds work wonders for some people, and some meds just give nasty side effects, don't work or make things worse. I know things suck... But trust me, keep on fighting and you will make it. I'm really sorry you're feeling this way, sometimes I get the feeling life just hates people like us... But again, you will make it. I completely understand what you're going through (Going through a lot of the same things myself right now) and you're not alone. If you need someone to talk I'm here. The more support the better, am I right? Have you talked to your psychiatrist?
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Old May 01, 2014, 06:58 PM
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call your Pdoc .. tomorrow .. no point waiting over the weekend .. just call .

Im so sorry your feeling this way .,. I know it sucks beyond belief.
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Old May 02, 2014, 09:18 AM
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Well I did a minor adjustment backwards on my meds and it seems to have helped. Yesterday I still couldn't work, but I was able to at least get myself outside and help with my kids. The day before I couldn't do either of those things.

I know I shouldn't wait on calling my doc but I hate being that client that is always calling to get in sooner than I was supposed to and I do it a lot. I figure this time I'll just stick it out and maybe I'll adjust to the meds. Although now that I changed them, I think it'll be better. I just didn't have the energy to call my doc, let alone go in. I barely made it to therapy and of course when I saw her I wasn't in the mood to talk so we worked on something else and I didn't mention at all how ****** I felt. However, my husband pointed out she probably noticed I was wearing yoga pants and a hoodie in the middle of a work day, so she probably guessed what kind of day I was having. LOL

It's nice to have a place to vent those things. I also told my husband and he does everything he can to support me but since he doesn't know what it feels like, I still feel alone with those feelings. It's nice to have this board to here other people say "you're not alone" - I'm there too or, I've been there too.
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