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#1
Jun 19, 2014, 08:34 PM
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It's the weirdest thing. I know my depression wants to come out and play, but my meds are keeping it in check. Has this ever happened to anyone else? It's nice, but ...odd.
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Jun 19, 2014, 08:49 PM
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I've stopped episodes occasionally, but not through meds alone. Meds don't fix everything, they only help. When I combine meds with meditation, getting out of the house, exercise, talking to friends, eating properly - that's when I do best.
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Jun 19, 2014, 08:54 PM
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I can't stop my depression but my PRN stop the negative thoughts that come with mania and depression. I still have all the physical symptoms.
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Jun 19, 2014, 09:40 PM
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I've been on the cusp of a manic episode for a few weeks, but the meds and my sleep schedule have thus far prevented it from happening. I did have a week of hypo, but even that wasn't too serious. It's almost like I can feel the meds working. I very recently cut down a tiny bit on the Zyprexa per my pdoc's OK, but so far nothing's happened except I'm not quite as sluggish in the AMs as I was, which is exactly what I wanted to happen. But yeah, I know what it's like to feel like you're on the edge of an episode and yet you don't tip over into it.
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Jun 20, 2014, 12:58 AM
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I remember after a med change episodes where I would normally go into a tailspin but did not because of the meds. I felt very encouraged by this.
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Jun 20, 2014, 09:31 AM
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I think my meds have helped me control my rages...I have felt the welling up of rage (or the precursor to getting in that rage state), but I have been able to pull myself back from that...and handle the situation normally.
Though, I went manic as hell last night...been feeling it come on for a while. |
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Jun 20, 2014, 10:28 AM
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A couple weeks ago i was mildly hypo, but didn't fully get there. I think it was triggered by some stress at work. I felt like meds stopped me from a real episode. I wanted to feel higher at the time, but the positive thing is i didn't do anything too damaging because things stayed mild. I'm assuming that was because of meds, but there is no way to know for sure.
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#8
Jun 20, 2014, 10:43 AM
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If I'm mildly hypo then I can feel my meds working so to speak but if I go full-blown manic I'm out of control.
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Jun 20, 2014, 07:10 PM
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I really appreciate the candor. I had a bit of a mini meltdown today, but my meds kept me from flaring out of control. It's like a new me, and it's taking time to get used to. Part if me misses the emotions.
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