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Jul 20, 2014, 12:33 AM
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Hi, I'm Danielle and I have type one bipolar with rapid cycling. Lately the depressive episodes are getting worse and I'm afraid I'll end up dead or in ECT or long term residential treatment. I just feel so hopeless and wanted to vent a little..
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Dx | Bipolar Disorder Type 1, ADHD-combined type, generalized anxiety, EDNOS, & compulsive skin picking. Rx | 300mg Wellbutrin & 10mg Abilify. |
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Jul 20, 2014, 04:44 AM
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Hello, diaryofamadman. Please tell your psychiatrist about what is going on. Some adjustments seem to be in order.
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Jul 20, 2014, 06:47 AM
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Hey Danielle, welcome to the forum! This is a good place to vent and the people are very supportive here. I hope you're able to discuss this with your pdoc
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“All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.” -St. Francis of Assisi Diagnosis: Schizoaffective disorder Bipolar type PTSD Social Anxiety Disorder Anorexia Binge/Purge type |
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Jul 20, 2014, 06:54 AM
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Welcome
I'm sorry you're struggling. Do you have a therapist? You really need to let you doc know what's going on with you because if you don't and the symptoms become increasingly worse, your worst fears could come true. You need to take care of your illness. Just a passing thought, you know ECT isn't such a bad thing these days, I've had. It didn't really help but I had the experience and it wasn't bad. Some memory loss in the beginning ut it goes away. As far as residential treatment goes I also was involved in something similar and it was helpful. I learned a lot of coping skills, ways to manage and how to take care of myself.
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Jul 20, 2014, 06:59 AM
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Jul 20, 2014, 10:34 AM
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Welcome, Danielle. I understand where you're coming from, I have the same dx, with psychotic features. I am still climbing out of a terrible depressed episode. It is very hard. If invega does not work to stabilize me then I am looking at ECT as well. But ECT worked for me last time - for six years. So keep holding out hope. You can always vent to us.
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Of course it is happening inside your head. But why on earth should that mean that it is not real? -Albus Dumbledore That’s life. If nothing else, that is life. It’s real. Sometimes it f—-ing hurts. But it’s sort of all we have. -Garden State |
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Jul 20, 2014, 04:36 PM
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Welcome to PC .. You will find loads of support and understanding here
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Jul 20, 2014, 09:38 PM
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Thanks for the support everyone,
And my pdoc doesn't have any openings for two weeks so I have to wait, :/ My therapist is fantastic but therapy doesn't seem to be helping me at all. I've actually been doing some research on ECT and TMS so I'll post an update after talking to my pdoc about these things,
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Dx | Bipolar Disorder Type 1, ADHD-combined type, generalized anxiety, EDNOS, & compulsive skin picking. Rx | 300mg Wellbutrin & 10mg Abilify. |
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