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#1
Jun 27, 2016, 03:19 AM
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Finally I am being discharged from hospital HAPPY!! For the last 7 months I have been deeply depressed to the point of suicide at times. Nothing helped but my pdoc took a chance and put me on a stimulant called Modafinil and I immediately switched from depressed, agitated, irritable, inpatient and unable to concentrate to happy and calm (not hypomanic at all either). It is a miracle drug for me but too expensive so my pdoc is switching me to Ritalin in a few weeks. It feels so amazing to be cheerful, calm and able to concentrate. My doctor never gave up on me. I am so lucky to have him.
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#2
Jun 27, 2016, 05:06 AM
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That's great! Getting discharged must feel good. i hope you keep on being happy.
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Jun 27, 2016, 05:24 AM
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Wow, I am SO happy for you! You got through this. I'm glad you are getting discharged. Depression sucks and it hit you hard. You got through it. That's great you have a good pdoc. Good on you! Xoxo, Rainy
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| Wander
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#4
Jun 27, 2016, 08:22 AM
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Very glad for you!. Modafinil is the smarts drug, they say. Hang in there.
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]Roses are red. Violets are blue.[ Look for the positive in the negative. PIRILON. If lemons fall from the sky, make lemonade. Unknown. Nothing stronger than habit. Victor Hugo. You are the slave of what you say, and the master of what you keep. Unknown. |
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#5
Jun 27, 2016, 08:41 AM
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So glad your depression has lifted! Thats wonderful!
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I'm bipolar 1, agoraphobic, ocd, and gad. Fairly happy go lucky. Prozac 20mg Geodon 80mg Saphris 10mg Lamictal 150mg All I can offer is my heartfelt honesty |
| Wander
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#6
Jun 27, 2016, 08:53 AM
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I'm so happy you're feeling better and get to go home, wander! hugs
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The darkest of nights is followed by the brightest of days. 😊 - anonymous The night belongs to you. 🌙- sleep token "What if I can't get up and stand tall, What if the diamond days are all gone, and Who will I be when the Empire falls? Wake up alone and I'll be forgotten." 😢 - sleep token |
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#7
Jun 27, 2016, 12:07 PM
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Yay! I'm so happy for you friend! Now if only you could pass some of that on to me.
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***** Every finger in the room is pointing at me I want to spit in their faces then I get afraid of what that could bring I got a bowling ball in my stomach I got a desert in my mouth Figures that my courage would choose to sell out now Tori Amos ~ Crucify Dx: Schizoaffective Disorder |
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#8
Jun 27, 2016, 12:46 PM
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HALLELUJAH!!!! I'm so happy that you are happy again.
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...Out of night and alarm Out of terrible dreams Reach me your hand! This is the meaning that we suffered in sleep: The white peace of the waking. ~Edna St. Vincent Millay, "Song of the Nations"~ Diagnoses: Bipolar 2, OCD, Chronic Worrywart  Meds: Lithium (reducing), Trileptal, Latuda, Risperdal, Klonopin and Xanax PRN |
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#9
Jun 27, 2016, 12:49 PM
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Hip-hip-hooray!!!! Woohoo!!! That is awesome news. I'm so happy for you and glad you have a good doctor who doesn't give up. (((Hugs)))
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Jun 27, 2016, 01:15 PM
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Awesome news, very happy for you!!
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#11
Jun 27, 2016, 03:46 PM
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So happy for you wander!!!
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Jun 27, 2016, 03:48 PM
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So glad to hear this!It's good when both the dr. and patient refuse to give up.
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Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD. Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1600 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 2.5 mg clonazepam., 75 mg Seroquel and 12.5 mg PRNx2 daily |
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Jun 27, 2016, 04:28 PM
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Nammu …Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. …... Desiderata Max Ehrmann |
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#14
Jun 27, 2016, 06:59 PM
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Quote:
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Bipolar 1 with psychotic features PTSD "Phew! For a minute there I lost myself." 'Karma Police' by Radiohead |
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Jun 27, 2016, 07:05 PM
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Thanks for all the love everyone!! Feeling it. So wonderful to have all your support. Really means a lot to me. Going home today. Still feeling happy and finally full of hope for my future. Now I will be able to go back to university next semester!!! Thrilled.
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Bipolar 1 with psychotic features PTSD "Phew! For a minute there I lost myself." 'Karma Police' by Radiohead |
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#16
Jun 27, 2016, 07:50 PM
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Modafnil/theupdated version of it gave me a lot of years of work. It was still working when other things fell apart.
I hope it gives you a lifetime of success.
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Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD. Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1600 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 2.5 mg clonazepam., 75 mg Seroquel and 12.5 mg PRNx2 daily |
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#17
Jun 27, 2016, 07:51 PM
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That is so great!
Can you elaborate on that drug? Ive read articles about it but i havent come across anyone actually taking it... Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk |
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Jun 27, 2016, 08:30 PM
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I'm so glad to hear this. I know how badly you've been suffering and I'm so happy that you've found something that finally works.
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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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Jun 27, 2016, 08:48 PM
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Jun 27, 2016, 08:51 PM
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Bipolar 1 with psychotic features PTSD "Phew! For a minute there I lost myself." 'Karma Police' by Radiohead |
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Jul 16, 2016, 12:11 PM
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Hey i wanted to see how this drug has been working for you?
Im still so curious about it and have been reading a ton of articles about how great it is. Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk |
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Jul 16, 2016, 12:56 PM
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Huge congrats!! I went 16 years with horrid depression and suicidality before Adderall instantly turned things around. I've been thinking about trying Modafinil someday instead. Don't let people do their "blah blahs blahs" about stimulant medications. We don't have any intentions of abusing it, we just don't want to feel like dying every second of the day. Congrats!!
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"I think I'm a hypochondriac. I sure hope so, otherwise I'm just about to die." PTSD OCD Anxiety Major Depressive Disorder (Severe & Recurrent) |
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#23
Jul 16, 2016, 01:14 PM
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YAY!! Very glad to hear this news.
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#24
Jul 18, 2016, 09:19 AM
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Now I am on Ritalin 10mg in the morning and am noticing very little but it is a small dose which will be increased soon. Hoping for improvement. I started it on Thursday and today I felt my brain was working a little better and my mood is picking up slightly. I am still overwhelmed by all I have been through, like a PTSD reaction. I will increase my dose on Thursday and see how I go. Thanks
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Bipolar 1 with psychotic features PTSD "Phew! For a minute there I lost myself." 'Karma Police' by Radiohead |
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#25
Jul 18, 2016, 09:46 AM
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Wow! I keep reading how its the next miracle drug to replace stimulants. Im kind of shocked it actually stopped working.
Thanks for the update! Hoping for success for you! Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk |
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