 |
| FAQ/Help |
| Calendar |
| Search |
|
#1
Jun 27, 2016, 11:34 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Here's the scenario:
There's a new miracle med that just came out. It 100% eliminates your symptoms. So basically, you will never have BP symptoms again if you take this drug. But once you're on it, you're on it for life. There's no turning back. Side effect: you gain 5 lbs a year, and the weight will never go away. So in 20 years, you will have put on an extra 100 lbs. 30 years, 150. etc Would you do it? |
 Wild Coyote
|
 OctobersBlackRose, Wild Coyote
|
|
#2
Jun 27, 2016, 11:50 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Nope.
Carrying extra weight makes me so frustrated (and unhealthy) Also, as much as I would like to suffer less, bipolar is my old friend. It's opened my mind in a lot of ways creatively, socially, energetically. Even the depths, though murky, give me something to explore. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
| OctobersBlackRose, pirilin
|
|
#3
Jun 27, 2016, 12:00 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
No. I like my manic self. If you tell me it will cure only depression, I'll think about it.
Ther is no way for me to gain more than a few pounds.
__________________
]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. |
| OctobersBlackRose, Wild Coyote
|
|
#4
Jun 27, 2016, 02:03 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
I would be bedridden even more than I already am. No thank you. I'm too sick to add all that weight to my already taxed petite frame.
|
| OctobersBlackRose, Wild Coyote
|
| BipolaRNurse
|
|
#5
Jun 27, 2016, 02:21 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
And give up what I have right now? No way.
Seriously, though, am I willing to take that trade-off? I don't think so... actually, I'm sure I wouldn't even were I depressed when you asked.
__________________
>< |
|
#6
Jun 27, 2016, 02:22 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
I'm also pretty short, don't think I could move with an extra 100 lbs
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using Tapatalk
__________________
Current Meds Lamictal 200 mg x2 Seroquel 100 mg |
| OctobersBlackRose, Wild Coyote
|
| OctobersBlackRose
|
|
#7
Jun 27, 2016, 02:24 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
doesn't sound like a miracle med to me...
__________________
Bipolar 1 with mixed and psychotic symptoms & ADHD Meds Latuda 120mg Lamictal 200mg Haldol 5mg (+5mg during mixed episodes) Vyvanse 40mg morning 20mg noon Benztropine 0.5mg |
| OctobersBlackRose, Wild Coyote
|
|
#8
Jun 27, 2016, 02:24 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Yep. I would do it in a heartbeat. How are all these people out there not getting ripped apart by their mania? I can't keep a relationship to save my life, so skinny doesn't seem to be working for me.\
|
| Anonymous59125, OctobersBlackRose, Wild Coyote
|
|
#9
Jun 27, 2016, 02:40 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
No I wouldn't.
__________________
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 |
| pirilin
|
|
#10
Jun 27, 2016, 02:43 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
I have long periods of stability between my manic and depressive episodes. They are temporary problems. The weight issues is a permanent problem which I'd never get relief from. I have about 30lbs of excess fat on my body and I feel every pound weighing me down. My IBS goes crazy from overeating and gaining that much weight means eating lots of food. Plus, I'm vain. Carly Simon wrote the song "you're so vain" about me I think.
|
| OctobersBlackRose, Wild Coyote
|
| OctobersBlackRose, pirilin, Wild Coyote
|
|
#11
Jun 27, 2016, 02:50 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
No one except Ghostkrumpet wants to be fat and jolly
 Santa Claus is fat and jolly. He's pretty happy with his size.  js |
|
#12
Jun 27, 2016, 02:54 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
My dad is very overweight but carries it well and it doesn't bother him all that much. Now that he's getting older (in his 70's) the weight is catching up on his knees though.
|
|
#13
Jun 27, 2016, 03:49 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
No I wouldn't...
|
|
#14
Jun 27, 2016, 03:59 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Quote:
__________________
]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. |
|
#15
Jun 27, 2016, 04:05 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Quote:
__________________
]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. |
| OctobersBlackRose
|
|
#16
Jun 27, 2016, 04:06 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
I always thought she wrote it for James Taylor. Warren does seem like the vain type. I guess he and I are twins like that.
|
|
#17
Jun 27, 2016, 04:12 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Quote:
Poor old James Taylor is the humblest man on earth. Still has the same shirt and shoes from forty years ago.
__________________
]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. |
|
#18
Jun 27, 2016, 04:17 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Maybe I spoke too fast. There's another contender for the title.
George Hamilton. But what do I know.
__________________
]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. |
|
#19
Jun 27, 2016, 04:19 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
James Taylor's outfit has seen Fire and has seen Rain year in year out.
__________________
]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. |
|
#20
Jun 27, 2016, 04:21 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
And now, it was a pleasure. But I need to lose a little weight to look like George Hamilton.
__________________
]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. |
|
#21
Jun 27, 2016, 05:27 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
I'm taking (just one of multiple psych meds) a drug that causes weight gain (potentially a lot, so far 12# in 5 months on top of 90# of prior med weight gain), incontinence at night,severe drooling at night, decreased motivation so exercise is extra difficult and has a high enough risk of killing you by destroying your immune system that weekly blood draws are required for 6 months, then twice a month for 6 months, then monthly as long as you take it. My others meds have plenty of other side effects,including more weight gain. But doing this was my chance to get better and despite much of this being frustrating I want to live and finally feel better for the first time in 2 years.
I think I'd take it. I may already be taking it.
__________________
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 |
| Anonymous41403, Anonymous59125, OctobersBlackRose, pirilin, Wander
|
| Coconutzo
|
|
#22
Jun 27, 2016, 05:55 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Sorry, but no I wouldn't, I'm short, so 100-150 pounds would look bad on me, plus there is a big visitors of heart disease in my family, so weight would increase my chances even more. I know it all sounds vain, but that's my opinion.
__________________
Wir sind was wir sind English We are what we are MDD w/psychotic features, BPD |
| pirilin
|
|
#23
Jun 28, 2016, 12:48 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
I'm already over 300 lbs. and pretty handicapped by it, so the weight gain would NOT be acceptable. (Not that I think I'm going to live another 20 years, but the possibility remains.) Besides, I love my hypomanias and can't imagine life without them, although I could easily do without full-blown mania and depression.
__________________
DX: Bipolar 1 Anxiety Tardive dyskinesia Mild cognitive impairment RX: Celexa 20 mg Gabapentin 1200 mg Geodon 40 mg AM, 60 mg PM Klonopin 0.5 mg PRN Lamictal 500 mg Levothyroxine 125 mcg (rx'd for depression) Trazodone 150 mg Zyprexa 7.5 mg Please come visit me @ http://bpnurse.com |
| Reply |
This is an old thread. You probably should not post your reply to it, as the original poster is unlikely to see it.|
|
My Support Forums is the online community that was originally begun as the Psych Central Forums in 2001. It now runs as an independent self-help support group community for mental health, personality, and psychological issues and is overseen by a group of dedicated, caring volunteers from around the world.
Linear Mode
