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#1
Jun 12, 2016, 10:09 AM
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In a new version of the popular game, let's do questions related to bipolar. I'll ask one, you answer it and post a new question. The next person answers yours and asks another. And so forth.
How old were you when you were diagnosed?
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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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#2
Jun 12, 2016, 10:18 AM
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I was 25 years old
Question; how do you handle obsessions and compulsions like washing your hands and crying for someone? Sent from my SM-A300FU using Tapatalk |
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#3
Jun 12, 2016, 10:48 AM
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I use distraction as much as possible.
what is your favorite med?
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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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#4
Jun 12, 2016, 11:06 AM
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Being just diagnosed a month ago I'm still working on finding the right combo. For right now though, I'd say Xanax.
What is one thing since you've been diagnosed that you wish you could change?
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Dx: BP2 and MDD Current meds: 100mg Wellbutrin; 200mg Lamictal; 400mg Seroquel at night; Xanax 1mg/PRN; 100mg/PRN Trazodone at night for insomnia Diagnosed in May 2016 |
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#5
Jun 12, 2016, 11:53 AM
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My age. 66. 39 would be just fine.
Drug you hate the most?.
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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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#6
Jun 12, 2016, 11:58 AM
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Effexor even though it does work for me.
What is the one thing you wish you could make people understand about your illness.
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I traded it in for a whole 'nother world A pirate flag and an island girl |
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#7
Jun 12, 2016, 11:58 AM
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Depakote...horrible drug
What's the best thing that came about because you were diagnosed?
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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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#8
Jun 12, 2016, 12:15 PM
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What do you do when mania causes you to have more rage then you know how to handle? |
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#9
Jun 12, 2016, 01:44 PM
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I put myself in timeout, and induce a mini coma to reset my brain. Question: What's the worst way in which bipolar has affected your life?
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 DXD BP1, BPD & OCPD  "The best way to make it through with hearts and wrists in tact, is to realise, two out of three aint bad" FOB...
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#10
Jun 12, 2016, 02:22 PM
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I regularly tough myself through things they can't conceive of, so when I say I can't, I REALLY mean it (and it's humiliating for me to admit!) They can't seem to grasp that "being smart" doesn't overcome wiring. (Exponentially so when overwhelmed, and immobilization sets in.) It's exasperating beyond words! |
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| 1278, Alone & confused, Bipolar Warrior, Espurr1989, fishin fool, JustMeMsP, Phoenix_1, Trippin2.0
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#11
Jun 12, 2016, 02:35 PM
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(inserting a question to keep things going): Do you have a pet and does your pet respond to your mood changes?
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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 12, 2016, 02:57 PM
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I have a cat...when I go on rages he sits there and looks at me...."are you done yet?" " feed me!"
Forgot the question How long was it till you found a cocktail that helped?
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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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#13
Jun 12, 2016, 03:40 PM
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For me it was about two years or so to find a combo of meds that helps.
Are you able to take good care of your pets when depressed or manic?
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I traded it in for a whole 'nother world A pirate flag and an island girl |
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Jun 12, 2016, 04:29 PM
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Yes. My pets get cared for when I don't although sometimes I really have to fight myself to do litter pans (not so much now b/c my oldest cat is 21 and can't do stairs which results in the litter pans being in my bedroom so I get reminders).
Have you ever been hospitalized?
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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 12, 2016, 04:39 PM
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Yes, twice IP and three times op.
Have your meds cause significant weight gain?
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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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Jun 12, 2016, 04:41 PM
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No, I've actually been losing weight.
Do you feel you can be completely cured from BP?
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Dx: BP2 and MDD Current meds: 100mg Wellbutrin; 200mg Lamictal; 400mg Seroquel at night; Xanax 1mg/PRN; 100mg/PRN Trazodone at night for insomnia Diagnosed in May 2016 |
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#17
Jun 12, 2016, 04:42 PM
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Not applicable.
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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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#18
Jun 12, 2016, 04:44 PM
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Dammit they stole my line.
Now ma turn. Yes, it can be cured. I'm living proof. Is it better to marry one with bipolar for another with bipolar?.
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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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#19
Jun 12, 2016, 05:15 PM
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Do two BP cancel each other out? I have no idea
Does intense news cause a symbolic increase in symptoms?
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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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#20
Jun 12, 2016, 06:30 PM
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Sometimes
Do you like and or trust your pdoc? |
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#21
Jun 12, 2016, 06:32 PM
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I love my pdoc and trust her with my life. She's exactly who I need to treat me?
Have you tried essential oils/aromatherapy?
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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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#22
Jun 12, 2016, 06:34 PM
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Yes use lavender when in an episode
Do the seasons effect your mood? |
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#23
Jun 12, 2016, 07:12 PM
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No, but clear, sunny skies with high temperatures (and humidity, probably) are almost lethal when depressed.
Do you ever think it's mostly society, its norms and values, that cause problems for us, those who perceive things differently, or that telling us we have a problem, causes the problem?
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Mania kills cells. Brain cells die. Memories become more reduced conceptually, making more efficient use of limited means. Memories shape our reality. Our memories are more or less split in two by abstractions, conceptual reductions. Mood states with memories, concepts, attached. Memories of pain and those of joy. It causes instability, changeability. Fearing that will leave an emptiness between pain and joy and a greater divide. See Me, Feel Me, Touch Me, Heal Me. |
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#24
Jun 12, 2016, 07:36 PM
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No.
What med do you hate the most?
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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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#25
Jun 12, 2016, 07:43 PM
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Seroquel
What medication do you love the most? |
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