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Dec 13, 2016, 04:48 PM
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Does Christmas affect your mood at all? I'm just wondering how many of you become manic, depressed, mixed etc as the holiday draws near.
To make this thread useful, what are some good tips for coping with Christmas? I become hypo when Christmas comes around. I guess all the excitement just leads to poor sleep, which in turn leads to a hypo episode. So I plan on taking some kind of sleep med (or med with drowsiness as a side effect) before my sleep gets messed up. Yay planning! |
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Dec 13, 2016, 05:37 PM
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Christmas is kind of a mish-mash of emotions. Excitement, impatience, anxiety, sadness, etc. I'm trying to keep busy with other things so I can temper the emotional stew.
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Dec 13, 2016, 05:48 PM
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The plan is to eat drink and be merry!
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 Bipolar 1Day Vraylar 3 mg. Wellbutrin 150 Night meds Temazepam 30 mg or lorazepam Hasn't helped yet. From sunny California! |
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Dec 13, 2016, 06:07 PM
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I tend to get a little mixed I think. Some days I'm really up and others I'm down.
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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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Dec 13, 2016, 07:35 PM
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Christmas is a tough time for me emotionally. Puts me through the wringer, up, down, and sideways all at once.
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Dec 13, 2016, 08:34 PM
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It'a tough for me. I'm either depressed or mixed. Right now I'm depressed (med changes have me feeling blah) and anxious because I'm hosting.
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Dec 13, 2016, 08:51 PM
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Christmas used to be such a time of excitement for my family and I. I've been very sick the past several years ....to sick to shop, to think up an adequate present....to bake cookies and sing carols. I go through the motions for my kids and it all ends up working out but it's stressful. We used to not struggle with money and shopping was so fun and exciting and I would come up with very personal gift ideas I felt excited about giving and so much excitement waiting for them to unwrap and see their surprise. I want it all back. This year some stuff is going on for my son so my heart is really not in it but I'm determined to make the day special for my youngest son, parents, husband and grandparents. We used to unwrap one present on Christmas Eve which was a nice new cozy pair of Jammie's for everyone to wear to bed and going to bed on Christmas Eve was so exciting....and waking up my kids and us all sitting in front of the tree in our cozy Jammie's and opening gifts with the smell of fresh brewed coffee and Christmas carols was so peaceful and such a blessing. Now my favorite part of Christmas is when it's all over and that makes me sad.
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