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#1
Dec 21, 2016, 01:34 PM
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I just ordered one - the large one as I'm almost 200 lbs. It's expensive but I figured I can use my combined studies money to pay for it. (Check arriving next week.) They are out of stock of a lot of them- must be the holidays. I'll let you know how I like it. I ordered "charcoal".
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Dec 21, 2016, 02:03 PM
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Congrats!
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#3
Dec 21, 2016, 02:15 PM
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Weighting comforts
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#4
Dec 21, 2016, 02:38 PM
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My daughter made one for my granddaughter. She had elipepsy and cerebral palsy and it calmed her so she could sleep. I've never heard it used for BP. I've always liked heavy bed covers. I get really warm at night though, so is it very warm? Where did you get it?
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#5
Dec 21, 2016, 02:47 PM
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Awesome. Let us know how it works!
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#6
Dec 21, 2016, 03:04 PM
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I got it from weighting comforts .Com I don't know how warm they are but they look pretty thick in the pictures. It will take 2 to 3 weeks to arrive. They must make each blanket as it's ordered. They are out of stock of a lot of patterns right now, too. I've had problems sleeping lately (up all night) and I thought this would help.
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#7
Dec 21, 2016, 05:31 PM
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I'm treating myself with the money I got from the bipolar studies I was/am in that I got/will get paid for soon. Would be nice now - it's cold in here as I keep the heat at 60 and I'm on the couch in my robe.
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Qui Cantat Bis Orat - He who sings prays twice Ingrezza 80 mg Propranolol 40 mg Benztropine 1 mg Vraylar 4.5 mg Gabapentin 600 mg Klonopin 1 mg 2x daily |
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#8
Dec 21, 2016, 07:05 PM
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Mine is pretty warm but I picked a fabric for it that is quite warm (Minkee dots although the dots wore off long ago). I have never been bothered by the warmth although in the summer I may not always cover up completely with it. Mine is 10 or 11 years old now. It helps immensely. I even have a lighter one for travel/hospitalizations.
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#9
Dec 21, 2016, 07:08 PM
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#10
Dec 21, 2016, 07:22 PM
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No, mine came from a place called Dreamcatcher weighted blankets. I don't think they are open any longer. I also have one from Bean blankets.
I hope you'll like it. I love mine. I had used them with patients before and decided maybe it would help my lifelong insomnia so I got a cheap one and was amazed at the results which were even better when I got my 22 lb one that I still have now. The only problem is that it tends to pull the covers off the side of the bed so I have to fix that nearly daily. But hardly a major problem.
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#11
Dec 21, 2016, 07:27 PM
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So you put the weighted blankets on first then your comforter in bed? The one I ordered is the heaviest they make- 20 or 22 pounds
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#12
Dec 21, 2016, 07:30 PM
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Yes. Sheet then weighted blanket then all my other blankets (I'm FREEZING lately, I think my thyroid is rebelling so I sleep under a ton of blankets). The weighted blanket kind of settles around you and that makes you feel secure but it has to be next to you to do this properly.
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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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#13
Dec 21, 2016, 07:32 PM
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Good to know. Sounds so soothing.
 How do you wash and dry it?
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Qui Cantat Bis Orat - He who sings prays twice Ingrezza 80 mg Propranolol 40 mg Benztropine 1 mg Vraylar 4.5 mg Gabapentin 600 mg Klonopin 1 mg 2x daily |
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#14
Dec 21, 2016, 07:37 PM
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I used to go to the laundromat to use their heavy duty machines. Now I have a front loader that is able to handle it (has heavy duty capacity).
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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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#15
Dec 21, 2016, 07:45 PM
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I suppose that means to be careful with it because I'll be going to the laundromat.
. (top loader)How did you hear about weighted blankets? I saw an ad. On Facebook. Who know why I clicked it but then the more I learned about them the more I wanted one. They say it's similar to the lead apron they put over you during x-rays at the dentist.
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Dec 21, 2016, 07:50 PM
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I'm an occupational therapist and they were invented by OTs working with kids. I worked with adults so didn't have a ton of experience with them. I worked with adult psychiatric patients who were in long-term care and tried one with one of those patients and had amazing results. So I used them more and more and it worked so well I tried it on myself.
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#17
Dec 21, 2016, 07:55 PM
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That's a great story!
Can you use them too much- should I only use it when anxious or maybe hypo manic?
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Qui Cantat Bis Orat - He who sings prays twice Ingrezza 80 mg Propranolol 40 mg Benztropine 1 mg Vraylar 4.5 mg Gabapentin 600 mg Klonopin 1 mg 2x daily |
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#18
Dec 21, 2016, 07:57 PM
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I use mine all the time. When hypomanic or depressed I don't want to leave the safety. I don't think you can overdo it. I wrap up in one on the couch sometimes too.
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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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#19
Dec 21, 2016, 08:02 PM
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Nice. I think I'll be glad I ordered one! Had I not completed two bipolar studies this week I probably wouldn'tve spent the money. (They aren't cheap!)
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Qui Cantat Bis Orat - He who sings prays twice Ingrezza 80 mg Propranolol 40 mg Benztropine 1 mg Vraylar 4.5 mg Gabapentin 600 mg Klonopin 1 mg 2x daily |
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#20
Dec 21, 2016, 10:27 PM
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This would've been good to have when I lived with my mom and was anxious a lot. Not that I'm never anxious now but the volume is turned down on it. My anxiety is much reduced lately but if I feel it coming on- like with this latest episode with my dad in the hospital- I'll for sure go to my blanket.
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Qui Cantat Bis Orat - He who sings prays twice Ingrezza 80 mg Propranolol 40 mg Benztropine 1 mg Vraylar 4.5 mg Gabapentin 600 mg Klonopin 1 mg 2x daily |
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#21
Dec 21, 2016, 10:58 PM
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I just read that the blankets get your brain to produce serotonin and then melatonin- feel good then sleepy.
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Qui Cantat Bis Orat - He who sings prays twice Ingrezza 80 mg Propranolol 40 mg Benztropine 1 mg Vraylar 4.5 mg Gabapentin 600 mg Klonopin 1 mg 2x daily |
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#22
Dec 21, 2016, 11:07 PM
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They increase your body's awareness of where it is in space which is calming. I really hope yours works as well for you as mine does for me. It's one of my best coping things.
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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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Dec 21, 2016, 11:14 PM
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#24
Dec 22, 2016, 12:26 AM
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In winter I use a goose-down weighted quilt for my bed. It is so comforting and definitely helps when depressed. I feel so safe and warm under there. It is my refuge. Now it is summer I can't use it and miss it dearly.
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Dec 22, 2016, 12:37 AM
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