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Dec 31, 2016, 12:35 AM
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I am waiting to hear if I qualify for disability due to my Bipolar/Anxiety disease. Is anyone currently on disability for this? I was diagnosed over 10 years ago, have had several jobs where I was fired after about 14 months because I missed too much work due to my illness (I used up vacation and FLMP leave). If I don't get it I don't know what I will do.
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Bipolar 2 with major anxiety disorder Medicine: Cymbalta 60 Mg Lamictal 300 Mg Wellbutrun 450 Mg Klonopin .5 Mg as needed |
 HALLIEBETH87, Wild Coyote
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Dec 31, 2016, 03:22 AM
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I understand totally what you mean I am in college and I had to medically drop some classes due to absences due to my illness. I am going to get a disability slip from my school. Yes I know it is a different thing. I am sorry for your struggles stay strong brother/sister.
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Dec 31, 2016, 12:02 PM
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There are a lot of us on disability and a lot who aren't. I've been on it for almost 5 years now and it made a huge difference as I was just not able to work anymore and not working cuts my stress so much.
It can be a long process. I was very fortunate and got benefits in 11 weeks but on average it takes a lot longer and involves several appeals. Someone else can tell you more about that if you want to know. My best advice is get them every bit of paperwork from every therapist and dr you've seen in the allotted time who possibly has anything to do with why you need disability. The more background they have the better.
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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 |
 strugglingpgh
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Dec 31, 2016, 02:38 PM
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I filled through an attorney and got approved in six months. They handled getting all the information together. There fee was just over $900.
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Bipolar I, Depression, GAD Meds: Zoloft, Zyprexa, Ritalin "Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most." -Buddha  |
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Dec 31, 2016, 03:02 PM
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I have disability as well. It took a lot of medical paperwork and an attorney but I got it on the first appeal. It took me six months. It can depend on what state you're residing in as well.
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Dec 31, 2016, 03:10 PM
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I got mine n a year on the first try. I had a lawyer but I think I got lucky. I had lots of medical records too.
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Dec 31, 2016, 03:11 PM
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How old are you? I waited until much later in life to apply. I think it's important to keep trying while young to work. Disability can make one lazy and feel 'less than.' I've seen it happen. It makes some people unmotivated to do anything. I tried over 40 different jobs before I applied. I did get it but wound up not being qualified financially so the entire three year gut wrenching process was a big fat waste of time. Now I'm trying to go back to work. Also, when one is on disability there's never enough money.
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| HALLIEBETH87, strugglingpgh
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Dec 31, 2016, 03:17 PM
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Dec 31, 2016, 03:28 PM
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I agree. Not lazy. Unable to work. Big difference.
I pushed so hard to work that I just made myself sicker and sicker and lacked insight about why I was struggling so much. Working meant everything to me and if I could resume tomorrow I would. My therapist has told me that he saw me reaching the end of my ability to work for about a year before a number of things happened that made an ending clear and that he was dreading having to tell me that I was not able to do it anymore.
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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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| Moose72, strugglingpgh
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Jan 01, 2017, 03:30 AM
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I've been on disability for awhile now, and while it's not much money (I made over $5000 a month as a nurse) it's enough for me to keep body and soul together.
I wish I could go back to work. I always defined myself by my career, and not having one is hard for me to adjust to. But the simple truth is I CAN'T work---even thinking about it gives me the heebie-jeebies. I'm too anxious. My job history sucks, and on top of that I'm pushing 60 so I'm not exactly desirable to an employer. However, I refuse to feel sorry for myself and I won't let anyone put me down for being on SSDI. I paid into the system for 35 years...that money is mine. I just needed it a little sooner than I thought.
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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 |
| BeyondtheRainbow, strugglingpgh
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Jan 01, 2017, 11:05 AM
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Jan 01, 2017, 01:44 PM
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Bipolar 2 with major anxiety disorder Medicine: Cymbalta 60 Mg Lamictal 300 Mg Wellbutrun 450 Mg Klonopin .5 Mg as needed |
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Jan 01, 2017, 01:58 PM
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Maybe needing disability income causes you to feel lazy and unmotivated? |
| BeyondtheRainbow
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Jan 01, 2017, 02:00 PM
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| strugglingpgh
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Jan 01, 2017, 06:55 PM
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I don't mind working but others do. I'm either depressed or still manic after I'm fired and I lose literally everything without support. I won't ask for support when manic or depressed. I can't find a new job because the risk of losing everything makes me go completely crazy, fearing everyone.
It's impossible to do that 40 times. I am too capable of destroying myself. I wish I knew how to be lazy. I always try too hard. I have to or I shouldn't but I do. But I feel a responsibility to do good. I've done far more important work than I've ever done before. It's only fair the government pays me for it as it's for the common good. So each company pays part of my income, as they should. And no company wants a liability like me.
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