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#781
What is the best go between you have for keeping yourself out of hospital?
Misuse your meds to knock yourself into a sleep? Grounding techniques (if I'm ready for hospital any grounding or mindfulness, we're well beyond that stage) Do you have a prn or like me, it's meds, ring them attend? |
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#782
Peter Pandora, welcome to PC. This thread is actually a game where someone asks a question and the next person answers it then asks a new question. I'm going to answer your questions and then will answer the last one from the game to keep it going. Please feel free to jump in!
What is the best go between you have for keeping yourself out of hospital? Good meds and careful monitoring by my therapist and pdoc Misuse your meds to knock yourself into a sleep? I never do Grounding techniques (if I'm ready for hospital any grounding or mindfulness, we're well beyond that stage) Not sure what you are asking Do you have a prn or like me, it's meds, ring them attend? I do have a PRN Now, the last question from BirdDancer: Q: Approximately what percentage of your time hypomanic and/or manic do you experience elation vs. irritability/anger or mixed features? 5% hypo/manic, 95% mixed My question: would you consider using a machine that dispenses your meds? __________________ Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD. Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1700 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 1.5 mg clonazepam., 50 mg Seroquel |
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#783
Would I use a machine to dispense my meds?
As in vending machine? No I don't thunk I would. The difference between genetic and genuine brands is enough to change the effectiveness of my medication, so I like to see what I'm getting prior to paying. There're also the human error factor. It adds another person in the chain, someone who simply fills a slot, whereas now the pharmacist is responsible and there's a paper trail that can be followed. not to mention what if the dispenser is empty,! Interesting concept. Q: Is being hospitalized better than struggling alone at home? |
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yes it is.
question: if this forum had a voice confrencing line (where you could call up a confrence line and talk to the other members, depending on who also called) would you use it? |
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No. I prefer to write. I get overwhelmed even by chat boards. People all talking would be rough for me, and some others. Though in-person support groups, like DBSA can be great, and are facilitated, sometimes it can get tense.
The beauty of writing, to me, is that there are sometimes chances to delete and/or modify. That's not the case in-person or on a conference call (and some other places). I sometimes write a lot. I'm sure some people skip some of what I write. In person, that's hard to do with a person who talks a lot. Q: Do you have a person that you really wish you could meet? Anyone. |
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I would love to meet chrissy rock
she's a female comedian (in her 60's now), but she is really funny and has been a part of a show that I loved for 4 seasons also any cast of the soap opera emmerdale just to get a behind the sceens perspective of what it's like filming and how the cast get in to character some of the characters I've seen on that show must go through huge transformations to become who they are for the show, and then at the end to go back to their real personality what is your " claim to fame". met someone famous?. been in a school play?. that kind of thing |
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Claim to fame are.... I was at my local theatre and a presenter from the kids TV show Blue Peter (UK TV show) Peter someone was in a play there and said hello.
Also met **** and Dom (UK Comedy duo for kids) years ago when I was in London. Also bumped into Paul Nicholls (UK actor) while in London and David Hasselhoff in The HardRock Cafe in London. Went to the same school as Liz McColgan a marathon runner and my hometown is known for the Beano comic books and I know a guy who designs them. Question: What type of routine do you have? Good, bad, okish? |
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you met a blue peter presenter and his name was peter? omg that made me smile. what are **** and dom like I remember as a kid watching da bungalow every saturday morning and loving it also seen them on impossible and pointless fun fact about them: when britania airways was a thing (they went bankrupt now), they provided the entertainment for the kids channel |
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#789
my morning rooteen is great. get dressed, have breakfast, play daily games on alexa, do anything else I need to do involving emails/ the computer, do laundry (I'm very exact to the time where each of these things need to be done, and they can't be done sooner)
evening rooteen is not so good, in fact I'm not even sure I really have one only rule I have with that is I need to have eaten my dinner by 6 PM the rest of the day doesn't really have a rooteen either, that said I try to do things in hour slots so I'm not doing one thing for too long as I have a short attention span when was the last time you got a proper, un interupted sleep |
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#790
It’s been months. It was during Christmas break when my daughter was home to take her dog out at night. I’ve learned to get by on interrupted sleep.
How many hours, on average, do you sleep at night? |
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A: Lately I've been sleeping insane amounts -- like 11-14 hours. It's not restful sleep though. I wake up a lot to fall back asleep.
Q: If you could eat one desert without consequence (weight gain, sugar high etc), what would it be? |
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Just clicked it was Peter Duncan from Blue Peter he was before my time but I still remember him. I was more Katy Hill and Richard Bacon and more |
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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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#795
the lion king.
the original version, none of the sequels best sauce to put on food? |
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I swear blue peter is like the longest kids show going that, or newsround both of them have had their fair share of presenters |
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Q: Which bipolar medication that you took/take do you hate most, and why? |
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#798
Zyprexa because it packed on the pounds quickly. Ironically, it’s the best drug I’ve tried.
Do you have any “miracle” drugs in your regimen? Drugs that changed everything for you. |
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#799
clozaril
Do you stress eat? __________________ Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD. Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1700 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 1.5 mg clonazepam., 50 mg Seroquel Last edited by BeyondtheRainbow; Apr 05, 2019 at 10:37 PM.. |
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No, but I do stress drink which is all around terrible. But I am glad its just like wine and maybe a beer than drowning in a bottle of hard stuff like I used to.
When did you get your bipolar diagnosis? __________________ Tales of Love, Motivation, and An Interesting Journey - Please Subscribe to my Website on WordPress: Inspired Odyssey's Path to Wellness and Love |
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