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I took the "extra" 150 outta the meds that I didn't take while in the hospital. I think I have 5 days worth and today was the first day that I've done that. I feel very dopey and slow like I'm under water. . still I hope my script gets filled tomorrow. I'm a little worried about driving on Friday to take N3 to work especially having to get up at 430. It will take time to adjust to this new dose
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ugh! I hate getting up that early. rarely have to do that if ever. Can you try to take the med earlier in the evening so you can get to bed earlier? __________________ 150mg of lamictal 2x a day haldol 5mg 2x a day 1mg of cogentin 2x a day klonipin , 1mg at night, 4-5 peri-colace for chronic constipation multi vit,, vit c, at noon, tumeric, caffeine at noon PRN Remeron 15mg at night, zyprexa10mg under tongue, requip2mg. |
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Well things have certainly imploded in my life.
My sister passed away from lung cancer! She lives in Oregon so I didn't see her often. But I saw her on holidays and its just very, very sad. She had a really tough life like me. Lots of trauma and abuse. So I'm dealing with that and its just been difficult. My son comes twice a week now to visit. Its like a 45 min drive. I take him back but he takes the bus here. Well he is totally missing his morning meds. He just giggles all the time so I've decided he can't visit until he takes his morning meds. Hes hearing a lot of voices and we had an incident that I don't feel comfortable going into on here. But he needs to be taking all his meds for a week before he can come again. My insurance changed on the 1st. It's a long story and my antidepressant is no longer covered. So I have an appointment with my psychiatrist on Wednesday. I'm going to have to go on a different antidepressant and I'm just worried about weight gain. I've lost 13 lbs in 8 weeks! I'm so happy about that. It makes it easier to get around with my hurt back. My cat tiger had some issues. Had to take him to the vet. Hes diabetic and has been on insulin for 9 years. He was having a reaction to the insulin. So the vet lowered it to 7 units instead of 9. He had to be evaluated all day on Thursday. He had a intestine infection so he gave him an antibiotic too. Its the shot one. So I've been very busy lately. Tiger is much better! Thank God. Hope everyone is doing well! |
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@BethRags and all:
I didn't make it to the Van Gogh exhibit today. I felt too depressed and sensitive and tired. I spent the morning resting. I gave my ticket to my neighbor Louise who has helped me out many times. I was glad to treat her and that the ticket did not go to waste. She texted after that she enjoyed herself and thanked me for the opportunity. She shot images and videos to share with me later. So that worked out well. Early afternoon i rallied and went to the mall for lunch. I people-watched after. Familiar things i've been doing for 22 years, all a balm on my frayed senses, after months of hypo-manic hyper-activity. Then i went to the new dollar store and got many bargains, affordable retail therapy at last. I love that new store! Fourteen aisles of the neatest things including two aisles of non-perishable foods. Wunderbar! Aside from that i've just been hanging out with my dog here in the apartment and on the balcony. I don't mind that my hypo-mania has broken and i'm mildly depressed now. I feel nice and mellow. Bipolar is kind of cool: i get to live two lives in one lifetime. Haven't tried "Tonight's the Night." It's unusual for me to listen to Neil Young. Was a hot hazy humid Summer day today, fine in the shade with a breeze but Hell for those having to be active in the sun. I was lucky to be able to enjoy it tho. I'm getting to be such an old geezer, sitting quietly on the balcony taking in the view is all the entertainment i need. |
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Yeah I did that. I tried staying up and then I just instantly fell asleep. I slept until 10PM. I haven’t eaten since noon: but I’m not very hungry. I am drinking a caffeine free diet Mountain Dew.
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I don't know. Maybe they simply changed the name. Plus, the word "Pride" has become so associated with the LGBTQ+ community that perhaps they thought the old name would cause confusion. Only a guess. Either way, they still have an international youth choir event.
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@rose1985, I'm sorry to read about your sister's passing. My condolences. In regards to your son, it sounds like your tough love plan could be a helpful strategy. I hope he starts back on those morning meds again.
Hoping your kitty's health improves with the insulin. I have heard of many cats developing diabetes. I wonder why. I guess they're not that unlike humans, right? Congrats on your weight loss! I know that if I lost 18 lbs I'd feel better physically, too. I need more stamina. It's too late to get that for Vienna, but I have a trip to the mountains coming up next month. Even 5 lbs off would likely help a little. __________________ Dx: Bipolar type 1 Psych Medications: * Tegretol XR (carbamazepine ER) 800 mg * Lamictal (lamotrigine) 150 mg * Seroquel XR (quetiapine ER) 600 mg I also take meds for blood pressure, cholesterol, and tachycardia. |
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Yes my son has been coming twice a week for about 2 months. Its great seeing him. He spends about 6 hours here. We had an incident tho and he needs to be doing things differently. He sleeps all the time and isnt taking his antidepressant. So hes depressed too. He just isolates in his room all the time. I don't know how to help him. Hes on a ton of antipsychotics. Its really heartbreaking. But I have to protect myself and my cats. Yeah my cat tiger has had diabetes since he was 7. Hes 16 now. I've been giving him insulin twice a day for 9 years. I'm hoping this new insulin dose does the trick. Was nice to hear from you. |
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I'm feeling extremely irritable today. Wishing I could just snap my fingers and have some of the remaining things I want to do, just done. I've been working my tail off all morning. Meanwhile, Hubby has been spending hours on two little things and voicing strife about them. I love him dearly, but his extreme slowness still gets on my nerves, even almost 25 years into knowing him. By slowness I don't mean lack of smarts. He's very smart. But if only I could build a huge fire under his backside, I would. Or maybe he'd still be so slow-moving that he'd burn up. I know this may seem unfair of me, but what happens is that in order to achieve certain things in X amount of time, I often find myself taking on more than I should, to compensate. I have a history of doing this, and inevitably it often hurts me over time. The tendency is partly related to my personality, and partly past mood elevation.
I also get annoyed at his boohooing so much. For example, he'll cry over a little scratch, while I say very little when I get a gash. __________________ Dx: Bipolar type 1 Psych Medications: * Tegretol XR (carbamazepine ER) 800 mg * Lamictal (lamotrigine) 150 mg * Seroquel XR (quetiapine ER) 600 mg I also take meds for blood pressure, cholesterol, and tachycardia. |
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Try and take care of yourself please. You deserve it. Take a nice bubble bath or listen to some calming music. My go to is sara mclachlan. I love the inspiring songs by the cranberries and Tori amos. I absolutely love those artists. They've gotten me through so many painful nights. I like to light candles turn off the lights and listen to music. It helps calm me. I hope you get to feeling better soon. |
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Yeah I'm pretty hypomanic right now. That's why I'm up right now. Part of it is I lowered my zyprexa from 5 mgs to 2.5 mgs. That's how I'm able to lose weight. I absolutely couldn't lose weight on that dose.. I hope you get feeling better soon. |
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I have to get up at 4:30 every day for work and it’s hurting me. I wake up with so much anxiety. I can’t talk to anybody in my family about my medication issues because none of them take medication. They’re all successful and secure. I had to divorce in order to get help , so neither (ex) spouse, nor parents, nor sibling were supportive. Since all my senses and limbs work, I’m not a person of color and I wasn’t in the military , well, I shouldn’t be having the issues I’m having according to them.
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I know what you mean about the exaggeration over a small injury. My mom almost has this like meltdown when she bumps her hand or her knee and she just makes a big deal out it. Meanwhile I bump into stuff hard all the time and I don’t even say anything. I tell myself that everyone has different reactions to pain and some people are more sensitive. Doesn’t make it any less irritating though. __________________ Ridin' with Biden |
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Taking N3 for some last-minute parallel parking practice before his test in 2 hours.
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Resumed my benzo taper last night. Am down to 4mg from 20mg. 80% of the way there! I slept fine. So relieved!
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__________________ Wellbutrin XL 300 mg Ingrezza 80 mg Propranolol 20 mg 2x/day Invega 1.5 Mania (December 2023) Mixed episode/Hypomania (September 2023) Depression, Anxiety and Intrusive thoughts (September 2021) Depression & Psychosis (July/August 2021) Mania (April/May 2019) |
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__________________ Dx: Bipolar type 1 Psych Medications: * Tegretol XR (carbamazepine ER) 800 mg * Lamictal (lamotrigine) 150 mg * Seroquel XR (quetiapine ER) 600 mg I also take meds for blood pressure, cholesterol, and tachycardia. |
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