Bipolar check-in #61

Soupe...I'm concerned. How are you? Please check in.

Yes soupe. Do check in.

Soupe please check in.

@Soupe du jour:

Yes, i'm concerned as well. How are you doing?

I did not take vraylar this morning. My pdoc called and said to switch back to twice a week to see if that helps alleviate the stomach issues. I was nauseous driving to and from work despite the Dramamine. I still have pain. However it is the unfortunate truth that vraylar takes a good two to three weeks to get out of the system. Hopefully by just reducing the timetable it will help but it may not help quickly. We’ll just have to see.

I plunged pretty suddenly and deeply into depression as I was cooking dinner. But I am hormonal and that is often the way for me at this time of the month so I’m not overly concerned at the moment.

I’m feeling incredibly out of place at work. I like my team but I feel like they don’t like me, which I’m sure is not true. I’m very guarded about what I reveal about myself even though all of us have trauma in some form. I just know that two of them are huge gossips. The biggest one casually dropped that her best friend (another coworker) had been out recently because of a “mental breakdown”. I think we’ve all had those but I dunno, I don’t need her spreading my business around the school. That happened to me at my very first school, and a student heard and used it against me. Also EVERYONE knew my first husband died of an overdose even though I only ever told one person. I don’t feel like going through that again.

Cheeto gets ever thinner and now he’s looking pretty raggedy, oily coat with a lot of dandruff, like he’s not taking care of himself. He’s eating like we never feed him though! I always hear him crunching away in there and the bowls are emptying faster than ever. When I turn on the bathtub faucet he drinks like he hasn’t drink in days. Turns out they don’t like the fountain, of course. They like the still water bowl as long as it’s cleaned and filled with fresh water twice a day.

I’m honestly afraid to call the vet. What if he says there’s nothing left to do? I can’t stand seeing Cheeto like this but at the same time he’s his normal self behavior wise. Active, affectionate, always walking around with his tail up. I just don’t know what to do. I guess I’ll call and seek advice tomorrow.

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Originally Posted by wildflowerchild25 ... Cheeto gets ever thinner and now he’s looking pretty raggedy, oily coat with a lot of dandruff, like he’s not taking care of himself. He’s eating like we never feed him though! I always hear him crunching away in there and the bowls are emptying faster than ever. When I turn on the bathtub faucet he drinks like he hasn’t drink in days. Turns out they don’t like the fountain, of course. They like the still water bowl as long as it’s cleaned and filled with fresh water twice a day. I’m honestly afraid to call the vet. What if he says there’s nothing left to do? I can’t stand seeing Cheeto like this but at the same time he’s his normal self behavior wise. Active, affectionate, always walking around with his tail up. I just don’t know what to do. I guess I’ll call and seek advice tomorrow.

I can't recall...was Cheeto tested for diabetes? His symptoms sure fit for that diagnosis.

I don’t know what they tested for, but he might not have been given the fact that he is young. I’m 95% sure he wouldn’t have been tested for hyperthyroidism either since it’s so rare in young cats. I really do need to call again and find out, I’m just afraid of getting dismissed. I’m not trying to sound like I know better but I think the vet might take it like that. I really am tempted to go to another, the one we used to take my pets to when I was a child. I’m sure that particular practitioner is retired by now, he was probably in his mid fifties 25 years ago. But they have good reviews still.

Oh no I hope some how some way something can be done to fix this

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All taken care of, Beth gave me a shot in the arm to go to the pharmacy and ask that they check it out. They did and I got the other pills. They were very nice about it. Of course it probably helps that this is the first time ever I’ve ever had to say anything and I’ve been a Walgreens customer for decades.

I’m so sorry your dealing with Covid. As for your Dad just take it with a grain of Salt he’s always saying this stuff.

Hope you recover quickly

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LOL yeah I just read your update !! So happy that things got sorted out.

When I lived in Florida the pharmacy there was so incompetent it wasn’t funny ! I opened each bottle while I stood there and at least 7 medications were counted out wrong. In those 8 months. The tech was a guy at least 80 years old so after the second time I asked the pharmacist to come out and recount in front of me .. which he kind of blew it off if he found I was missing pills.

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Wow, that gives pharmacology a bad name. I can’t believe that happed more than once to you at the same pharmacy!!! Wow. That’s just really bad.

Well I need 2 crowns one can wait awhile but the other needs done. The tooth is cracked so that explains the pain of course and I have a cavity than needs filled. But overall with my degree of dry mouth isn’t causing lots of decay.

Thanks for asking Beth !

I picked up my medical record for both screening and diagnostic mammogram and ultrasound. The results …I have a 6.9cm. Category 3 probably benign. Repeat 6 months advised by Radiologist. So I hope it’s nothing to worry about. I’ll feel better once the specialist takes a look.

I’m having horrible tactile hallucinations since I restarted Geodon. Ugh! I hate it. Hopefully it goes away sooner rather than later.

Hugs a hot fudge sundaes for all

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Soupe ??? I hope your feeling better and things improve. I’m here if you need a shoulder. I’m the past I have felt horribly alone despite people around.

Please remember feelings are not facts

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I don't know what to do. All my regular activities annoy me. I'm dying of boredom. I'm not optimistic enough to start a new activity. I'm inert most of the day. This is not living.

I’m sorry your feeling this way. I’ve been in same state of mind at times so I don’t really have any advice. Hopefully this will just improve in some way sooner rather than later

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Originally Posted by wildflowerchild25 I don’t know what they tested for, but he might not have been given the fact that he is young. I’m 95% sure he wouldn’t have been tested for hyperthyroidism either since it’s so rare in young cats. I really do need to call again and find out, I’m just afraid of getting dismissed. I’m not trying to sound like I know better but I think the vet might take it like that. I really am tempted to go to another, the one we used to take my pets to when I was a child. I’m sure that particular practitioner is retired by now, he was probably in his mid fifties 25 years ago. But they have good reviews still.

With what you've described I'd take him somewhere else. You should be able to communicate with the vet without stress about his/her attitude. And even though Cheeto is young he should be tested for diabetes and thyroid issues.

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Originally Posted by whatever2013 I don't know what to do. All my regular activities annoy me. I'm dying of boredom. I'm not optimistic enough to start a new activity. I'm inert most of the day. This is not living.

I fully understand, as I have many days like this

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Originally Posted by ~Christina Well I need 2 crowns one can wait awhile but the other needs done. The tooth is cracked so that explains the pain of course and I have a cavity than needs filled. But overall with my degree of dry mouth isn’t causing lots of decay. Thanks for asking Beth ! I picked up my medical record for both screening and diagnostic mammogram and ultrasound. The results …I have a 6.9cm. Category 3 probably benign. Repeat 6 months advised by Radiologist. So I hope it’s nothing to worry about. I’ll feel better once the specialist takes a look. I’m having horrible tactile hallucinations since I restarted Geodon. Ugh! I hate it. Hopefully it goes away sooner rather than later. Hugs a hot fudge sundaes for all Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thank the universe that it's almost surely benign!

I agree with this. You should be able to communicate with your vet. Granted my guy is old but when they tested him they gave me papers that listed everything he was tested for and showed me the range. His papers showed his bloodwork was in the middle for everything. Not only did they give me the papers the tech went over them with me. Vets may prefer animals to people but they are still running a business and need to communicate clearly.