Bipolar check-in #63

Have you tried Chewy for meds and food? They were helpful to me when I had a chronically ill cat with a special diet. When he died they had me donate the unopened bag that came within days of his death to a shelter in memory of him. It was a $150 bag. I will always be thankful to them for this. They also are FAST, sometimes arriving 24 hours after the order is placed. I don't even know how they do that. They have awesome customer service if things don't arrive or aren't right. I need to switch my flea meds to them.

@BethRags:

Sorry you are beset with so many problems. I would be frustrated and have anxiety too. Sending good vibes your way. Glad visiting the forum helps you. I enjoy it too.

Just wanted to update-- I did get my medicine today. So crisis averted. I just get nervous about getting low on medicines. My non-controlled substances I pick up about a week before I'm out. When I see 2-3 pills, I kind of panic. At least it's all good now

I understand completely. You have my sympathy. I just went through a mess with my meds this week. Clozaril requires labs every month and the pharmacy loses my labs about every other month. This time they lost them and told me it was another problem. Once that was worked out they didn't have the med in stock. Which is just stupid. For 6 years I have filled that med once per month at that pharmacy. I'm quite possibly the only person who uses it in my small town but that just means nobody else is using the supply. And it would seem logical to keep it stocked. So I got to where I was nearing the end of a pillbox and when it ended I would be out. But they finally got it together and I got it yesterday. I have to use this pharmacy because the other one is much more expensive so I can't complain. It's just so frustrating.

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Originally Posted by BeyondtheRainbow Have you tried Chewy for meds and food? They were helpful to me when I had a chronically ill cat with a special diet. When he died they had me donate the unopened bag that came within days of his death to a shelter in memory of him. It was a $150 bag. I will always be thankful to them for this. They also are FAST, sometimes arriving 24 hours after the order is placed. I don't even know how they do that. They have awesome customer service if things don't arrive or aren't right. I need to switch my flea meds to them.

Thank you, Rainbow. That is beautiful, about the big bag of food.

I use Chewy regularly and they are amazing. Just as you've described. But the current order was lost and the representative I spoke with was the least friendly one ever. They're always incredibly nice. This guy was kind-of a jerk.

Sorry Beth. I always hate most when someplace I trust fails me. I hope you never have that person again. (Or that you never need customer service again .

A lot of Chewy orders were thrown in a creek by a lazy Fed Ex driver a couple months ago. That could possibly be part of the issue. They could still be dealing with that mess. No excuse for him to be a jerk though.

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Originally Posted by Mountaindewed A lot of Chewy orders were thrown in a creek by a lazy Fed Ex driver a couple months ago. That could possibly be part of the issue. They could still be dealing with that mess. No excuse for him to be a jerk though.

Oh, that's a sweet thing to do

Thank you, Md

BETH send purple vibes your way…twinkle

My wife and I started using 1800 pet meds a couple of years ago and they are pretty fair to work with. My kids dog got prescribed some meds and it was over a hundred local and they got them from the place we use and it was only $60

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Originally Posted by BeyondtheRainbow Sorry Beth. I always hate most when someplace I trust fails me. I hope you never have that person again. (Or that you never need customer service again .

Thank you I, too, hate that. I just found out that I can get 30 cans of the cat food I need for $22 on Amazon (Prime, so free shipping), whereas Chewy charges $26 plus shipping for only 24 cans. I'm getting less and less fond of Chewy.

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Originally Posted by otroo My wife and I started using 1800 pet meds a couple of years ago and they are pretty fair to work with. My kids dog got prescribed some meds and it was over a hundred local and they got them from the place we use and it was only $60 Sent from my LM-T600 using Tapatalk

Thank you!

I really needed to hear this tonight. I am having SI and was thinking of going back into a relationship that would be detrimental to my health in many ways. Thank you so much for sharing your story with me, my friend. At the perfect time as well.

Being in crutches sucks. The only thing I've been doing is internet surfing and crocheting and both of those are getting boring.

I get my cat food (dry) on Amazon now but that's because Chewy doesn't carry it. I save up Chewy orders so I get a bunch of kitty litter at once because it is both cheaper and nicer to have that mess delivered to my door that way but that only is maybe one order every 4 months or so. When Charlie was alive I ordered a lot more from them because he had so many needs. That's been about 2 years so I guess things could have changed a lot.

I'm an awful human right now. One of my dear friends, she's from Bulgaria but lives in California for over 20 years, posted garbage on Facebook blaming the U.S. for Putin starting war. I am well aware that the U.S. is not stainless...look what our government did in Vietnam. And many, many other terrible things. But responsible for causing Putin to start war? Pffffft. Normally, I would avoid her post and the comments that followed. But today I am arguing with complete strangers on the thread.


I saw little children who have cancer and were in hospice care in a hospital in Ukraine. They are having to hide now, with nurses and doctors, in a bomb shelter.

At this point, I would like to see Ukraine accepted as a NATO country. And I am actually feeling that NATO allies need to get involved in the war. It's going too far and I don't believe the Ukrainians can hold off occupation with molotov cocktails . Putin is committing war crimes by using certain weapons, and by bombing civilian sites and killing civilians.

And what has happened to the Big Monster covid?!?! I haven't heard word one about covid since the war began. I am in no way denying the reality of covid, but I wonder how much the news media fed the fear of the pandemic. How much did the news media help to create the pandemic? Perhaps much more than they care to own.

I'm angry. "Life During Wartime" again. The egos of insane males tearing the world apart.

It’s been a tough day for me. I’ve argued with my mom and my daughter on top of grieving and it’s just been rough. I finally called my sister for an objective voice and felt somewhat better.

I’ve got lots of things to look forward to at this time. There’s this weekend with M. A mad hatter’s luncheon and the Florida Keys in April. Floating in May. Florida in June and the Van Gogh Immersive Experience in Atlanta in July. We’ll stay in a luxury hotel by the airport so we can watch the planes. One foot in front of the other. One step at a time. It’s darn hard though. If I actually survive this I’ll be one cautious cat going forward.

I hope everyone has a peaceful Saturday.

My ZOOM support group was good except i made a boo-boo to do with support group protocol and got scolded for it. But at check-out i said i was upset about it and several people said they've done the same thing and felt the same way. So that was comforting.

I took my dog out today and i think it IS getting warmer! I welcome it!

I've been going to bed super early to cope with the boredom and it's working out okay, i've been sleeping well. I feel tired already, my eyes sting.

It was great to see @BethRags' story help @Jennifer 1967 out just in the nick of time. What support groups are all about!

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Originally Posted by Jennifer 1967 I really needed to hear this tonight. I am having SI and was thinking of going back into a relationship that would be detrimental to my health in many ways. Thank you so much for sharing your story with me, my friend. At the perfect time as well.

Be smart, and be strong. You are a wonderful woman and you deserve the best.

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Originally Posted by Nammu BETH send purple vibes your way…twinkle

VIBES

I'm sorry. I had ankle reconstruction surgery 8 years ago and was on bedrest with my leg elevated for 6 weeks (on a walker when up) then on crutches for 6 weeks or so and then in a boot for a while. It was hard.

I read a lot of books from my childhood. I found things to watch online in series (when I was on pain meds and unable to focus a lot it was Bridezillas. That was a funny, over-dramatic show. I somehow got into figure skating and watching the Vancouver Olympics online. (I still keep up with skating now). I don't remember what else I did but the internet was a big part of it. I do remember getting bored though.


How long are you in the hip brace? (Is it the one that has a strap around your waist and a metal bar down the side to keep you a little rotated out? I had a patient with one of those once. Out of hundreds of hip fracture patients so you're really special if you got stuck in that thing). How long before you will have weightbearing? It gets a lot better then.

My son arrived today. He came for my birthday. It's his birthday in 9 days.

I'm just happy I made it another year.

My anxiety is about 75% better than it was before the Klonopin which is great. I'm glad about that. My pdoc boosted my Trintellix to 30mg so we'll see how that goes.

Hi... I read all your posts but am too tired to say much. I'm still in the ditch. No need to describe that to you. The Saturday after tomorrow I can increase the lamotrigine to where it was when I felt so good.

BUT... I can pass along something that might be helpful. In the middle of last night, having trouble sleeping, I remembered a tip from long ago, that's especially good for people who live alone. Someone said they turned on the TV in another room and the familiar sound of voices in the distance was soothing. So I basically turned on a radio in another room to NPR, too low volume to understand the words. It must have helped because I slept then.

Maybe I worry too much about sleep. Next I may try just presenting myself to the bed at bedtime and if no luck, just getting up and forgetting about it until I'm too sleepy to remain awake. And I may stop writing about it unless I can tell about something that worked.

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Originally Posted by Scooter9 My son arrived today. He came for my birthday. It's his birthday in 9 days. I'm just happy I made it another year. My anxiety is about 75% better than it was before the Klonopin which is great. I'm glad about that. My pdoc boosted my Trintellix to 30mg so we'll see how that goes.

All good stuff. When is your birthday?

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Originally Posted by tentoedsloth Hi... I read all your posts but am too tired to say much. I'm still in the ditch. No need to describe that to you. The Saturday after tomorrow I can increase the lamotrigine to where it was when I felt so good. BUT... I can pass along something that might be helpful. In the middle of last night, having trouble sleeping, I remembered a tip from long ago, that's especially good for people who live alone. Someone said they turned on the TV in another room and the familiar sound of voices in the distance was soothing. So I basically turned on a radio in another room to NPR, too low volume to understand the words. It must have helped because I slept then. Maybe I worry too much about sleep. Next I may try just presenting myself to the bed at bedtime and if no luck, just getting up and forgetting about it until I'm too sleepy to remain awake. And I may stop writing about it unless I can tell about something that worked.

I hope, hope that raising the Lamictal will also raise your spirits. Years ago, I'd come home from work (I worked the night shift at a coffeehouse) and feel too wound up to sleep. I'd turn the radio on, talk radio, low and it would help me sleep.

I worry a lot about sleep, too. It's hard not to.