Bipolar check-in #64

MuddyBoots · Mar 26, 2022 at 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Moose72

Sounds similar to what happened to me with the IUD but it had been 8 years since I'd had a period and I had very heavy bleeding . Which IUD are you getting?

I got Kyleena. Which one did you have?

HALLIEBETH87 · Mar 26, 2022 at 06:34 PM

So glad you’ll get relief soon!!!!!

Moose72 · Mar 26, 2022 at 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ~Christina

Dealing with a terrible tooth ache. It’s possible it’s an infection. I got the crown on in February but at the time there was concern I might need a root canal as my tooth had a huge crack. But my dentist wanted to give it a try since everything is so expensive.

Anyway loads of tears and I’m tapping out on Tylenol, Aleve and ibuprofen every day.

I see my dentist Monday.

Hope everyone is doing well

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Is it Monday yet?

tooth pain is some of the worst out there.

Moose72 · Mar 26, 2022 at 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Sapien

I got Kyleena. Which one did you have?

Mirena. Speaking of, my test results came in for blood work and I THINK it said I'm perimenopausal. *Sigh*

Moose72 · Mar 26, 2022 at 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Fuzzybear

Bad Fuzzy

I have posted twice in a row. How dare I be so greedy.

That's not greedy. You can post as much as you want.

Moose72 · Mar 26, 2022 at 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Fuzzybear

Medical stuff

Ugh. Sorry to be such a *****. I just hate posting about it. That is just me personally. I guess I'm ''just a freak''..

It just increases my anxiety. Even if I tell a close friend it doesn't help....

Anxiety is a b**ch. You're not a freak!

bizi · Mar 26, 2022 at 07:47 PM

Christina, sorry for your tooth trouble.

I need to use my night guard because I grind my teeth.
You can take up to 4 advils 3 times a day if your kidneys are ok and

so is your liver. that is the prescription dose.

have you been on antibiotics?
I would ask about the pain shots. I have heard that they are ineffective when there is an infection present? I don't know if that is true....ask.
bizi

Moose72 · Mar 26, 2022 at 07:47 PM

So we did get me a wheelchair and it made all the difference! I still feel sore but nothing like yesterday!

Mar 26, 2022 at 10:11 PM

My mood unraveled a bit today. It was a bit up and down with a stomach ache and uneasy questions about mindfulness meditation but an enjoyable mindful shower, mindful dinner and mindful evening watching TV.

@Moose72:

So glad the wheelchair worked out for you!

@~Christina:

So sorry about the tooth pain. That's got to be a misery. Hopefully your Monday dentist appointment will go well and it won't be much longer.

@BeyondtheRainbow:

Glad things are moving along smoothly now and you have a surgery date settled. It must feel good to have the uncertainty reduced. You've hung in there like a champ!

Pinny · Mar 27, 2022 at 01:01 AM

@whatever2013
I’m sorry to hear about your mood unravelling, but I’m glad you managed to be mindful and cope! Well done! That’s certainly not easy!

@~Christina I’m so sorry to hear about the toothache, what a shame!

I hope you get the right treatment and it all goes well as soon as possible!!

@Moose72 I’m glad the wheelchair worked out for you!!

Pinny · Mar 27, 2022 at 01:09 AM

So I have covid!
I tested positive yesterday after I felt a bit unwell.
I thought it best to take a test as my 92 year old granny was supposed to come visit!
It’s such a shame because I have to cancel all my plans I had for this week including physio for my torn calf muscle! The bleeding/bruising has all come out and it’s all up the back of my leg!
Oh and there was a dog exhibition I was going to go to this morning but obviously my plans for that are cancelled!
Other than that I haven’t felt too unwell, just a bad cold with a bit of a fever!

I’m worried about what my work are going to say because I’m only just back and now I have to be off all week!

My anxiety is reasonably high just now but my mood is definitely improving still. No dark thoughts yesterday at all which is a huge step!

I hope you all have had a lovely sleep

Soupe du jour · Mar 27, 2022 at 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Pinny

So I have covid!
I tested positive yesterday after I felt a bit unwell.
I thought it best to take a test as my 92 year old granny was supposed to come visit!
It’s such a shame because I have to cancel all my plans I had for this week including physio for my torn calf muscle! The bleeding/bruising has all come out and it’s all up the back of my leg!
Oh and there was a dog exhibition I was going to go to this morning but obviously my plans for that are cancelled!
Other than that I haven’t felt too unwell, just a bad cold with a bit of a fever!

I’m worried about what my work are going to say because I’m only just back and now I have to be off all week!

My anxiety is reasonably high just now but my mood is definitely improving still. No dark thoughts yesterday at all which is a huge step!

I hope you all have had a lovely sleep

I'm sorry you're sick, Pinny. It's good you know, though, so your granny and others won't be exposed. Feel better soon!

BeyondtheRainbow · Mar 27, 2022 at 03:33 AM

I woke up at 3:20 anxious about my breast biopsy this Thursday. I've had thisU kind of biopsy before except at the old hospital they did it in a chair. The new hospital does it with you laying down and breasts hanging out of a hole. It does not sound comfortable. And I just have a bad feeling about the results. I don't know why but it feels off to me. I also dread it because my prior biopsy of this type left me feeling horrible for 3 days. The doctors think it was a virus that just coincided and while I believe them I'm still anxious.

I joined a support board for women awaiting biopsy results. I hope that it proves to be helpful.

I hope to get back to sleep soon. I'm going to try reading my book.

unlived · Mar 27, 2022 at 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Mountaindewed

My mom isnt answering texts which is weird but she didnt answer a call and I'm not overly worried but that was an hour ago. I think I'll just have a protein shake for dinner. I'm not sure why I have felt like drinking my calories today.

And I just made a fool out of myself. I called my mom again and no answer. So then I did get worried and texted my sister. And she said they were fine and just finishing up lunch. I'm glad my mom is ok. I hope I wasn't too annoying but my aunt had a massive heart attack and died at a resturant in 2005 and that was what was running through my head. But its good though for my mom to spend some time with people other then me and my brother.

Ok. Maybe I did overly panic. I've had a lot of soda with caffeine and not much food today. But yesterday I said we needed someone big to die to distract us from the war and my mom said be careful what you wish for and I was wondering if I had done something super dumb. But I meant a celebrity not my mom.

My mom made it home and she stopped at Best Buy to pickup a new pair of $20 Apple plug in headphones (which I paid for). My old pair were just about dead I was just barely getting music out of one side and it was going in and out. She also picked up a small piece of wood because stand up mirrors are expensive but my $7 stick on mirror doesn't stick on my door so we got the $20 stand yesterday and put the piece of flat wood underneath it so it would be stable on the hardwood floor and we got the mirror on the stand and I now have a DIY stand up mirror. I keep thinking of that SNL skit The Califonians since thats what my mirror looks like.

Now all is well. Probably more because my meds are kicking in.

Big people have died… that Foo Fighters guy that just died and here in Aus one of our best ever sports people Shane Warne recently died so that took attention away for a while… his state funeral is in a few days so more attention will be away from the war here.

Mountaindewed · 10:26 AM

I went out to a few gas stations and I was wearing my Adidas pride hat but was dressed in tan Levis and my Hollister jacket. I didn't have any issue with the first 2. Then I went to a little shady one. It still had halloween candy At first the guy was fine. I think I even heard him call me "brother" but my mom was pestering him about cups and then when we got up to pay I couldnt tell if he glanced at my hat or down at my pants but he became crabby after that with us so I couldnt tell if he knew then but it just got me kind of down for about half an hour. My mom said he is just unfriendly in general. And I'm not 100% sure he knew or not. Maybe he was just mad at my mom about the cups. But if I'm wearing a hat like that then I guess its also on me for sort of putting myself out there. I just worry the longer I'm off my meds. My mom said to wait until I get my next blood test results before I contact my endocronolgist about going back on them. I go for my blood work Thursday so I should have the results possibly Friday afternoon but I probably won't get an answer from my blood doctor about anything until Monday. At this point all I can really do is just keep with my weight loss and eating less and control my worrying about things that arent in my control. The controlling my worrying is the one I'm mainly struggling with.

At the doctors on Monday the nurse asked me if I felt depressed, down, or hopeless these last 2 weeks and I said yeah. I mean who hasn't felt like that even someone without mental illness? Probably why she didn't make a fuss out of it. I often lie on that one and say no.

scatterbrained04 · Mar 27, 2022 at 12:13 PM

I had made up my mind yesterday that I was going to try to get a CMM certification (certified medical manager). I was super excited. Read about it all day and told people I was doing it. I think it would be hard and probably take me a year or two to be prepared to sit for the exam. I've been a manager for 12 years and in healthcare for 15. It would really help me in my career.

Today I feel like I'm too stupid to do it and would never pass and shouldn't waste my time or money and don't even know if it's reasonable.

I don't know which thoughts to believe.

And I just started crying out of nowhere in the Taco Bell drive thru.

Sigh

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Nammu · Mar 27, 2022 at 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by scatterbrained04

I had made up my mind yesterday that I was going to try to get a CMM certification (certified medical manager). I was super excited. Read about it all day and told people I was doing it. I think it would be hard and probably take me a year or two to be prepared to sit for the exam. I've been a manager for 12 years and in healthcare for 15. It would really help me in my career.

Today I feel like I'm too stupid to do it and would never pass and shouldn't waste my time or money and don't even know if it's reasonable.

I don't know which thoughts to believe.

And I just started crying out of nowhere in the Taco Bell drive thru.

Sigh

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I think you should go for it. Better to do than not do.

scatterbrained04 · Mar 27, 2022 at 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Nammu

I think you should go for it. Better to do than not do.

Yeah. I supposed you're right. I guess the worst case scenario is I spend the money and end up failing the test. But I'd probably still learn something.

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Soupe du jour · Mar 27, 2022 at 01:02 PM

Today flew by, seemingly quicker as it was Czech Daylight Savings Time. Yes, ours is a few weeks later than in the US. I read that many US states are passing legislation to end DST and that many Republicans agree with Democrats on this. Wha do ya know?

My husband is working on an editing project for his sister's beau to check his English translation of a scientific journal article. It's quite boring reading! He is a water scientist. He's also incredibly verbose! I know that I am, too, at times, but am capable of editing my writing when needed. Hubby refused direct payment, but as a thank you, the beau is offering that we stay at his vacation apartment in a scenic part of Czech Republic. Perhaps we'll go there with my husband's American friend that may visit us in the summer.

I thought I was casually dieting last week, but only lost 0.2 lbs. Guess I need to be more serious, so I'm now tracking on MyFitnessPal. So far so good today. I made a nice stir fry. I just adore them and swear if I ate them more frequently I'd lose more easily. Yet, Hubby sort of dislikes them. He even complained about today's. I told him that he will not be served any of the leftovers, and that he can eat yesterday's tomorrow and then scrambled eggs. He'll still covet my stir fry, despite. How do you dislike yet covet something? He's like a pet, in that sense.

*Beth* · Mar 27, 2022 at 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Pinny

So I have covid!
I tested positive yesterday after I felt a bit unwell.
I thought it best to take a test as my 92 year old granny was supposed to come visit!
It’s such a shame because I have to cancel all my plans I had for this week including physio for my torn calf muscle! The bleeding/bruising has all come out and it’s all up the back of my leg!
Oh and there was a dog exhibition I was going to go to this morning but obviously my plans for that are cancelled!
Other than that I haven’t felt too unwell, just a bad cold with a bit of a fever!

I’m worried about what my work are going to say because I’m only just back and now I have to be off all week!

My anxiety is reasonably high just now but my mood is definitely improving still. No dark thoughts yesterday at all which is a huge step!

I hope you all have had a lovely sleep

Oh, Pinny! I'm so sorry you have covid. I hope it stays mild and goes away quickly. I believe your work will understand; you have no choice about not going in. Please take wonderful care of your lovely self

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HALLIEBETH87 Legendary Member Since Oct 2004 Location: usa Posts: 11,609 20 2,808 hugs given	Mar 26, 2022 at 06:34 PM #42 So glad you’ll get relief soon!!!!! __________________ schizoaffective bipolar type PTSD generalized anxiety d/o haldol, prazosin, risperdal and prn klonopin and helpful cogentin

Pinny Grand Member Member Since Feb 2022 Location: Scotland Posts: 772 2 768 hugs given	Mar 27, 2022 at 01:01 AM #50 @whatever2013 I’m sorry to hear about your mood unravelling, but I’m glad you managed to be mindful and cope! Well done! That’s certainly not easy! @~Christina I’m so sorry to hear about the toothache, what a shame! I hope you get the right treatment and it all goes well as soon as possible!! @Moose72 I’m glad the wheelchair worked out for you!!