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@BeyondtheRainbow yay 😁 good results! Too bad about the blood draw though
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Nammu …Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. …... Desiderata Max Ehrmann |
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I bought an ugly sweater today! I used to hate them but the last few years they’ve been growing on me. I got a bright red one with puffs and glitter on it! Hey 👋🏼 it’s perfect for Minnesota winters. There only a couple stores here in town that carry clothes so mostly I’ve been looking on line but every time I find one I like it’s $100+ and I’m not willing to spend that for a ugly sweater.
Got my haircut today too and picked up my meds. Had a unusual weird dream last night. Heh if you know father brown he was in my dream and I was helping him in a huge nursing home. My cousin I haven’t seen in years was in it too. There were people missing and we were looking for them. The nursing home looked a lot like the grand Budapest hotel. Wild. Don’t know how it ended cause I woke up before we found the missing people.
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Nammu …Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. …... Desiderata Max Ehrmann |
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My new therapist was nice. She didn't judge me about anything. She didn't comment about my appeareance. Do I trust her. No. Not yet. But I didn't sense any red flags from her. I didn't realize how sick to my stomach I felt until afterwards. I just ate some chocolate protein graham crackers with my geodon to see if that would help.
The only thing that sort of bugged me was when she said "do you like clay? We can play with clay." Ma'me I am an almost 30 year old man. And I thought I was dressed pretty maturely today. Idk. Maybe I just need to be more vocal with her. Tell her how I get up each morning and watch CNN, and stuff like that that I do so she'll keep remembering I'm older then I look.
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#354
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Oh, what wonderful news @BeyondtheRainbow! Great, great, fabulous!
Whew! And - go easy on yourself, sweetpea. Please. And what the heck with the not wearing gloves...icko.
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#356
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Not wearing gloves isn't even the grossest thing at this hospital. A few years ago I went there regularly and one guy was wearing a lab coat that had fresh blood on it when he did my draw. It was a disposable lab coat so he should have thrown it away. And he didn't use gloves either. Nasty, nasty. The best place is in the city where I go for therapy but I need to have a place here too because I can't always time it right in the city. I've gone to one place here consistently since the pandemic started but most of them can't draw from my left arm and since I need this lab done monthly for the foreseeable future I need them to use all available veins. There is one girl who won't even try my left arm anymore there. So I wanted to switch to this new place but nobody seems to know their fax #. I got that from them today but I also got a copy of my lab order so I can take care of it myself now. The only thing is the new place is related to the hospital so who knows how safe they are? I hope to get back on schedule in the city.
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I'm really glad your new t was nice @Mountaindewed. That's hopeful. I hear you about the clay, though. I do.
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#358
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Ya know....that is just plain wrong. Wrong. Revolting and unsafe. Geez, Rainbow! I really hope you can get the lab situation smoothed out. I am not the least bit afraid of needles or blood draws, I have a lot of tattoos. But I do expect a clean, professional, reliable situation. Sheesh.
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I bought for my birthday a little white book shelf for my bedroom, a set of cotton percale sheets with bright flowers on them that look like watercolors (blues/violets/greens), and I will be getting my hair cut. The book shelf arrived today so I'm going to do my best to assemble it tonight. My therapist called it "a project." So, yes.
The med increases haven't kicked in yet, of course. Hopefully I'll start feeling it by tomorrow. I think this one is the worst depression I've had yet. They seem to get worse every year (fall). Next year I am NOT going to wait for the "use your tools" routine. This is biological. This is bipolar disorder. If I'm still seeing med dude, or whoever I'm seeing, I will arm myself with records, notes, whatever, and be prepared for this season with med increases. It's cruel and it's archaic to have to plunge into the depths of the hellish side of this disorder every year before I get accurate treatment.
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Nammu …Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. …... Desiderata Max Ehrmann |
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#361
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Today was a day of rushing and still not getting everything done.
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schizoaffective bipolar type PTSD generalized anxiety d/o haldol, prazosin, risperdal and prn klonopin and helpful cogentin |
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Oh, I'm also going to buy Prince Harry's book ("Spare") as a birthday present for myself. I'm interested in reading his story.
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Is it a autobiography of sorts?
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schizoaffective bipolar type PTSD generalized anxiety d/o haldol, prazosin, risperdal and prn klonopin and helpful cogentin |
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We went to a Christmas party today. It was a catered event at Church with a comedic speaker. We have several events coming up.
I’ve been scarce here as I’m trying to dig out from under. I’ll meet up with my daughter this weekend. Lots to look forward to in December. Many blessings and miracles. I’m in a new relationship but I’m holding this one close to the vest. I’m very happy. I hope everyone has a peaceful evening. Much love ![]() |
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Hubby booked our flights to the US for the holidays, plus a side trip. Things were getting booked up already. We'll stay at a friend's house while we're in NJ rather than with my brother. I'm not sure if my brother will be relieved or the opposite. I'm just happy that there was an excuse for Hubby to join me. I think visiting home alone would have been more than I could handle. I probably will spend some alone time with my fam members. Hubby can visit other friends, at times.
Today is my ENT appointment. I was supposed to also see my gynecologist but had to cancel that for a reason. Not ideal. My error, but it is what it is. One can only do so much. I'll try to see him before the holidays, if possible.
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Oh ugh. I woke up way early. Then Sir joined me and I remembered that I hadn’t filled his food before going to bed,…then I realized I’d forgotten to take the garbage out last night! I sure hope I got it out in time! They go early. So we’ll see.
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Nammu …Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. …... Desiderata Max Ehrmann |
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#367
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Ye "Kanye West" is an incredibly disturbed mentally unstable individual.
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#368
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He does seem to be kind of manicy
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schizoaffective bipolar type PTSD generalized anxiety d/o haldol, prazosin, risperdal and prn klonopin and helpful cogentin |
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Stressful day yesterday. Definitely a triggering one!
On a purely sales related metric, yesterday was excellent! However,
Possible trigger:
When I returned home, I discovered someone had stolen my mailbox, specifically the one bought for me after the neighbor hit my current one. I just never got around to actually replacing it. I have a suspicion that the same neighbor took it back. If he'd have asked, I'd have been happy to give it back to him. He didn't have to steal it. Hopefully, today will be quieter.
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"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain." -Litany Against Fear (Dune) |
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Sorry haven't posted much lately, I tend to spend more time in the Schizophrenia forum since I technically have schizoaffective disorder bipolar type. But I still like to pop in here now and then to see my friends here
![]() My sister came over on Sunday, we went grocery shopping together, it was nice to spend some time together I ordered the cats a scratching post (pictured below) from Chewy, hope they like it and stop clawing my furniture and doors (not my picture, just a picture from the website) The other picture is of the Christmas tree they put up in my apartment building lobby, I think it looks so nice Have a busy month ahead of me, lots of appointments, meetings and activities in the building, and then Christmas Hope you all have a peaceful weekend ![]() ![]()
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“All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.” -St. Francis of Assisi Diagnosis: Schizoaffective disorder Bipolar type PTSD Social Anxiety Disorder Anorexia Binge/Purge type |
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Sir sounds like a cool cat! Mustachio always wakes me up early if I don't remember to refill their food bowl before bed lol Maybelle is more the patient sit and stare me down kind of cat until I get up
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“All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.” -St. Francis of Assisi Diagnosis: Schizoaffective disorder Bipolar type PTSD Social Anxiety Disorder Anorexia Binge/Purge type |
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I went grocery shopping today and as soon as I put my groceries on the counter Maybelle hopped up and started snuggling with the sweet potatoes
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“All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.” -St. Francis of Assisi Diagnosis: Schizoaffective disorder Bipolar type PTSD Social Anxiety Disorder Anorexia Binge/Purge type |
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@bluebird haha, to her snuggles with a sweet potato!!
![]() Those are very nice looking scratching posts. Very nice. I’ll need to check them out as Sirs post is very, very well used and should be replaced. The tree is very nice. You live in a nice complex. I did get the garbage out early enough! Thank goodness I made it.
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Nammu …Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. …... Desiderata Max Ehrmann |
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I feel fine anxiety wise. I slept decently last night and I've somewhat eaten today but what I have eaten its been with my meds. So they are working today. I'm just worn out and tired. I did my weightlifting just fine today and I'm not achy from it. I just have really low energy which I think may be from the increase in Prestiq. I had to get my monthly blood work out for my blood doctor and it took me a few hours to get up the energy to go. It was crowded and it hurt for some reason. It never hurts to get my blood drawn and I've had plenty of water. So idk. The receptionist knows me and knows what I'm there for and the phelebotmoist knows me too and I was talking to her about the hoodie I was wearing. Yeah not really good when they know you that well.... anyways I'm guessing the low energy and fatigue is just a side effect from the prestiq because I do feel better overall mental health wise.
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#375
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Yes, it is. You can pre-purchase it on Amazon for about $23 and it releases on January 10th.
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