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#221
There was a snowstorm today and i'm bored from staying inside all day. I started playing solitaire on my computer and that's a nice diversion. I don't like Scrabble because it's so harsh: you win or you lose. Losing is unpleasant.
I've tried to develop other hobbies. I tried ukulele that Blue Bird so enjoys, but i couldn't get anywhere with it. I tried learning Czech so i could chat with Soupe, but boy, that is one hard language. I understand her reluctance to learn it now. Anyways, being bored is pretty easy compared to how some of you are suffering. My thoughts are with you all! |
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#222
Thanks for the kind words. While poor diet is partly why I’m overweight I also have been on antipsychotics for 16 years and thr weight just piled on. I also have polycystic ovarian syndrome which affects my hormone levels and blood sugar. All in all it’s a mess. I KNOW I am fat……I really don’t wanna hear it.
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#223
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Hi there - I'm in BC (greater Vancouver). I didn't know it snowed in ON today. I have a friend in Pickering. Boredom can be tough if you suffer from depression or anxiety. Solitaire can be enjoyable. I also enjoy reading novels. I am reading _Indians on Vacation_ by Thomas King. It's pretty funny. |
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Location: Czechia
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#224
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I admire that you like to try new things. I hope the sun starts shining soon and snow will melt enough for flowers to show themselves. __________________ 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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#225
The renovations manager/friend of ours is having panic attacks lately. We've advised him to please take the day off and try not to worry. That is obviously tough for us in our situation, but what can we do? We certainly don't want him to become really sick in any way. As people with mental health challenges, we could never deprive anyone of needed "mental health day" or days.
Hubby and I are sitting around doing nothing but being miserable. He even has the cold that I surely gave him. He just went upstairs to sleep again and it's 12:28 pm. Czech Republic had the time change early this morning. A later date than in the US. I think most or all of Europe did today. __________________ 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. Last edited by Soupe du jour; Mar 26, 2023 at 07:45 AM.. |
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I haven’t tried TMS bc it hasn’t been covered by insurance but I’ve tried pretty much everything else. The one medication that works for me is called Emsam and it’s hard to get drs to prescribe it because it’s an MAOI. There’s dietary restrictions that go along with it and drs don’t think I want to deal with that. Well I want to deal with depression less, I’m perfectly willing to deal with not eating cheddar cheese if that’s what it takes. I’m going to ask my new pdoc for it and see what he says. Can’t hurt to just ask. __________________ Of course it is happening inside your head. But why on earth should that mean that it is not real? -Albus Dumbledore That’s life. If nothing else, that is life. It’s real. Sometimes it f—-ing hurts. But it’s sort of all we have. -Garden State |
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#227
Oooo is spring ever going to get here? The temperature does get into the 40’s but the real feel stays in the 30’s. the ground was covered with thick frost today and cloudy again.
With mum gone I’m really alone. This surprises me as before I moved in with her I was on my own for decades. The senior center seems to have emphasized how alone I am. __________________ 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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#228
I've lost 4 pounds since Friday from whatver I have. I'm in no mood to eat. Today my stomach feels better and my anxiety is a lot better. My endocronolgist told me to raise my vitamin D to 1000 units to 2000. So hopefully that helps with something. I finally got out of the house for the first time in awhile to get some pudding and jello so I can try to eat something. I was on the verge of collasping from barely eating in awhile but I got a bunch of different kinds and I didn't have any anxiety in the store and no one paid any attention to the guy with a basket full of jello and pudding. I got an iced tea on the way home and the sugar in it made me feel better. I'm lying down now but I don't feel that bad. I haven't tried eating though.
My therapist emailed me and said the jello was great and also suggested I try Pedialyte. I know thats often reccomended for people with restricting eating disorders. At least shes not trying to get me to stop eating due to binging. She offered to move my appointment to virtual but I'll see how I feel in the morning. I swear I'm not contagious. __________________ Ridin' with Biden Last edited by Mountaindewed; Mar 26, 2023 at 12:09 PM.. |
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#229
Well I slept in until 5am when my partner started getting ready for work and woke me up! It’s a miracle. I haven’t been sleeping for months. I think it was the stress of the move … I did wake up twice to go to the toilet but I managed to fall asleep again which is so rare for me. I’m so pleased.
I’ve still got this week off work. I’m going to drop my son off at kindergarten then come home and sleep for a little more. I’ve got a lot of catching up to do …. Need to get to the store too to pick up bits and pieces. Today I need to unpack some of my clothes. I just need to find the bags they’re in. Somewhere in the garage … |
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#230
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If that's what works for you, I'm surprised doctors won't prescribe it. Psychiatrists? Because a lot of people with resistant depression are helped with MAO inhibitors. I would find yourself one who will prescribe it, because the dietary restrictions are worth it if it works for you. |
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#231
Sunday.... My day off from writing, yet I have a HUGE amount of work to do in order to re-outline and restructure my novel. So that is making me anxious. I need to not put so much pressure on myself. I know from experience it will work out.
One thing that is making me feel pressured is that a member of my writing group quizzes me about how it's going. She means well but... I guess in writing group (which is a writing session not critiques) I could always work on short stories. I'm more familiar with writing stories and I do want to continue with both. I can just say I've put the novel aside for now until I can move ahead.... This same member has been an absolute boon to me in many ways, and I like her very much. |
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#232
Been a good day today! I met my mom for Sunday service and enjoyed spending time with her!
Had a bit of cabin fever, so after church I drove to one of the next towns over to have lunch and potentially see family that I haven't seen in forever. I took a gamble they'd be there as it's Sunday and the diner I visited is the only one close to their homes and their church (one of my cousins is married to the pastor of the church they all attend). My gamble paid off! I got to sit and eat and visit with them for a few hours. Good news on the late-on-my-electrical-bill front. If everything comes through, I'll be all caught up tomorrow morning. Worst case scenario: I'll cover 60% and get the rest on payday Wednesday. Still an OK outcome. Now to figure out what to do this evening. I'm sure I'll think of something! __________________ "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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#233
My kidney doctor got back to me. He says he wants to do a liver function test. He said if the pain is bad to go to the ER. It is pretty bad but after another bathroom trip and another tylenol and the rest of the bottle of Pedialyte, I'm hoping I can avoid the ER. He said he could see me tommorow but my mom said we'd just keep the Tuesday appointment. Because you know, we have my niece for the day and my mom just can't say no to my sister for any reason. I'm still trying to figure out if I want to move therapy to virtual or not. She said shes totally fine with it and so is my mom. At this moment I'm in no shape to do in person even though I really want to.
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#234
So far so good with the metformin. I took my granny out today and she went in a store with me. It was so pretty out today. Back to work tomorrow.
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#235
my hubby plays in a latin band with malentina, A singer in the group she sings in spanish. They are having a practice tonight from 4-6pm. They have 2 festival to practice for Festival national and jazz fest. the following saturday
We decided to do some cleaning in the house. It had been a long time since the last cleaning. while he is gone I did the kitchen floors with a wet mop. The results did not come out how I wanted them to so I use d the swifter wet to go over the kitchen floor again the mop did not do the right thing so I used some other cleaner to spot treat the floor. It looks better. the floor was filthy. hello to all and i wish you a peaceful pain free day. bizi __________________ 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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#236
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hope you're able to find a hobby you enjoy I have so many it's hard to keep up with them all sometimes. Painting miniatures, ukulele/music, photography, reading, videogames, board games, trading card games I have the problem where I want to do everything but end up doing nothing lol Have you tried crocheting? I tried that but couldn't figure it out __________________ R.I.P mom 8/6/55-1/15/16 “All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.” -St. Francis of Assisi
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Member Since Feb 2023
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#237
I had a quiet day.
@Aurelius710: Sounds like you had a nice day and congratulations for catching up on the electrical bill! @Blue_Bird: Yeah, i've tried crocheting too, without success. I knit for a couple years tho, but it didn't work out. |
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#238
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I have a pretty soprano ukelele I want to Be more committed to this summer. Such happy instruments! I also play mountain dulcimer. I recently bought a banjo dulcimer I’ve been messing with too. __________________ Bipolar 1 w/psychotic features or schizoaffective bipolar type PTSD generalized anxiety OCD celexa, prazosin, Lybalvi and prn zyprexa and klonopin |
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#239
Later today, my sister and I (and some other close family, like my dad's only remaining brother) will say goodbye to Dad for the last time. I've been thinking about what best to say on such a horrible horrible ocassion. And it will be over the phone, since I'm still in Czechia. It's not fully hit me, yet his deterioration has been a long process over the years. I want to only remember him as the dad we knew before my mother's early death. There are a lot of memories I much prefer before that time.
My brother is still in the hospital suffering. Sis was told that he's having auditory and visual hallucinations, and paranoia. They'll be testing why. We sure hope his cancer has not spread to his brain. If not, it would seem understandable having these reactions, given all the stress and misery. Perhaps my poor brother may not have a chance to say goodbye to Dad. __________________ 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. Last edited by Soupe du jour; Mar 27, 2023 at 01:19 AM.. |
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#240
My heart is just breaking for you. I will be praying and sending you hugs and love
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