Bipolar Check-in #74

Blue_Bird

I just got back from the pharmacy. I ran out of one of my meds 5 days ago and was starting to get a little depressed and having negative thoughts. Anyway, I picked up the med I ran out of and took it along with my other meds so hopefully that builds back up in my system soon.

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Blue_Bird

Sorry my last post froze and I couldn't edit it

What I meant to add was that I have an appointment with my therapist tomorrow and am looking forward to telling her about the volunteering. I also just in general feel good about helping out taking care of the cats there at the adoption place, it just made me feel really fufilled and like I have a purpose

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Blue_Bird

I hope you get some relief soon. I had something similar happen last month. Broke a tooth, then it got abscessed and infected. Thankfully they were able to pull it the same day of my walk in appointment

Anyway I've gone through a lot of dental crap the past several years so I definitely empathize with you, I really hope you're able to get in and see someone soon

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Nammu

I went to aqua fitness today, it’s getting so much easier now that it is light out and for us finally getting warmer. The feels like temperature was still in the 30’s F but that’s an improvement. I wore my lighter coat today! I feel my mood lifting with the snow finally starting to melt, and the brighter days.

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Crazy Hitch

In a few hours we will officially be HOME OWNERS and pick up the keys at lunch time!

Moving in TOMORROW. Too much excitement ... and nerves ... and packing ... and cleaning!

Mountaindewed

So my tests were ok. So my next step is probably seeing a urologist. I know the pain was only going on for a few days but the retention and hesitancy has been going on for a lot longer. I started the med for my pain last night. It works great for that specefic pain. Also I'm going to the bathroom a lot less then I was before. But the side effects are awful. have the worst nausea. Its so bad I'd rather have the kidney pain. I also have these weird flu like symptoms and I've been in bed all day and I've only been able to eat soup and saltine crackers and water mostly. So I sent a message to my doctor explanining that the med was helping the pain but the nauasea was horrible and I asked if he had any suggestions. He told me this could possibly happen and to shoot him a message if it did. Today I've basically just been curled up in a ball in bed with CNN on mute, and I took 2 zofran and 2 pepcid and I dozed off for half an hour and then I was able to eat a can of soup for lunch. Right now I feel mediocre.

I just got a message from his nurse that hes sending in a different med. Yeah, the side effects from Presidone were better then this

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Rosi700

Understand your excitement and nerves! Wish you a good night's sleep and hope everything goes well with the move tomorrow.

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Rosi700

Good that these first tests were OK. Glad you are getting new medications, hopefully with less side effects.

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Rosi700

I am not so well. The pain in my body has become much better, but there is something else.

Some days ago I started to feel some sort of nausea, but not enough for me to call it a real "nausea".

Today I have had diarrhea after a meal. Perhaps it is a flu after all, or may be it is my Diabetes that plays with me (or I with it )?

In all these winter months I have had problems following the nutritious goals for Diabetes because of depression. I mean my dinner plates. At the bread-front I have followed the usual diabetes advices, but not so much fruit as I should have eaten because of the higher food prices. I forgot to take my diabetes meds this morning and after a while I felt almost as drunk. (Those who have diabetes and have experienced fluctuations between glucose levels understand what I mean). My brain didn't function well, but after I checked my glucose level and took my medication, I was almost OK again.

I feel really tired today, may be it's too hard to say, but I think I am tired of life and all it's trouble. It's the weather, it's balancing differnt diseases (physical and mental) and more ...

I think I will allow myself to have a bad day. I mean to day I will not use my psych tools (my stomach continues to signal that it is not satisfied).

The good thing is that I will have my arms examined tomorrow. Then I will at least have an answer about that.

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Soupe du jour

@raspberrytorte, I'm sorry you were recently inpatient, but am glad that you are safe. A year between hospitalizations can be a long time when struggling with instability. Wishing you a very long time until any next. Or hopefully no additional.

It appears that we will finally be moving to our new house this coming Monday. We've been busy with various plans and are starting to do some packing. That's why I haven't been around here for a bit. I'm a bit behind in reading posts, so send positive vibes and hugs to all who need them. It seems that my recent bad (and long) cold is finally heading out. Today I barely noticed any symptoms.

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Psych Medications:
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* Lamotrigine 125 mg
* Quetiapine ER 400 mg
* Quetiapine IR 200 mg
* Pregabalin 100 mg

Mountaindewed

My doctor prescribed Reglan. I looked it up and I'm a bit concerned about it. Its been pulled off the market at least once by the FDA due to the high risk of TD. Its also addicting and can cause rapid weight gain. So I decided to call and leave a message for my pdoc and ask him. I'm not sure he'll want me on something thats addicting and has such a high risk of TD. But maybe he'll be fine with it.

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JaneOnceMore

Still here, just really got back into Scrabble this week. Not sure if i will keep it up tho. It's kind of unpleasant. My ZOOM support group was really good today. I spoke a couple times about happy memories of my family when i was young. Things fell apart when i was a teen but at least up until i was ten i was happy, which is a lot more than some people get.

Sending good vibes to all who struggle!