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#61
I cannot believe it. Today I had no breakfast, two whole milk lattes for lunch, and a large meal at Sajj for dinner: chicken kebab with hummus, arugula, red cabbage and other veg. And I ate dinner several hours before bedtime. And I am not hungry. I was not hungry at all all day long.
I wish this were the new normal, but I am concerned that this is just my being amped up and escalating into hypomania as a result of sleeping just 5 hrs 40 minutes last night. Or maybe this being too happy and go go go is a side effect of Benzonatate, my new cough medicine. I have read that it can affect the mood and even cause hallucinations. I only took it this morning. I did not take it at midday because I was not home and I am not taking it now because I do not want further escalation. Instead of Seroquel I will take Lybalvi for sleep. Lybalvi is usually very effective in nipping any hypomania in the bud. It is hard to treat cough when you are bipolar!! __________________ Bipolar I w/psychotic features Last inpatient stay in 2018 Geodon 40 mg Seroquel 75 mg Gabapentin 1200 mg+Vitamin B-complex (against extrapyramidal side effects) Long term side effects from medications, some of them discontinued: - hypothyroidism - obesity BMI ~ 38 |
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So it turned out that the cough medicine was not to blame. I simply took Dexedrine (amphetamine) in the wee hours of the morning due to a mix-up. I meant to take Levoxyl. Both medicine bottles were in the same plastic box. I have since removed Dexedrine. I do not plan to take it anymore.
But I am still having a pretty low appetite and my weight has "fluctuated down" a bit . I prefer not to be overly optimistic about it. __________________ Bipolar I w/psychotic features Last inpatient stay in 2018 Geodon 40 mg Seroquel 75 mg Gabapentin 1200 mg+Vitamin B-complex (against extrapyramidal side effects) Long term side effects from medications, some of them discontinued: - hypothyroidism - obesity BMI ~ 38 |
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I also bought mixes in all colors other than red. I have just made and chilled the green jello. It is seriously tasty!! And making it was super easy. So at least in that sense I am prepared: I will buy the green mix and mix and chill enough to have a virtually unlimited supply for the day before and day of the procedure. My procedure will be at 5PM. __________________ Bipolar I w/psychotic features Last inpatient stay in 2018 Geodon 40 mg Seroquel 75 mg Gabapentin 1200 mg+Vitamin B-complex (against extrapyramidal side effects) Long term side effects from medications, some of them discontinued: - hypothyroidism - obesity BMI ~ 38 |
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Ugh! My hunger levels are OUT OF CONTROL. I just ate four bananas and two mandarins and finally feel full!! This is ridiculous! Dr. K and I need to do something about this, adjust my topamax or metformin levels, put me on wellbutrin, SOMETHING. Dr. Amy (she's my GP) are going to have a weight chat next Wednesday because I'm ****ing OBEEEEESE by one point (I'm 31 according to the BMI) and see if we can put me on Contrave.
SOMETHING must be done about this hunger!!!! I shouldn't have to eat four bananas and two mandarins in order to feel full. I am FREAKING OUT. __________________ The darkest of nights is followed by the brightest of days. 😊 - anonymous The night belongs to you. 🌙- sleep token "I'm scared. I'm old. I want to go home!" 😁 - anonymous |
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Wait... 4 bananas is a glycemic control disaster. 2 mandarins is OK, but now 4 bananas. Where is the protein? where is the fat?
I know CGMs themselves are expensive, but you can get helpful free info by subscribing to updates from CGM companies. I am subscribed to Levels and Nutrisense. Say, I learned to either pair oatmeal with an omelette or substitute oatmeal with seeds cooked in almond milk from the information I received. They provide their tips based on statistical data they gather from their users who wear CGMs. It is not personalized to YOU, but it is still useful. __________________ Bipolar I w/psychotic features Last inpatient stay in 2018 Geodon 40 mg Seroquel 75 mg Gabapentin 1200 mg+Vitamin B-complex (against extrapyramidal side effects) Long term side effects from medications, some of them discontinued: - hypothyroidism - obesity BMI ~ 38 |
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So today, and it is now 4:40 PM, I have had 3 lattes (24 oz of Fairlife brand whole milk, 39 g protein in total) and nothing else. I am only now starting to get mildly hungry. I am also a bit revved up. Cannot complain as it makes me productive, but I wonder if this is hypomania starting.
And what a change since just a short while ago when I opened this thread. __________________ Bipolar I w/psychotic features Last inpatient stay in 2018 Geodon 40 mg Seroquel 75 mg Gabapentin 1200 mg+Vitamin B-complex (against extrapyramidal side effects) Long term side effects from medications, some of them discontinued: - hypothyroidism - obesity BMI ~ 38 |
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#68
I cant have bananas in the house either.
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I use to let bananas overripen, then split them into pieces, freeze those pieces on a sheet of foil, collect into a freezer bag, and use a few chunks per smoothie. Overripe frozen bananas give smoothies wonderful consistency.
Then I read that overripe bananas, but not underripe bananas, cause glucose spikes, and so I stopped. But it also saves me effort. __________________ Bipolar I w/psychotic features Last inpatient stay in 2018 Geodon 40 mg Seroquel 75 mg Gabapentin 1200 mg+Vitamin B-complex (against extrapyramidal side effects) Long term side effects from medications, some of them discontinued: - hypothyroidism - obesity BMI ~ 38 |
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I have made jello from a lemon flavor gelatin mix. It is delicious! Something to look forward to on my day of prepping for colonoscopy.
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