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Oct 06, 2024 at 07:12 PM
#101
I only have Peacock and Netflix streaming so not really. I watch something streaming while i take my pills and then play Candy Crush until I run out of lives every night (doesn't take long).
Do you have a game you play for distraction? __________________ Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD. Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1600 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 2 mg clonazepam., 75 mg Seroquel and 12.5 mg PRNx2 daily |
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Oct 06, 2024 at 07:30 PM
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@raspberrytorte I think you posted in the wrong thread. This is questions.
 But glad you are getting the cat hat and sorry about Latuda sounding scary. I only was on it a few weeks but don't even remember it beyond that. Must not have been too awful.
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Oct 07, 2024 at 09:08 AM
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Oct 10, 2024 at 05:19 PM
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I would love to be a house plant person but I have a kitty who thinks they are snacks. My mom was starting a spider plant for me because they are cat safe. I'll have to ask about it. Thanks for the reminder!
Are you needing warm clothes yet where you live? I just hauled my hoodies up the stairs from storage in the garage. __________________ Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD. Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1600 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 2 mg clonazepam., 75 mg Seroquel and 12.5 mg PRNx2 daily |
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Oct 11, 2024 at 07:17 PM
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Oct 11, 2024 at 08:39 PM
#106
Both. I had adverse reactions to all of them but have done well on Emsam (an MAOI) for 15 years. Almost exactly because I know I was in the hospital getting on it for Halloween. The MAOI works so differently that it's tolerable for those who don't tolerate other ADs. SSRIs were some of the most painful mistakes of my life.
Are you going to vote this year? __________________ Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD. Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1600 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 2 mg clonazepam., 75 mg Seroquel and 12.5 mg PRNx2 daily |
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Oct 14, 2024 at 05:28 PM
#107
Yes. Probably this week in fact.
Are you having trouble with the changing seasons? __________________ Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD. Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1600 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 2 mg clonazepam., 75 mg Seroquel and 12.5 mg PRNx2 daily |
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Oct 15, 2024 at 03:28 PM
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Oct 15, 2024 at 03:39 PM
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I’m on Vraylar which is an antipsychotic not a mood stabilizer I think. Though it does treat mania and depression so maybe it is? Six weeks.
Have you ever blacked out during a manic episode? __________________ Ingrezza 80 mg Propranolol 40 mg Benztropine 1 mg Vraylar 1.5 mg, Gabapentin 300 Mania Sept/Oct 2024 Mania (July/August 2024) Mania (December 2023) Mixed episode/Hypomania (September 2023) Depression, Anxiety and Intrusive thoughts (September 2021) Depression & Psychosis (July/August 2021) Mania (April/May 2019) |
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Oct 15, 2024 at 09:52 PM
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I have a lot of holes in my memory from pretty much every bad episode I've had. I get mixed more than manic and those have left me with weeks I don't remember. My therapist says it is a good thing to not remember.
Is the upcoming time change or the spring one harder for you? __________________ Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD. Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1600 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 2 mg clonazepam., 75 mg Seroquel and 12.5 mg PRNx2 daily |
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Oct 19, 2024 at 05:41 PM
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The spring one
Who is your favorite author? __________________ Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD. Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1600 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 2 mg clonazepam., 75 mg Seroquel and 12.5 mg PRNx2 daily |
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Oct 27, 2024 at 06:54 PM
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My favorite author of all time is Laura Ingalls Wilder.
At what age did you first go on psych meds and what med was it? __________________ Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD. Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1600 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 2 mg clonazepam., 75 mg Seroquel and 12.5 mg PRNx2 daily |
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Oct 27, 2024 at 07:45 PM
#113
Aged 28, don’t remember which AD they prescribed but it sent me over the cliff.
How old were you when you got your bipolar diagnosis? __________________ 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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Oct 27, 2024 at 10:55 PM
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26 although I clearly had it for about 5 years prior. I just lied to cover it.
What is the worst med you've ever taken? __________________ Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD. Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1600 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 2 mg clonazepam., 75 mg Seroquel and 12.5 mg PRNx2 daily |
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Oct 28, 2024 at 12:57 PM
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Side effect wise, haldol, but I will give it credit in that I didn't have a lot of psychosis on it. Could I function when I had zero emotions except wanting to kill myself from the akathisia? No, but I wasn't thinking every piece of text was code created by some malicious entity to gaslight me. Risperdal consta comes in a close second with 2 weeks of delirium and thinking I was in a different universe every unquantifiable but subjectively short amount of time.
Is there any one specific thing that happens that's not really in the DSM or talked about that you noticed happens/that you do before an episode? __________________ [Insert thought-provoking and comedic quote here] |
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Oct 28, 2024 at 04:35 PM
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Before I get manic the universe gets very bright. The colors are very enhanced and vibrant. Don’t know if that’s in the recent DSM or not, I’ve not looked at the last few iterations of the Bible.
Interesting Q, same again. __________________ 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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Oct 29, 2024 at 12:28 PM
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There is a study out there saying as many as a third of BD patients experience color vibrancy in hypomania.
For myself, before having consistent days of elevation, there's a day here and there where I have a hyperfocused study where I say something like "I want to know how a tumor starts" and in the process I have to read about every single semi-related detail from cellular structure to genetics to cancer treatments and whatever else pops up. A lot of times I'll say "going to the library" but end up going practically to Canada, maybe stopping for an hour or t wo hike if I have sneakers or boots. How would your life be different without bipolar disorder? __________________ [Insert thought-provoking and comedic quote here] |
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Oct 29, 2024 at 01:28 PM
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I don't think my life would really be much different, other than the weight and working thing. And having to be on meds and see a psychiatrist and therapist and deal with everything that comes with having a mental disorder. Same question. __________________ 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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Oct 29, 2024 at 03:56 PM
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I’d still be working at a private school and I’m pretty sure I’d still be married to my ex husband. It’s too much to think about.
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Oct 29, 2024 at 05:33 PM
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Same question. (Because I can't think of a question right now!) __________________ 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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