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Grand Magnate
Member Since Oct 2017
Location: La Porte, TX
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#101
@raspberrytorte
Great decision to quit vaping! It's not good for you; plus, you get the extra cash. What tattoos do you already have and what do you want to get? @Moose72 I hope the biotene toothpast helps your mouth! I did fine driving to & from the library with my daughter. Plus, I had quite the stack of holds to check out. Now, I've got plenty of reading material which is good since I'm burning thru the current book I'm reading ![]() Today I didn't have any high anxiety and NO panic attacks. Not 1. Wow, it has been forever since that has happened to me! I did slip and have 2 diet sodas but I did well in the AM and had decaf coffee instead of regular. Decaf isn't as good as regular but I suppose it tastes somewhat like coffee even if it doesn't have the punch regular coffee does. I know diet soda isn't that great for me plus it does have caffeine ,but I'm working on cutting down from 3 or 4 sodas a day on top of 1-2 cups of coffee each morning, and it is too overwhelming to do it all at once. My problem too is I find water so BORING to drink. I need to start adding lemon or lime to it to help. Maybe I still have a few lemons that are still good, possibly limes. I'll have to look. __________________ Bipolar 1, PTSD, anorexia, panic disorder, ADHD Seroquel, Cymbalta, propanolol, buspirone, Trazodone, gabapentin, lamotrigine, hydroxyzine, There's a crack in everything. That is how the light gets in. --Leonard Cohen |
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Monster on the Hill
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#102
Ohh with this heat I've been mixing gatorade with water (little trick I learned from the park), and it's definitely not as boring as water. I don't really mind water that much though, but it's nice to spice it up a bit.
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Bizi is bizi
Member Since Nov 2005
Location: cajun country
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#103
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Member Since Oct 2004
Location: usa
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#104
i texted 988 for a while. i needed to talk to someone about how dire i feel. i havent felt so apathetic in a while. its making every part of life diffcult. im watching the olympic games opening. im too afradi to travel that far away from home though id like to. im lucky i have 5 kitty cats to keep me company while husband is at AA meetings all week nights. im alone alot. right now i like it becasuse i can feel like **** and not hide it.
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Member Since Feb 2023
Location: Ontario; long-time member, just under other names
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#105
I'm feeling good. Had good ZOOM events yesterday and today and the weather is nice and cool.
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Poohbah
Member Since May 2018
Location: Toronto, Canada
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#106
I had a break today from taking care of my mother. My son went over and did a few things with her.
I went to the gym today for the first time in weeks. The workout was hard because I'm out of shape now. Well, that's relative to how I was before. Last year I could do 45 situps and do 1 leg squats. Now I struggle to do 20 situps and can only do some 2 leg squats. Seroquel really did a lot to me, I gained 50 pounds on it. Now to get it all off again! My anxiety was bad today so I took a Klonopin but I didn't need the afternoon dose. Stomach issues persist, I guess it'll be that way until the anxiety gets better but who knows when that'll be. I'm starting to get brain zaps from the Rexulti withdrawal. I'll take one tomorrow and then again in a few days if I can stand it. My reality pauses for a moment during a brain zap, which can be pretty disorienting. My mind has to catch up with what it missed while the zap was doing its thing. It's a really odd sensation. My depression is up, which is understandable given that I'm off 2 meds now. Next to stop is Prozac but I'll see how I feel in August. I might try adding Caplyta first to find out if it'll help. __________________ * Dx: Unspecified Bipolar and Related Disorder * Rx: Remeron, Prozac, Klonopin My avatar picture is a photo of the Whirlpool Galaxy I took in April 2023. I dedicated this photo to my sister who passed away in July 2016. |
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Wise Elder
Member Since Apr 2015
Location: US
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#107
@Scooter9 Have you ever tried an MAOI? For me it was the first med for depression that actually worked and didn't stop working over time. I've been on it 15 years now and it still is working. Everything else I tried (and I tried just about everything available before 2009) and it's still working. No real side effects as long as you avoid the "no" foods and that's pretty easy when you get used to it.
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Member Since Jun 2016
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#108
My sleep and moods are a bit off. I'm getting about 5-6 hours of sleep a night and then taking a nap during the day. My therapist told me I've been through so much with my health issues and I've been in survival mode for so long and now I'm crashing and to just be kind to myself. Things have gotten better. I just feel blah.
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#109
I'm still not sleeping. I swear I was fine depression wise after my colonoscopy, but I seem to be having some weird mood swing type issues that I wasn't having before. Idk if they are related.
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Member Since Jun 2024
Location: Washington
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#110
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Member Since Jun 2024
Location: Washington
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#111
That's great that going to sleep helps you! I was too terrified when I was having those panic attacks. So glad that helps.
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Member Since Jun 2024
Location: Washington
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#112
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Member Since Jun 2024
Location: Washington
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#113
The wound is gone! She said I have some creases behind my calf like right above my ankle and she thinks they were rubbing against each other. So she said next time I shower to wash it gently with warm soapy water and to always keep an eye on it. It hurts a little bc it's just really fresh skin. They put a big bandage on it and gave me a couple more.
I didn't talk to my son today bc I was busy. I'll call him tomorrow. Today was a good day. How can I leave a smiling face or other icons when replying to someone? It's not doing it for me. It just puts it at the top. |
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Grand Member
Member Since Nov 2022
Location: At the coast.
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#114
@MuddyBoots These thoughts will go away with time ... I think you are clever who fight them so strongly!
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Grand Member
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#115
I went out again yesterday to buy the groceries for the weekend. Today I will use the day for cleaning and hoovering. To do work in the home is among the worst "things" I do, but it has to be done ...
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Monster on the Hill
Member Since Sep 2020
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#116
There's an icon for a smiley face and a drop down arrow next to it. Select where you want the smiley in your text (idk what it's called, but the little line that shows where you're typing), and then use the arrow to show the smileys and pick which one you want. There's a ton more at the very bottom where it says "show all smileys" and sometimes you use enough of them that you remember what smiley goes to which text, like a colon and a parenthesis make a happy or frowning face depending on which parenthesis you use.
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#117
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I'm going to try and do as much reading as I can today. See what Voldemort's up to today. __________________ [Insert thought-provoking and comedic quote here] |
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Grand Magnate
Member Since Oct 2017
Location: La Porte, TX
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#118
@mararinOrange
To get to the menu with the smileys, you have to choose the "Go Advanced" in green next to the "Post Quick Reply" button. I've been having a rough morning. I had decaf coffee, but I'm having HUGE anxiety over having to skip my morning walk due to rain (again!). Both my OCD and ED do NOT like this. I have been struggling with ED thoughts stronger than normal lately ![]() Ugh! I hate anxiety b/c it seems to also bring on some hypomanic behavior in me. I don't know if it's true hypomania, rather just behaviors like irritability, quick anger, going thru tasks quickly and not thoroughly, racing thoughts, etc. I am trying to calm down and grounding and deep breathing are not helping. I do have an aromatherapy diffuser and the oils to use with it but H is sleeping in the bedroom and he's been so stressed lately I do not want to disturb him. I am going to make some chamomile tea to calm down and if that doesn't help I'm going to chop some of the extra Seroquel I have from different old prescriptions down to 25 mg since pdoc used to prescribe me 25 mg Seroquel to help with anxiety and panic. I know I really should NOT do that with the Seroquel, maybe I'm still a bit hypo, but I'm also desperate to end this long round of high anxiety and panic. __________________ Bipolar 1, PTSD, anorexia, panic disorder, ADHD Seroquel, Cymbalta, propanolol, buspirone, Trazodone, gabapentin, lamotrigine, hydroxyzine, There's a crack in everything. That is how the light gets in. --Leonard Cohen |
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#119
i slept ok at best. went to bed around 1 am and up at 8. wide awake. kitty was in bed with me all niht so i felt loved. just had some coffee and about to shower. i didnt shower yesterday bc i was afrad id SH.
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Grand Magnate
Member Since Oct 2017
Location: La Porte, TX
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#120
@MuddyBoots
I'm sorry you're feeling this way. Is there someone you can talk to? Can you call a hotline? @halliebeth Awesome that you took a shower. Having a cat next to you in bed feels great. __________________ Bipolar 1, PTSD, anorexia, panic disorder, ADHD Seroquel, Cymbalta, propanolol, buspirone, Trazodone, gabapentin, lamotrigine, hydroxyzine, There's a crack in everything. That is how the light gets in. --Leonard Cohen |
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