Therapy is exhausting!

I think you’re referring to diflucan. I can’t take it because it makes my blood thinner over thin my blood which could lead to internal bleeding. I have taken diflucan before years ago and it does work great!

Saw primary dr. Dr says high prolactin caused by risperdal is causing vaginal dryness and that and estrogen cream are causing a vaginal yeast infection. She said it's up to Pdoc to decide what to do about the risperdal. Prolactin was very high at 123. Normal is 25. Also my own low estrogen from the risperdal can cause a yeast infection too. Dr prescribed a 3 day vaginal cream which I can pick up tomorrow after 3. I’ve relayed all this to my psych case manager so she should see it tomorrow. I am NOT in perimenopause after all!!!!

Walgreens says the won’t have my prescription until 5 today. They had told me 3!

Pdoc says cut the 1 mg risperdal in half to take .5 per day until i see her next month.

I'm so overdue a pdoc visit but I won't go until my holidays - end of September. I see my gp on Sunday for a refill of Abilify.

I’ve had two counselors now tell me they don’t agree with the bipolar diagnosis. They believe it’s complex unresolved trauma. Yes, I agree therapy can be exhausting. Like you, I am trying to rein in my overspending. I hope your medicine helps.

Have you heard of kefir? it is a drink that deals with intestinal healing.
You drink 4 oz of it every night on an empty stomach
and let it do its thing! much better choice over yogurt.
It is in the milk isle. Needs to be refrigerator.
try the plain kind first see if you like it stay with it
if you don't like the plain try one of the flavored ones like blueberry. very tasty.
bizi

My credit card balance is about as high as I can afford to pay. Gotta reign it in!

Sorry about the overspending; I'm bad about that too.

Yeast infection cream doesn’t seem to be working.

That sucks, Moose. Maybe give it another day?

Called drs office. Dr said to buy a 7 day Monistat kit and if that doesn’t work I’ll have to be seen in the OBGYN clinic.

No therapy for the next two weeks. Therapist won’t be in.

The Monistat kit is much easier to use than the prescription one

I hope it works, Moose.

I just got up to pee and the itching and burning is so bad!

I have an appointment for 11 am today in the urgent clinic at my primary doctor’s office. Just took Tylenol. Doubt it will help.

@Moose72 I agree with MuddyBoots! Therapists are obliged to diagnose a person from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, DSM 5 (in America) and by ICD-11 (in Europe).


In your visible "profile" you tell that you have had Mania twice and a Mixed episode once. Isn't that about Bipolar disorder? Does only depression have such symptoms?

I am not trying to make you feel unwell with regard to your therapist, only to know that (especially in America) not all who call themselves a therapist have the same level of knowledge. Some have 5 years of education, while others have only 3 years. Some have a specialization on the top of their ground education (more years). Not all therapists are clever enough to set an accurate diagnosis.


Maybe you should take a trip to the library and look into the diagnosis manual? You will soon find that "depression alone" does not include Mania or mixed episodes.That does not mean that you will not benefit from talking about your childhood traumas. That can give you some relief, but not take away your bipolar disorder. What does that mean? It means that talking alone will not set you complete free. Bipolar symptoms can come back later, and if so, you need to know how to behave to tackle the symptoms. (Call doctor for more medication, use CBT or DBT techniques or other ....)?


Remember, bipolar disorder differs from person to person. Some have only a few episodes (or even only one episode of mania), while others have episodes their whole life.

When it comes to me, I do not fulfil the diagnoses on the bipolar spectrum because not all needed symptoms aren't there, but that does not mean that I don't suffer. I have some, what I like to call "traits", that bothers me and probably will be there for my whole life. It is what to do when these symptoms occur that is important to me, how to deal with it.


I hope I haven't scared anyone!

I did benefit from talking therapy, and so does a lot of people, but it is important to take responsibility for one's own unique mental health, to know how to fight back when symptoms occur and to take one's medication as prescribed and not experiment with medication alone.

As long as one does not accept the diagnosis or one's own unique symptoms, one cannot fight against the symptoms when they occur.


Effective Treatments for Bipolar Disorder: Medicine & Therapy

I had a traumatic childhood
Too and for a long time
They blamed onl that. I get it

It has been in my mind for some days, that my former post on this thread perhaps could be misunderstood (I have had my own problems to cope with and have not been fit to try to explain what I meant). So I want to add to it: I don't have a negative attitude to American therapists, but I have family members with the right education whom have told me that behind the word "therapist" in the USA, there can be persons with different length of education and different qualifications My intention, by bringing it up, was only informative. Check up what education your therapist has, before you chose one.


My relatives have also told me that the diagnosis "Bipolar disorder" was a popular one some years ago. When therapists didn't understand the problems of their depressed clients, they started to put them in the category of "Bipolar disorder". To say something more about that: You can trust your diagnosis (Bipolar disorder) if you know you have had a period of "Mania" or "Hypomania" in your lifetime. Only one episode of Mania is enough to become diagnosed with "Bipolar disorder". As said earlier, Bipolar disorder is a lifelong disorder, but not every one have more than the first episode. But since it is a probability to have a new episode, it is wise to have a written plan somewhere to pick up when that episode eventually occurs, so help can be established as fast as possible, and you know how to handle it yourself as well. But please, never go around waiting for the next episode. To try to live in the here and now, is a good way to make the best out of life, either one has this or that diagnosis. People are always more than their diagnosis. We are all persons with different qualities to offer to the world we are living in.

If there are people here that never have had "Mania" or "Hypomania", it may be wise to question if one is diagnosed correctly as "Bipolar".

Lastly: My "invitation" to check DSM 5 at the Library, was not meant as a general "make your own diagnosis". It was meant for people in the same situation as @Moose72. If one already has had "Mania" or "Hypomania" (that not occurred in relation to alcohol or drugs), it is a false hope to believe that the Symptoms of Bipolar disorder will never come back. So be prepared, but try to enjoy life as it is now. In general life will probably be better with good therapy, but as already said, there is no guarantee that an episode will never come back. And yes, therapy can be hard, so it is wise to continue if one feels that it helps even if it is hard. (I felt it was very hard when I had "a look into your past" therapy when I was a student, but I stood in it. The only thing I have to complain about is that it gave me few tools to handle symptoms. Luckily, I made my own tools at that time, so I survived)

I send good wishes to all who are in therapy, especially to those who goes in "uncover your past"-therapy.