Bipolar Check-in #84

Crazy Hitch · Today at 05:06 PM

We’re going to a school carnival this morning. It’s my fiancé’s old primary school. Then we’re going to go do grocery shopping. Then we’re going to visit my partner’s dad in hospital.

Possible trigger:

Found out yesterday there’s nothing more the hospital can do for him and he will be moving into palliative care soon

Afterwards we’ll go visit my partner’s mother at her place.

Nammu · Today at 05:26 PM

I’m sorry crazy hitch.

Moose that sounds so hard. I hope the lowered dose works.

Raspberrie your med choices sound limited too. I hope there a solution.

Watercolor is hard. Ehh my stuff was so so. I’ll do much better next week when it’s mixed media. Already have a fledgling idea for my work.

Mountaindewed · 05:52 PM

Possible trigger:

I felt funny all day. But I thought it was just anxiety and I needed to legit eat. So I ate some soup. Then I felt really sick. And I ended up projectile vomiting in the bathroom and then in my bucket in my room and all over my floor

Seems more like a stomach bug tbh. I took a couple dramamine.

I got most of my room cleaned. My closet organized. My laundry done. All I have to do is put away one load. I watched non news TV and listened to music.

I took my blood pressure for the first time since yesterday morning and its 153/100. No one really seems worried though. So idk. The nurse on the phone was just like "take it once a day not all the time."

And they rescheduled my CT scan to an ultrasound the Wednesday before thanksgiving.

Blueberrybook · Today at 06:04 PM

All the political news stories especially were causing me more anxiety & panic every time I read or heard them, and I finally just decided ENOUGH!

I have not read or watched the news all week! I have to say it has helped quite a bit. I do feel somewhat uninformed about the world but not having that anxiety creep up with every headline I read is a bit of a relief. I've only gone to the weather site all week and that's it.

I do feel like something of a bad citizen for choosing to not know what's going on, but whether I know or not, it's politics, and it's going to keep happening whether I am up to date on current events or not.

I don't know if I will manage another week unplugged from news, but I'm going to try.

Nammu · Today at 06:25 PM

I tried being unplugged but I couldn’t do it. I watch late night talk shows and they do highlights of what’s happening and I read online from NPR. But that’s it. No tv news. I’ve taken to watching the late night shows with the sound off and captions on. Seems more manageable that way. I feel bad too I can’t do more than that but I can’t. So don’t feel bad blueberry, I think a lot of people have unplugged.

Moose72 · 07:42 PM

I had gabapentin 100s last month in my blister packs. I called my Pdoc after hours line to see if they could call me in some 100s as I’m almost out and my new blister packs don’t have it in them because the pharmacist knew I had the 300s from walgreens. Walgreens says the insurance said the 100s were already filled at another pharmacy and can’t be filled again till the end of the month. I only have 4 100s left. I don’t know if my regular pharmacist ran them through the insurance by mistake? Or if the insurance is thinking of the 300s that just got filled Sunday? All I know is I don’t want to go through withdrawals and I’m not taking those 300s again! I just texted my main pharmacy. They’ll see it Monday morning.

Blue_Bird · Today at 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Blueberrybook

All the political news stories especially were causing me more anxiety & panic every time I read or heard them, and I finally just decided ENOUGH!

I have not read or watched the news all week! I have to say it has helped quite a bit. I do feel somewhat uninformed about the world but not having that anxiety creep up with every headline I read is a bit of a relief. I've only gone to the weather site all week and that's it.

I do feel like something of a bad citizen for choosing to not know what's going on, but whether I know or not, it's politics, and it's going to keep happening whether I am up to date on current events or not.

I don't know if I will manage another week unplugged from news, but I'm going to try.

I stopped watching the news and avoid any news articles and stuff, I started doing that several years ago when I was stressed to the point of breakdown over the Covid pandemic and all the news. And my mental health is better for it cause I’m not stressed out 24/7 about things I literally can not control. I avoid any news headlines and stuff with like such idk what the word is but I’m really serious about it. For awhile I felt bad like I was not being a good citizen but I’m informed enough to vote and that’s all I really have control over so other than that I avoid news/news articles like the plague. I’m just not the type of person whose anxiety and paranoia can handle all the horrible news. Most people can’t. And I spiral into panic anytime I would be watching it so I made the executive decision to cut it out of my life for my peace of mind. I can’t control 99% of it, I did my part in voting. I’m not gonna choose to sit and watch a screen that does literally nothing but make me stressed and or angry.

Blue_Bird · Today at 07:28 PM

I practiced ukulele for about an hour this evening. It really helped my anxiety. I was feeling very anxious and panicky. But playing ukulele for an hour completely got rid of those feeling.

I feel like creative stuff is where it’s at for me for relieving stress and anxiety. And exercise. Meditation helps too but when I’m really on edge the best things are either exercise or art (drawing, painting) or practicing one of my instruments (ukulele, keyboard, violin) and really throwing myself into that

HALLIEBETH87 · Today at 07:39 PM

I’ve been taking my prn benzo nearly daily as I’m really struggling. lately.

My hope is Celexa will help and quick as my coping skills aren’t fully helping right now.

Two weeks is all I have left and I’m sick nearly every day from the anxiety

Blue_Bird · Today at 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by JaneOnceMore

The moon was bright tonight. It was so nice to stand in the cold night air on my balcony. I enjoyed my home today. I struggled with overeating. I find my pain passes faster if i tune into it, rather than trying to distract myself from it. A casual form of meditation, i guess. I exercised so that makes four days in a row. I'm really happy about that. I'm alternating days of cardio with strength training.

Hugs to all who struggle!

Great job on the exercise! And it’s always nice getting fresh air, especially cold air. It’s very refreshing and clears your mind. I’m struggling with overeating as well but working on it as well. I wish you luck with it!

I need to start adding strength training. Right now I do a lot of walking cause I don’t have a car and I use the treadmill and do 15 minutes of stress relief yoga every day. I have a set of 8lb weights and some different resistance bands so I should start using those too. Building strength is important and it’s good to alternate for muscle recovery

June08 · Today at 08:48 PM

I was flying high for awhile today. It's possible it was triggered by the coffee I had, the last few days being very good ones, the fact that my mom has been a pain and I am seeing her soon, and/or starting to take the pills with hormones after a few days of the placebo pills. With the last birth control pills I had, going from the placebos to the pills with hormones triggered major depression so I have been waiting to see if anything will be triggered by this med. I made myself do a whole lot of nothing (just some reading and watching tv) and I feel less hypomanicy so, hopefully, things are evening out.

Today was a full day-eye doctor, coffee with a friend I haven't seen in awhile, a walk in perfect weather, and grocery shopping. My eye doctor is referring me to a specialist because of some specs he saw on an image of my eye combined with me being at high risk for retinal detachment because my eyesight is SUPER bad. I also need new glasses, but that's no surprise to me. I usually do.

JaneOnceMore · Today at 08:49 PM

It was a nice day so my dog and i enjoyed the dog park. I'm cautiously trying to diet. I'll put details in the other thread so they don't bother those here who are sensitive. I exercised again today. Thanks for the support @Blue_Bird. I'm really feeling sore now that it's the fifth day in a row. I haven't done this well with exercise in many years. Keeping it simple and starting small helps.

Hugs to all who struggle!

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