Noob

Just wanted to introduce myself since I may be responding to threads. I am new to this board, but not new to HW. I have previously spent most of my HW time on the Crohn's disease and ostomy boards.

Within the last 4 years, both my parents and myself were diagnosed bipolar. My dad is BP1 (my childhood was rough as he has a lot of rage, the BP diagnosis made so much sense) and my mother and myself are BP2.

I am currently on Cymbalta (for fibromyalgia too) and Latuda. They seem to be working well. I will be starting psychotherapy soon.

So that's me, FYI, if I comment on your post.

Hey Laurenne,

Welcome to the Bipolar forum !

I have depression and some chronic pain issues from a car accident in 2012.
I attended Psychotherapy a while back. I learned a lot. I hope it will help you too.

Welcome again, and I hope to learn more about you.

UA

Latuda is working fine, though the 350 calories thing is annoying. It makes me tired/loopy/forgetful a couple hours after taking it so I have to take it at bed time, but that also means I have to eat something 350+ cals. That gets annoying, esp if you're not trying to gain weight.

HI YA. oops. caps. UA will forgive me. therapy really helps me. many healing thoughts.

Continue eating healthy and exercising. Maybe you can work on maintaining your current weight and then work on losing it. Just a suggestion...

UA