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Hey, Philip, I do wish you the best of luck!   A good pdoc will work WITH you, will listen.  The more informed you are about what's out there and how it works, the more successful you'll be at getting better!   I'm glad you  found us!  Let us know what happens when you get back, OK?

Shannon

hi, Phil,

I am so glad for you, now I hopethe Seroquel works as good for you as it does for me!  Keep us "posted"!

OMG Philip!   What was going thru your mind when you did that?   How long had you felt THAT bad??????    I am sooooooooo sorry; but yes, thankfully it didn't work.  Are you ok physically after that?   How long were you in the hospital?

Yeah, don't EVER do that again, if you're that bad aggressively seek different/radical treatment, go to the hospital immediately if things aren't working; your daughters would be sooo messed up for the rest of their lives, please do think of that even when it's really really bad.  I know how you feel, because I was there at one point.  It was the worst feeling anyone can possibly imagine, but the one thing that kept me alive was my precious husband and what it would do to him, he would always blame himself and would never get rid of the image in his mind of finding me dead in our home.  Or seeing me dead, anywhere of my own volition.  Can you imagine?  That can usually keep you going, and also remember, bipolar episodes are temporary, even when they are unbearable.  Nothing is permanent with us, except the illness itself.

Ok, lecture over, I'm so glad you posted to let us know what has been going on.  Please stick around for support, Philip, ok?  We're pretty good for that, and we ALL need support, especially during the hardest times, it's key.

Thanks for writing, please keep us "posted" so to speak.

Shannon

I'm so glad you have support, it's crucial.   I'm sure you DID feel drunk, lol.  Not that the situation is funny, but OMG 120 Ks????? 

You have a great weekend, too Philip.

Shannon

Hi, Philip,

I'm sorry I wasn't aruond last night; and  feel so bad that you were having a rough time.  Do you live alone?  I know you're divorced; How often do you see your daughters and how old are they?

If you are still having suicidal thoughts, either call the suicide hotline or tell your doctor.   I wish there WAS a medication to take that away as soon as stabilizers work, that would be really great, but for now we dont, so keep writing here or call the hotline/doctor. Your doctor needs to be aware of this anyway, please call.

I hope you are doing better today. 

Shannon

Hi, Philip,

How are you feeling? I hope you had a decent Tday, I really do hope you didn't spend it alone, did you see your daughters?

We had a good time, but someones car rolled into the front of ours parked outside and it smashed the front, hood all bent, too!  Thankfully, the young man came to the door to find who the owner of the car was (ours, lol) and gave us his insurance info, I guess there really are some nice people left in the world!

Shannon

Hi,

Depakote ER (Timed released Depakote), or Lithium are very effective and common psych meds for Bipolar Disorder. Also yes you may wish to try Klonopin or even Lorazepam which I have. Klonopin was hard to get off of as I think it's addicting. Try to get on some that are NOT addicting as they are easy to get off of or change to another med, but the addicting ones are real hard to go through withdrawals. Had tried Seroquel several times although too many side effects, basically made me feel like a sleepy zombie sure I got sleep, like until 11 am, and felt sleepy all day long. Then so bad with the restless, jump legs my jumpy legs got much much worse while on the Seroquel so I had to go off of it. Seroquel I believe is for bad mania or real bad highs or uncontrollable type of Bipolar. It may be useful short term for that. Watch the dosages, make sure they do not over medicate you. It is sometimes hard to walk or talk and that too I blame on the psych meds.