Lots of us are on lamictal. I have been on it one month and am up to 50mg, working up to 200. Life isn't perfect, in fact sometimes it seems worse because I am aware of what is happening and anxiety...
Hang in there! Giving up sounds good sometimes, but don't do it! There is hope and you are doing great! Keep trying and take those babysteps. Just think "What about bob?". Babysteps, babysteps,...
Mind if I ask what part of the world you are in?...
Speaking of expensive... I have no insurance, but I somehow (without signing anything) got signed up for some prescription plan. My prescription for lamictal is like fifteen dollars, and underneath...
I can't offer much insight into the marriage or step child part of this, but there is one thing I think we are overlooking. Chlidren always want what they don't have, especially if somebody else has...
Thanks guys, somebody close to me lashed out at me pretty hard. It upset me a lot and the last two days I've been crazy. I'm feeling better now. Thanks for the hugs!...
To clarify, are you trying to get pregnant right now, in the next year, or someday? Either way, there are pleanty of things you can do aside from medication, mostly revolving around good healthy life...
I am in a really bad way. somebody please love me....
p.s. One thing that treatment has helped with immediately (maybe just psychological) was my desire to abuse drugs and self medicate. It might be sort of like a kind of replacement therapy, lol, but I...
Careful greentea! Remember that we are here to help, but we can't "decide" that you are anything. Even if we were doctors we wouldn't do that on a message bored. I cycle very rapidly and am very...
Hi and welcome! I'm sorry your having a rough time, we've all been there in some form or another. We have all found some comfort and help through eachothers experiences and advice here, I hope the...
That sounds a lot like me. I am diagnosed rapid cycling, but I have had my fair share of trauma that I have not brought up to doc yet, so I may have ptsd too. Guess that doesn't really help!...
Aww, hang in there! Be careful with those sleeping pills, but if you are sick maybe it's not a bad idea to get some sleep! I get really agitated when I am a little manic and a little sick, don't give...
I've been a little crazy. I guess it's mania. I've just been rearing to go the last four days. Went to a bunch of concerts and got wasted a few nights in a row. Now I'm coming down, feel pretty...
Thanks guys! I'll check those out. I think I saw a few of them at the used book store, but I ended up spending 25 dollars on a used text book instead. It's called "The Physicians Guide to Depression...
Glad to hear you are doing better. One thing that has helped me is to burn bridges. It might sound bad, and it can be very hard, but if there are people you know who can contribute to you slipping...
Good job! I am sorry that your parents are not being as supportive or understanding as they could be, but you made a huge first step! My family is a bit different, since I am the fourth person in my...
I really really want therapy. In fact after my next doctors visit I plan on discontinuing my medication unless I can get some therapy to go along with it, or until such a time as I can afford to pay...
Good Luck! I'm sort of complicated. I can work, maybe because I am fun to be around and I tend to get pretty buddy buddy with everybody I work with so that they understand when I am loosing it. I...
So I had a little bit of a romantic interest going on, I knew we needed to have a sit down and talk about a lot of things going on, but she's in a nother town and we really just text (which I...
I know add meds like ritalin and adderal promote weight loss. Not sure about bipolar meds. My appetite has been fluctuating a lot on Lamictal. I used to have a very poor appetite, or at least I...
I'm struggling with starting medications too. I have been on lamictal for three weeks, and the side effects are very unsettling. I do have a sample packet of seroquell laying around that I haven't...
That is the core question isn't it? Is it worth it? I've been dealing with the same thing. Being jittery, anxious, and very forgetful are the worst for me, and they are causing a lot more anxiety and...
Well in the last two weeks I've gone two days with no cigs, and two more with only one before bed. I'm not there yet, but it's nice to know that I can go a day without one and not freak out!...
Hey Voix, and welcome :) First thing, take a deep breath! In general it might not be what you want to hear, but we can all relate to the fealings you are having. The good news is that you are not...
I hear you, and I am not mad. We care for you here, you can cry all you want to! Lord knows I have. One of the hardest things about having mood swings such as you are describing is not just that you...
We love you Sarafena! Think of the good times and all the people you have been helping on this board, like me :). Big Hug! Tainted...
My only thought is that it should definitely be people who have been dealing with this for some time, as much as all of us noobs want to help, I'm not sure it would be helpful to say "hey, I was just...
So I'm in a great mood. After almost overdrawing yesterday, I decided to take a step back and think about my whole financial picture. I don't know if this is bipolar or not, but I tend to completely...
I think that a sticky thread with posts from a few people relating their story and how they are living succesfully with this disorder would be great. I felt a little lost when I first got here and I...
No worries tyno, I've just been struggling hard to get over the anxiety of being medicated and give it a shot. Just an update for those who are following me, I have been very good since friday. I did...
I though I had at least another hundred dollars, checked the bank account (thank God I did!) and realized I have $0.80. Luckily I have a little cash to tide me over, but seriously, what is wrong with...
Yes, that happens to me. Especially after not sleeping or when I'm hypomanic and start to get depressed, or in the past when I stop using a particularly addictive substance after a short bender. You...
Bill, I recall an interview with Ted Nugent where talked about his notorious sexual appetite. He said something about how he never touched drugs, they did not interest him, but sex and the quest for...
Here are definitions from a paper I found that was meant for healthcare professionals to give to patients and family. The full article is over 100 pages and contains the data from a survey of many...
I appreciate the devil's advocate, but that is not what I need right now....
Has anybody read any good books about the topic? I'd like to find one that is more like a memoir, and one that has reliabel CURRENT information on the disorder. Any suggestions?...
Actually my doc is reluctant about ambien specifically because of those wierd side effects! Since I deliver pizza, she is worried that I might sleep drive, lol....
[tr ][td class=msgThread1 height="100%" vAlign=top]Quote: "And I've gotten more art coursework done than I have in weeks. Praying I'm still like this for my exam on thursday!" This has always been a...
Thanks Bill. It was very difficult. It helped that I was sober. I've been "trying" to get out of my living situation for a while, but I'm much more motivated now that I'm trying to lead a healthier...
Great to hear :) You are gonna be just fine! Keep us updated!...
Man tonight was crazy. I was kept up by drinking roommates a long time, then it ended in a fight between my little brother and our longtime friend and roommate. My roommates only brother did the...
Haha, indeed. And Lamictal is relatively tame compared to some of them! I was reading up on some of the others, and especially when you get into multiple meds it seems like you could attribute just...
So if you've been keeping up with my situation, you know that I've had a hard time adjusting to meds. I spent thursday night through tonight out at my parents house in the country with them and some...
Haha, yeah, tell me about it. I got more sleep last night than in the previous week....
I'm just curious where everybody lives, how old you are, and what your sex is, and maybe how long you have been diagnosed. I'm in Oregon's Willamette Valley, I love it here :). I'm 26 and a man. I...
Hey, I can relate not so much to the specifics but to what you are feeling now. When I was diagnosed I did a ton of research and things just started to make sense. It gets very confusing because we...
Man I just got so much sleep I don't know what to do with myself! I cut down on the Lamictal to 12.5 mg, which didn't seem to help during the day, but as night came and the previous days jitters...
:):):) A major motivator for me to seek treatment was the desire to have a healthy, loving relationship. For so long now I thought it was impossible, thanks for the hope!...
Thanks Bill. I'm hanging out with my parents all weekend and talked to them about it. They reminded me that my lymphnodes have ocasionally been prone to stay swolen after a cold, and I did have a...