So glad to hear that you're safe, have made the decision, a good one, and are feeling better....
I love this post from Happy Bill: " I love getting out there and cruising all by myself, feeling the natural world which is about to both go to sleep, and is still very active. Then i am coming home,...
NO, you're not alone, I too have had this problem. Like ordering at a restaurant, know what I want, but somehow can't remember what it was and am speechless. Or when they name off the choice of...
I don't know how far that is 900 kms, and don't even know how to figure it out, ha ha. But in this case, you gotta get a new doc, or make an occasional trek back to the old one. Maybe he would be...
Thanks, Sun, I'm not taking anything at the moment. Since my last great crash. Weaned myself off, well, first, wanted off Depakote, thinking about the 70# I gained, and hoping it would stop. And doc...
Crystal clear, Tort, thanks. Anybody else care to comment? I'm open for all the info I can get. Thanks....
Thanks, that does clairfy things, I think. But what about meds? Do they have a specific way of adjkusting your meds as you're all over the board? The doc just doesn't understand sometimes. Well, like...
Oh, a woanderful time and reconciliation. Thats great ! And now I have to ask, what recipes? I was just telling my husband that someone made a dumpcake with frozen blackberries, de ja vu. Imagined a...
I looked these things up and am still confused. Feeling depressed, very irritable, don't want to do anything, can't do anything, confused and crabby as hell. SO irritable ! If you could straighten me...
I had a msg here, sorry, it wasn't a good idea after all, thanks Kitt. If anybody has ideas, now's the time, this is the place !...
Aw, Kitt, that's sad. Happens to all of us, even the strong and pro-active. How about a movie out? shopping? I was down yesterday, just wanted to pick up the car from the shop, come home and go to...
Its not going to go away. It'll get easier to cope with as time goes on. Make a point in remembering all the good things you can, review the happy memories and SMILE, thru your tears. Feel the...
Glad that helped. Do you have card games, bridge etc., in your community? We have here, but they are all very experienced, and I am pretty slow at cards. Have always thought it looked like so much...
Yes, that is a good book, and good advice. Knowledge is powerful. Relationships mature. Change happens, not always for the better, just different. Hope she has a therapist. Maybe couples counselling....
I don't think its good to have 2 docs prescribing for you at the same time. Lost my nurse-practitioner too, bummer, she and I were on the same page. She understood. Its different when you get older,...
OH, PS, have heard that the key to successful withdrawal with meds is weaning, decreasing the dose slightly for several weeks, then a little more. Difficult to do without getting pills in small...
Surprised that your GP is prescribing that dose of Trazadone as well. Mine told me that she would go only 100 mg. and to the psychiatrist if I need more. Cut and dry. I did not have any problem going...
Sounds like you are in a much better place. That's good. We can never discount our intuition. It has always served me well when I chose to listen to it....
People don't understand, they just don't, especially if they are mentally healthy, can roll with the punches of life effortlessly. "Probably I'm bipolar, too" says it all. Doesn't have a clue. Save...
Hope you don't think I was being harsh with you. Its just that your story is sad. You are free to vent here and hope you do continue to post. Sometimes you will like the advice, sometimes you won't....
It seems like a no win situation, but you are the ones losing, you and the kids. Leaving him to flail on his own is not going to cause him to commit suicide. Staying with him as things are is...
Awesome, Christina, thanks for the intro into Black Friday Shopping....
Allison Jane - that IS the way to do it. The cook hardly has enough room in the oven, the kitchen or large dishes to accomodate a big gang. And then the fridge gets jammed and you can't find...
Don't understand why you are preferring an anullment to a divorce, but thats your business. I would want it over with, legally, ASAP. It was a difficult situation and decision for you to make. You...
It sounds like she is in a constant state of upset, the nature of her disease, and hasn't learned to manage better yet. It takes a lot of time. Long, lonely road, even if it does seem she lashes out...
I'm still enjoying newsletters from Julie A. Fast. Got this last week and thought soomeone might be interested in the 20% discount: "Julie - Are you dreaming of a joyful and stable holiday season? We...
We are going out, too. A place called Buco dibeppo, doesn't that sound Pilgrim-like? Saw an ad in the paper, $10 off even, or wouldn't have thought of it. Since Hubby's heart attack last year, have...
You're craving good foods. Try and get your high fat, high sugar stuff out of the house. Move towards building habits for eating fresh stuff, bagged salad, fresh veg/fruit to snack on and grab out of...
So glad it went well with you today and that you actually like your therapist, and he is a guy. I think that hearing these things from a guy might make more of an impression on you, more convincing....
Well, good luck, my complex friend ! See, there IS a way to be creative in the diagnosis process, ha ha. I think this guy REALLY wants to work with you. Facing the challenge. Know you will give the...
Sheesh ! Relentless Does he yell yell, as in loud and intimidating? Because thats what he is doing, intimidating you. Is the change or product really important to do immediately? Do other team...
Well, hope it goes well with the voc rehab. Its something anyway. For the future. Too bad about the wife cussing YOU out at the pdoc, were you actually in the room? I'm surprised she would allow...
You can continue to post, you know. Venting is healthy. Hope you are having a better time of it today....
Emptiness would be a very normal feeling after the loss of your spouse. Get grief counseling, and search for a grief support group to join. aThere are lots of them, check with local churches,...
Yes, really a lot of losses to suffer. People get counseling after suffering even one loss, have you thought about talking to a school counselor, someone at church if you have one, maybe your reg doc...
That sure was a lot of living crammed into a short time. I understand you wanting to have another baby, but that hasn't gone well for you for some reason or other, and now you have taken steps to...
You've gotten a lot of advice. Your case is special;, you just had the large bowel removed, so you HAVE to take shots. Oh, yeah, vit D is now the big thing, even my ordinary GP has checked mine and...
Thought of you this morning when I staggered out of bed and said what the .....? I started Trazadone over the weekend, and it is kicking my ass. Haven't been on meds for about 6 mos now, and with my...
Just reread some previous posts, noticed you have a new thread going. Good. Noticed the place where you were talking about losing friends, and told some girl not to cll or text at 7:30 in the...
Very meaty stuff, Ladies. I will print this up and continue to ponder some more later. I think that our hurting inner child causes us to become depressed, as well as the chemical imbalances that...
Its very wise to realize when you have had enough, and take the initiative to get help. You are not weak. Sometimes we are stronger than others, that's OK, we're human. Next time your boss texts you,...
Gottogetbetter- Like your "handle" ! That's the spirit. I would be interested in that list o foods, bring it on, its not chocolate is it Hah...
Hey, Guy. So sorry you're feeling bad, and suffering from a migraine to boot. Hope you will get over that part soon. Difficult to fight battles on all fronts....
Sun- I meant look at the life coaching 20 free things because its a free download, and then just FYI look at his program, as an adjunct to what you already know, to move in the direction of not so...
Sun- Yes it will get better. This is very difficult, moving, holidays, new clients. It will be a relief to be done with the move. Its hard to go thru all your belongings, melancholy. Yes, its layers...
Think the hospital is the place for you to be right now. Please take everyone's advice. You're very young, have your whole life ahead of you. Things will get better. the day program sounds excellent....
Hi Chuck ! Will try and comment, your situation is a difficult one. It was a low blow for your wife to say you shouldn't have married her when she was manic. That must have hurt. It does take a...
Hope you make that phone call to get in with a psychiatrist. How about the free clinic? You may not feel great, but you are doing FANTASTIC ! Its hard to be in a situation where you are...
There's a lot of relationship stress there, him working at night, his mother being very negative, you not finding a decent job. If you went to a therapist, she would probably make suggestions in how...