I love the question of which came first. Somebody asked me what I thought about that recently & I'm sure it was my bipolar. I'm a recovering alcoholic / addict (7 years clean) with bipolar & PTSD. I...
I'm on 2000 Depakote and it works great as a mood stabilizer. I make sure I take it at night though because it does knock me out sometimes....
I'm on this combination. Just added Abilify so I'm sure the anxiety I'm feeling is coming from that med. I take Vistaril to manage, but most of the time I try to just deal with it....
I'm really hoping somebody has an answer to this one. One of the side effects I've been dealing with is a case of the shakes. My hands are just never steady. The pdoc put me on Inderol which is...
I don't remember having that reaction when I started Lamictal. I had crazy dreams when I went on Risperdal. I started a week or so after my husband's back surgery, so he really couldn't climb stairs....
Please remember all of these crazy meds have different impacts good and bad on all of us. Hate to tell you but risperdal put me in the hospital, because I was hallucinating. I've heard other people...
My husband and I really struggled when I was first diagnosed. It took a while for my meds to get some what straight. Even now I'm not sure they're 100%. The final straw that made me see how series I...
Mogli I'm sorry things are so rough for you right now, but it sounds like you know the solution to the bf issue. I spent 15 years in a relationship that was mentally and physically abusive. I think...
Bill I'm glad I'm not the only one who didn't want a cut throat divorce. Mine was in 2005 before I was diagnosed BP. I was just starting my recovery from alcohol and drugs though. Nobody could...
Lamictal worked for me for a while & I don't remember any real side effects. My meds just quit working after a while & have to be changed. Right now the combination that had been working is Lithium...
Planning book sounds like a great investment. For me anytime we move or things start getting overwhelming my concentration and memory go. I have learned I absolutely have to write things down even...
I hope your appointment goes well. Yes I was pretty pissed, but like always I just shut down. I haven't been back to her since. I keep putting off finding somebody because I'm going to have to talk...
The pills and the therapy are both wearing on me right now. I have to change docs AGAIN because this one doesn't pay attention. Have never figured out if it's me or my doctors. I get to a point where...
I posted / vented yesterday in the depression forum about how boring and depressing my day was going. Long story really short I am the sole caretaker for my husband. He has horrible back and chronic...
I don't know if I should post this here or in the bipolar forum, but since I'm here & I need to vent here goes. I'm bipolar mixed and my husband and I are both recovering addicts/alcoholics. He has...
Thanks for the support. I always have such a hard time staying in the here & now. I'm glad I've found this site though. A lot of the posts hit really close to home. I showed this to my sweety tonight...
I'm 37 & diagnosed as bp mixed. I'm on 900 Lithium, 2000 depakote, 20 inderol, 300 wellbutrin and 25 vistaril as needed. We are 3 days before Christmas & once again I feel completely out of control....