Do you ever snap out of it one day and just love him to death....I do...it's crazy...
I would also like to add these are the times me and my husband fight alot and I tell him I want a divorce bc I wanna be by myself and left alone. I don't wanna be a mother or a wife. I have this...
Anyone else go manic and calm down enough to think you're out of that phase and then over overnight you "snap" back to reality that you didn't even know you left. I was having major trouble dealing...
I am scared of taking Abilify due to the weight gain. I have suppose to be taking it for a couple weeks now but haven't. It's only 2 mg but I have just lost 35lbs and don't wanna go back. Anyone else...
I have the same problem with men too. It has taken a toll on my marriage and scared it will make it come to an end. I am listening and I hear you. There are others like us and its comforting to know...
My Dr just prescribed me Abilify a couple days ago. Since it's a aintpsychotic drug I was wondering if she is thinking I am having psychotic episodes. Can anyone give me an example of what that is?...
Thank you! I will try those. I am proud that I could cut my shopping budget bc I ate nutritious things but they can be expensive. I can just not buy things for me. I love food and used to eat too...
I feel bad and guilty when I am full. I just feel physically and mentally horrible. Yes, I go back on the 1st. This will be my 2nd time seeing her....
I would like to add I feel so bad about eating bc we don't have alot of extra money so I cut bills where I can. My food is one place I did cut. If I happen to get hungry and wanna eat I change my...
My depression has really effected my appetite. I pretty much lost it. I can go days with out eating. I think I am going manic again. I just ate and in tears . When I get full I feel so depressed. I...
Thinking of you!...
Yeah, I almost said something today about my medications to another trusted coworker but I chickened out. I think I will use what you said just telling them I had a chronic illness and about my side...
I know it's not that serious and I knew it was a side effect but it's just annoying. I am a general manager at a fast paced restaurant. I am loosing my edge and looking like I am just loosing 'it'....
I am coming up on my 3rd week of taking Lamotrigine and side effects are kickin' in. At my lack of coordination is making me look like a fool. I keep dropping huge stacks of boxes, mismaking things...
Same as me! Wanting to know that too....
Sorry.... I am there with my bp. would love some tips also....
Agreed! Get the label bipolar out of your mind. It is really not crazy. It is true and real. You are not crazy no matter the diagnosis....
Manic episodes are different for some ppl. Knowing this I can look back and pick out parts of my life I was manic and how much worse it has gotten. And I have major and lesser manic episodes. And...
It IS HELL! I thought Manic meant euphoric too! It's not! My point where I thought something is not right is when I got drunk at a mutual friends house and me and my husband got in a screaming fight...
You definitely sound like you could be. I was just diagnosed with bipolar 1 a couple weeks ago. I even said the exact same thing "My kind of 'crazy' has a name!" My story is A LOT like yours. When I...
I have been on Lamotrigine 25mg for nearly 2 weeks. I haven't had weird dreams but that is all I am now too and a very low dose so far....
I only get pretty bad depressed when I stay at home a couple days a week. My off days from work. If I stay at home and have nothing to do I just eat and cry all day esp. while my son is napping and...
I read about a week about an article about how bipolar people have a very sensitive internal clock. I have always had a sensitive internal clock but has gotten a lot more sensitive over the years. I...
Thank for the replys. I want to say something but with 10fold...no one will understand what we go through. I am good at sort of hiding the truth. Wondering if I should keep it like that....
How did you guys tell your family about your bp disorder. I am so scared about telling them. They are not the some sensitive ppl. I want to tell them. One reason is because i am afraid my siblings...
I just diagnosed with boarderline bp1. I have been taking lamotrigine 25mg for a couple days and about an hour after taking it a just cry and get very sad....even if I have been fine all day. Has one...