Hello Everyone, With each post I read I felt myself in them all. I was recently dx with BP II. I am still not sure about my PDOC my therapist is great. I am playing the meds game right now trying to...
I agree this does sound so familiar to the point I got butterflies in my stomach thinking about some of the things I have done in the past. I am BP II or so I am told. I am currently taking Lexapro,...
Thank you both for your replies. It seems he is doing things that are just making me worse. Should I stop the medications. I am already as low as I feel I can go I dont need any help from medications...
Thank You for your replies. Right now I am not sure what to do. It seems that my PDOC is a QUACK and doing all the wrong things. What can I do to help myself with my speech besides trying to find a...
Hello Everyone, For the past two days I have been experencing problems with my speech being impaired. I have passed the neurological test although I have to go see a neurologist and have a cranial...
Hello Everyone, My PDOC just placed me on Lexapro and xanex to go along with my risperdal and was wondering if anyone had any opinions on it. Thanks, Ria...
I was on Lithium for about 6 weeks during that time I experienced all the side affects, sick to the stomach, vomiting, diarreaha, feeling lethargic I walked around feeling like a zombie. I talked to...
I called the PDOC he said it is the lithium and to cut back the dose. Does anyone know what the withdrawl symptoms are if you quit taking it. I felt so much better before taking this med....
I have been on Lithium for a little over 6 weeks now. Ever since I have started taking it I have been SOOO slugish to the point I am falling asleep at work. THe Nausea has subsided some but I have no...
Kitty you are not alone. I have been walking the line of tossing the meds all week. I swear I felt better before taking them now I am a mess all the time. I went to see my pdoc yesterday and he...
Thank you both for you replies first of all. I have been doing just that keeping a journal so that I can tell him how I have been feeling. I go back to the doc next week and I just started seeing him...
Being new to havin BP has made me realize a lot of the problems I have endured in the past have been from BP. I have not learned what the different episodes or feelings you experience are classified...
Hey Shannon, I just started the Lithium almost 2 weeks ago and I am taking one 300mg capsule every other day. I was suppose to do 1 a day for 5 days then 2 a day but when I started having the nausea,...
Hey Shannon, My Hubby actually reminded me the other night shouldn't you take that with food. So I have been now. I am trying to make myself drink more water although its not one of my favorite...
Thank you for answering my question. I really appreciate it....
Hey Shannon, I to am new to BP, I was misdiagnoised for several years and bounced around on different anti-depressants. Now I am with a PDOC that has me taking Lithium Risperdal and Klonopin. This...
I have seen it posted several times and was wondering if someone could explain cognitive slowing....
Thank you so much for your response. Risperdal is an anti-psychotic. i have had the test on my liver done before i started taking the lithium so. So far so good. But I havent been on it long enough...
Hello everyone, After years of being treated for depression and panic attacks and taking different anti-depressants that never worked. I was recently diagnoised with bipolar. My Primary Doctor placed...