What a great idea, I will have to remember that the next time I'm manic!!! Sandra...
Starlite, I remember you. I'm sorry you are manic. It's not a good place to be. I read that people like the mania, but I don't personally actually know anyone who does. And most of us who have been...
Sarah, Thank you so much for your post. Yes, my son is bipolar, and yes, it is due to the BP that he does these kind of things. I too am bipolar as is my oldest son. My youngest (the wanderer) was...
Sherry, Shannon is absolutely right, it is sooooo important to have a support system. Please check in often and keep us posted on how things are going for you. We are here if you need to talk or...
Dana, my goodness it has been sooooooooo long, how are you? Miss you tons, please tell me how all is going. Sandra...
Corey, Ellie is right, the side effects in the beginning are soooooooo difficult, but after that is over it is a miracle. I feel more stable than I ever have. It is wonderful stuff. Sandra...
Jobee, to be honest, it only gets better with the right medication. So the first thing you need to do is work closely with you pdoc to make sure he/she is giving you what you need. And remember, you...
Oh Armandless, believe me, most of us have constipation. It just comes with the meds!! LOL As far as your creativity goes, believe me, you will be sharper, funnier, and more creative the more stable...
Clove, Depression can make you strike out at the world because you are so conflicted inside, and so Ellie and Psychnurse are right, only a proffessional can say whether or not your friend is...
Oh Nickie, that's fantastic, I"m thrilled that you are so stable!!!! Congrats on the no stress thing too, you could use that with your schedule. I'm glad to see a post from you, it has been sooooooo...
Actually Rock, talking does help, and venting helps most of all. All of us here understand what you are going through. You don't need to feel alone here. We have all been down the road you are...
I agree with Ellie, I have been bipolar for a REALLY long time, didn't want to give my age away LOL, and I have never heard of fainting associated with bipolar. Again like Ellie, that doesn't mean...
Ellie, you are a sweet woman. The best. Don't let anyone ever tell you otherwise. Love you, Sandra...
Rock, I so hope you are doing better. I know how hard it can be when you feel everything is out of control. I myself just went through a really bad patch, only I was badly depressed. Have to have a...
Thank you so much for all of your support and concern. My son the wanderer has returned and all seems to be back on track. /community/emoticons/yeah.gif Sandra...
He's only been gone overnight Ellie, it's just that he was doing so much better!!!! He said he'd only be gone for 5 hours and he didn't have any money with him. You are right though, he's grown, and...
I've changed my mind. I don't mind being BP, in fact I feel like it makes me special somehow. But I hate that my children are BP today....
/community/emoticons/sad.gif In need of much support and understanding. My 23 yo BP son has disappeared again! He is medicated this time, so I just don't understand what he's doing. I don't know if...
Corey, dying is never the answer. And people care. You have a wife and ? And you have me and the rest of us here....
Deb, Here is a link to a support group finder in the greater seattle area, good luck http://www.dbsalliance.org/supportmap_results.asp?id=WA Sandra...
Corey, we noticed, but sometimes people are having a bad time and want to seclude so we give them space. Had I known that you wanted to continue conversation even though you weren't online, I would...
Well, Shannon1, as usual, pretty much covered it all, but I too welcome you to the board and hope you stick around. We really are a great source of help, support, and even inspiration. Good Luck and...
Don't be afraid Linda, it just takes patience and time to come up with the right cocktail. You'll have good days and bad, the meds just help lessen the severity of those up and down times. I can't...
Oh Putter, I know exactly what you mean. I slept with a night light until I was in my 20's. Then I slept with the T.V. on. for the longest time. Now I have a street light right outside my bedroom...
Good Morning All, Before I changed meds I was on Depakote. I gained 50lbs!!!! Now that I have changed to Abilify and don't have the gainy problem I am deperate to loose this tonage. Has anyone ever...
Shannon2, I was ton topamax 200mg and did loose weight but that is about the only benefit I got from it. I had the side effects you get building up, tingly and headache, that sort of thing, but that...
Good Luck Deb, It'll be alright. Best to know what is causing this before it progresses any further. Take care, Sandra...
Hi Kaitebrown, Shannon is so right in everything that she said. I to denied denied denied. I was just depressed I though, and then I was just in a bad mood or angry and my family wasn't behaving...
Ahhhh leaden paralysis I know thee well…….I am very familiar with that slippery slope that you are now negotiating!! Hi, I’m Sandra, BP 1, rapid cycler. I thought that if I just got on the right meds...
To be or not to be.....that is the question. Sorry Shakespear. Would I have chosen at birth to be BP, no. Would I chuck it away now if I could? NO!! I know who I am. That deep knowledge and...
Loooly, you express yourself beautifully. I'm so sorry that you are experiencing the pit of he**. At that point all seems lost, unreachable, unattainable, and why bother anyway. I understand. I am...
I did that with Celexa, the anxiety and panic was so bad I crawled under the bed to try to get away from it. But that's just me. I have physcosis too. While I take an SSRI in my cocktail I take other...
Hey Nickie, glad to see someone could speak from personal experience. I have never stopped a med like that so I didn't know. Sandy...
I'm not a medical person and I sure can't advise anything like that, I wouldn't want what I say to be in error!! Surely your clinic has another Dr. that took over her cases. Sandra...
I'm with Ellie. Get in touch with your Dr. It just isn't worth it!!!! Sandra...
SooBlue, Perhaps if you caught him in a rational moment he would listen while you explain how difficult it is on you and the kids? I know that it was hard on my children when I was in a bad state!!!...
Palefire, look for psychnurse, she can answer your med questions. She's amazing. Sandra...
Sooblue, welcome to the site. Have you looked in to getting the lights they treat SAD with? I know it helps a lot. I am a BP1 rapid cycler who also has trouble with the seasons. I put bright lights...
Hey Putter, funny how we always add that little condicile "but not too great" Only a BP could understand that!! LOL hope things settle down for you soon. And Ellie, let me know how your doc appt....
Good morning. Having a good day. Not in the pink, but heck I'm not in the toilet either!! LOL I miss the camaraderie that we used to have here. I even miss the BP bikering!! Gosh, do we no longer go...
When do you take your Seroquel? When do you take your Lexapro? Are you bipolar? I take my seroquel at night and my lexapro in the morning. Though I have been known to take them both at night which...
I'm so sorry Ellie. I hate being depressed. It is so hard to function. Maybe your pdoc can add something to you cocktail? Are you still on a cocktail? Sandra...
Nope Ellie, another sleepless night.........tick tock tick tock. Only my clock is electric!!! Thank you for wishing me well though. Sandra...
Thanks Putter, I have prescription sleep medication, it's just not working. Yes, I've called my pdoc for it. Sandra...
Thanks Ellie, I don't know what I'm going to do if I don't sleep tonight!!!! It's just getting toooooooo much. Sandra...
/community/emoticons/devil.gif That's me........do you suppose that saying was designed for we BP's that don't sleep at night. I'm up to 3 nights of no genuine sleep or rest now. I think the dam...
So glad you're back Nickie and I hope you are back to 100% soon. Write and tell me about it, I'm considering a trip there myself. Love you, Sandy...
Ellie, your situation is different and you know it!!!!! LOL Sandra...
Thank you guys I appreciate it....
Just listen to the works of the demented wise Crawling hypocrite raging to get out The need to run full tilt has come on And you'll feel better in a little while There's so much trouble to be gotten...