and I am still in a low. I have tried back on Lexapro, backed up the wellbutrin to get rid of unwanted agitation.... been taking my meds properly, but am still depressed. Nothing is working anymore....
hey gaz.... I remember when I first began taking meds again, I felt normal for a couple of days then afterwards I just dropped. Not as severe as I was without meds, but the difference still makes me...
wow! Thats awful! One would think that they could at least feel a tad bit of 'protection' from someone that I hope wasnt absent on the day they taught manners in med school.... Guess they must have...
I was awarded disability in only three months after I filed. Between my pdoc, therapists, and medical doc they really had no choice since they all were in agreement that I should get disability. I...
Crissi.. Heya! You are right, kids will be kids, but I am confident that as they get a little older they will realize what is happening and try to hold it down a bit. My kids have learned to keep it...
Hello! I have been taking 200mgs of Wellbutrin for the past month or so (along with Ripserdal), and I was wondering if anyone knows if Wellbutrin can cause mania? I was just moved up to 300 mgs first...
Welcome browneyes and Ladybugs! I am ususally in the Bipolar section, but also come over to the depression board as well. Nice to meet ya! ~kimmy...
hey Crissi :) That is another thing that I dont have is the decreased need for sleep. Of course, when I get manic.... and when it would go into a full blown rage, I would stay in it for at least 6...
hiya Crissi! You sound just like me before I finally found the meds that worked for me. I have three children as well (ages 10 and 7 yr old twins) and I can recall just from reading your post...
I used to take topamax as well for a short period of time, but didnt work as well for me. Was later switched to Depakote..and now on Risperdal. :)...
thanks ellie for replying :) After my post, hubby and I had a heart to heart and he realized that I needed to continue on the Lexapro. My pdoc has gotten me this far with success and meds... and...
hello remy and welcome!! /community/emoticons/smile.gif ...
hello everyone..... just wanted to say I NEED MY LEXAPRO! I began taking it a couple of weeks ago to tip off this depression, but my hubby didnt think I should be taking it bc of the run in we had...
very good book! /community/emoticons/yeah.gif ...
hiya Crissi :) You sound just like me... I was diagnosed with Bipolar I 5yrs ago... and what you have been describing is almost like me reading my own words describing myself. I have been in the same...
hiya scrn :) Just wanted to throw something at ya... some of the most brilliant minds have been diagnosed with Bipolar... namingly Florence Nightengale. I began my journey in becoming an RN right...
Hey Jade :) I know what you mean. My Mom works for the Mental Health Clinic that I go to, and I have come to know alot of people that work around her. None of them knew I was Bipolar until one day I...
hey ellie :) I have done that several times, and recently I have experienced it alot more since I began meds again. I had several dreams and woke up not aware that what I had dreamt was not real......
Hello Dan! Glad to meet you :) ~kimmy...
very cool song michael!...
Hello Chrisi :) I am new here as well... have posted several times tho... but just wanted to so HIYA! I have been floating from the depression, anxiety/panic disorder, and Bipolar threads here as I...
Oh... here are some thoughts I collected in a low point :) ....... sorta of my descript ion of how Bipolar affects me, and how I view it in my life. "It is my reflection, yet not mine at all by...
Very good Renee! I too have hundreds of poems I have written over the years...mainly either in the quake of mania, or in the depths of depression. LOL I couldnt carry a rhyme in a paper bag otherwise...
I do agree with everyone else here...and I too commend you for sticking beside your sister. It takes a caring, loving, and strong person to stand with someone who is suffering BP. I know it must be...
When I went in to see my new pdoc, we tried to tell him that I was Bipolar. He didnt go in and read the notes of my old pdoc of 3 yrs, and found out for himself when he prescribed me Effexor alone to...
I am with Jade in that I too took Depakote for a while and it just didnt do right. I was taking 1500mgs a day along with 1000mgs of Serzone... 40 mgs of celexa... this combination just didnt mix well...
hello baby bear :) glad to meet you!...
Thank you both for your responses :) I do feel better, but that is to be expected I suppose! I guess I have to now learn how to train myself in knowing the warning signs in order to at least prevent...
Hello, I am new to this site, and glad to have found it. I was diagnosed with Bipolar 5 yrs ago after experiencing a stroke due to an aneurysm. Young to be having a stroke, yet the Bipolar saw no...