Hi Time-Flies, Welcome to HW! Sorry you had to go through a misdiagnosis; yes, sadly these do happen. Sorry too that you were kept on Ativan for too long: it really is a crisis-managemet only med I...
I'll start with one that I think is relevant for all of us here: Anything on your work computer legally "belongs" to your employer. Most companies don't investigate what sites their employees are...
* bring stories of triumph or success, * your bp, * your bp, * * offer any other advice or insights you may have on the topic. Rosie x ...
Hi Nicola, I'm sorry you had more bad -- but glad things felt better by the time you posted. It may not be mania (and I hope not), as it sounds like your concentration levels are getting better and...
Hi Carol, Great to hear from you -- and with really promising news. I'm so glad you had a good time at your daughter's and that she was making a real effort. These things take time, but this seems to...
Hi Kenny, Welcome to HW! -- Hope being here really helps you -- and that you're also getting good advice on the anxiety-panic board (a lovely crowd there too!). Great advice from the guys already. --...
Hi Gaz, I'm sorry, but I really do agree with your pdoc: coming off meds is only something worth doing if you are stable or are changing to a different combination and I would hate to see you drop...
Hi Chelle, ECT is normally something that's brought in when the options with meds seem to have been exhausted and when it seems worth the risk to try it -- and, yes, it is a risk because for all it...
Hi Mogli, I'm so sorry -- do you want to talk through the reasons you're losing your job here? It might help you to do so -- however long the story! -- and I'm sure we can help you with our...
Hi Undone, Welcome back! That's a funny thing with your meds: normally meds take up to 12 weeks to work properly and progress may not be very visible for up to a couple of months (well, with mood...
Hi Gaz, Does your friend know about the bp? Does she know what's possible when you're manic? If not, you should explain this to her. This may help you to ask for your money back. -- After all, if...
Fantastic input again Lady Dragonfly. Loving reading your input! :) Rosie x...
Fantastic input Lady Dragonfly! Welcome to HW and great to meet you! :) Rosie x...
Hi Cait, Welcome to HW! Sounds like there are a couple of issues here. The first is the bp, and yes that is associated with increased promiscuity, or sexual risk-taking. But that's normally when it's...
Hi IsThereHope, The advice you're being given from people here is not because there's anything wrong with your gp *as a gp*, but diagnosis and treatment of bp is tricky and requires a real specialism...
Hi IsThereHope, Welcome to the bp board. -- Glad you found us! You've received excellent advice which I know I cannot better. -- Please see a psychiatrist and get assessed properly: however nice your...
Hi Ran Down, Welcome to HW! -- I hope that you find good support here: loved ones need it as much as sufferers at times and you are very welcome here. I'm so sorry you're going through this. I wish I...
Hi Gaz, Sukay is absolutely right: you need to discuss all this with your pdoc. -- Sometimes choices are given to us without proper time to think and without enough time to mull the information over...
Hi Gaz, As Warren says, best ask a pharmacist on this one -- or your pdoc. -- If you've been prescribed them both together there can't be any problem with the combo -- but I know that sometimes it's...
Hi Cait -- welcome to HW! Great to meet you and to see you giving such great advice! :) Must be really difficult for you feeling so cut off and I'm so sorry you are having to deal with this. One...
Hi Shakes, As I understand from your post, you have been diagnosed with bipolar. Is that correct? If so, I am truly sorry to hear that you are refusing to believe your diagnosis: bipolar is not a...
Hi Mogli, I know that sometimes it seems like there's no solution, but bp is bp, and until you get your meds sorted, you won't be in control. That's not me saying that you should put up with the side...
Hi bpchick, Welcome to HW! -- Glad you found us. I'm in crisis at the moment so am relying on theguys here to help a lot. Been worried about not being here as much as usual, but it seems I needn't...
Gaz hun, the fellas have given brilliant advice. Please follow what they've said: you're important. Rosie x...
Wonderful! I am such a homebody! -- Sport is something I've always shyed away from! I was a hockey goalkeeper amd did some great penalty shootout saves, but that was years ago -- and I mean years!...
Hi Kimberly, No problem responding at all hun. I haven't queued for that amount of time for anything (no patience!) but I have been addicted to a couple of games -- Anno 1602 and Championship Manager...
Nicola hun, I almost committed myself on Friday for the very same reason. The meds hardly seem to be touching the depression, and if it weren't for the hurt I'd cause, I think I too would give up and...
Jade hun -- this is unacceptable. I am a university lecturer myself and I take this as not just irresponsible and uninformed but offensive. If this was someone making a racial comment, there would be...
Hi Chelle, How long have you been on the Lamictal and Geodon? Meds can take up to 12 weeks to work properly (though some improvement in the meantime woud be expected). A possible change is definitely...
Great story Kimberly -- yes, these episodes can be really funny when you look back at them! This will make a great thread -- hope others contribute! :) (I'm not trying to get out of responding, just...
Hi lovely Chelle, Sounds like a hike to me too. -- Try to get hold of that NP or, as Warren says, check with the pharmacist: they're massively underrated and normally have sensible answers for...
Oh horazontal -- what a horrible run of events!! It won't help, but I too was on dial up for a while and then realised that I had developed an internet habit that I couldn't afford without broadband...
I'm happy that Kimberly's cat faces are back -- I missed them!! :) Rosie x...
Hi Kimberly, You know what, that's really insightful of you: "My english teacher on the other hand intimidates me but he seems like he wants his students to succeed". Ok, so I'm (sadly lol!) rarely...
Wow, it's like Kitty and her alterego, Badkitty! Welcome to HW Kitty! So glad you've found us. You really sound like you've been through the mill -- but lordy you've emerged strong! All I can do is...
So glad to hear this Gaz! Hopefully with good attention from the doc you can be helped from zooming further into depressed mode. Fingers crossed for you. Rosie x...
Thanks Jade and Nicola. I've had some revelations over the last couple of days -- hasn't made the sadness or the panic go, but I think I'm beginning to see more wht's going on ... and it seems to be...
Hi David, Welcome to HW! -- Lovely to see another UK bod here (unless you're a Scottish Dragon that has flown somewhere else of course!). I'm also 31 -- what a flippin' marvellous age, eh?! Like the...
Hey Warren -- good idea (you're full of 'em!) Yes, this probably wouldn't help in a manic or hypomanic episode, but if it does the job in regular times it might help to prevent recurrence of...
Hi Smiler, This is very funny -- and I totally get it! -- Sometimes things have a mysterious way of working out! -- If you hadn't been quite so manic then you might have seemed like a great...
Hi Ashya, This pdoc sounds like a loon!! Can you investigate the possibility of getting someone else to deal with your daughter? (I know it's difficult with insurance as not all pdocs are available...
Hey all, Cap, I really thought I was chickening out each time I said that I wanted to give up smoking but that it wasn't the right time ... but I really knew it when it was the right time: all my...
Nicola hun, big hugs to you (((Nicola))). Please give yourself a break. Yes, it's not good to be spending a lot when you haven't got the money to spend, BUT you are learning things about yourself all...
Ha ha Cap! -- I needed a laugh! :) -- I should wag my finger at you /community/emoticons/nono.gif for not knowing as much about your meds as possible ... BUT, whatever they are, they've not broken...
Hi Ridinhi, Welcome to HW! -- Hope you have fun here as well as get some support! :) Well, the guys have done good -- great feedback Warren and Cap! Both make excellent points about therapy -- our...
No hurt feelings here lovely Chelle! :) I recognised where the words were coming from: when I feel bad I can lurch into paranoia and/or self-pity. -- And the chances are, when you're in that state,...
Hi 4real -- Welcome to HW! -- Hope you find lots of support here and that you enjoy getting to know people. :) I'm so pleased you've accepted being put on meds: this is the first step (and a crucial...
Hi Ashya, The behaviour your daughter's exhibiting can be controlled with the right meds, and she will almost certainly remember the most part of what *she's* said and done as well as the fact that...
Hi Nicola, Ironically, I used to get very drowsy with lofepramine! Could you contact your pdoc about this? Or just try taking it at a different time of day? If it's keeping you from sleep, try taking...
Hi all, Just wanted to let you all know that, if I've been a bit slower than usual recently, it's because things haven't been so great with me. It's the panic attacks back in great force... . By the...