Welcome and feel free to vent all you need. I'm a newbi to bipolar so yeah...NIce meeting you...
My insurance is giving me trouble with one of my meds, Latical (SP?). has anyone just suddenly get dropped from a med? How does the body react to something like that?...
I', currently on depakote and let's just say sleep wasn't a option. No matter when I took it, it would put me to sleep during the day and keep me up at night. However good news, we, dr and me,...
Sorry, I can't really help you at this time. But I know how you feel...I used to be like that I would go to play a game called ddr (dance dance revolution). It's a dancing game where you follow...
*smiles* I agree with you. I go back to see the doc about the meds in two months with taking the lower dose, I take it for headaches and for that reason alone it works. Thank you for helping out....
I went to see my pdoc and she said that my tiredness was caused by the depokate, however when I went to the doc the prescribed the depokate, she didn't really say much except that I gained weight....
oh boy do I know that feel all too well. For me it was a long A** faze that I don't think really went away. I learned to control it and by then the bipolar changed it's mind and now when I get angry...
I know most of my meds took almost 2months before I realized they were working. I think if you don't notice any change at all talk to your doc about. sorry couldn't help out any more. :(...
I resently found out that the reason why I am taking ablify was because I have anger issues. I was never informed about any side effect, but I do take mine in the moring and since I switch the times...
Thank you all for responding. I really do love this board. I switch the time I take the depakote to the mornings and it works for my headaches but still having the same sleep problems. Anyone else...
I take my lamictal at night and so fair it seems to work just fine. I'm also taking a low dose of Abilify and depakote. Besides the Depakote making me tired as blah my meds are finally starting to...
Thank you Smiler for your help....
Well I finally was able to see the pdoc. She is taking me off of the effexor uping the abilify (does any one know the effects of this med?) and keeping me on the lamicatal. Thank you all for being so...
I have talk with the doctors about it. They just put me on meds. I don't see my counsolor until next week and my husband just doesn't understand what I'm going through....
I'm going a difficult down time right now. I have a 15th month son and want nothing to do with him. Him or my husband. I just want to be left alone, but I feel like if I get left alone for too long...
My appoint is on the 12th of this month. and I was put on the depakote because I've been having really bad headaches. Can headaches be a part of bp?...
I did call them and they got me an earlier appointment. I did talk to one of their nurse and all he said was to change the time that I take the meds, which I already did and that doesn't help any....
I love to write however I'm only able to write when I'm having up days. I really get mad with my down days when I have so many ideas I want to write about....
it. My primary doctor can't help me until I see my psyic doctor which isn't for almost another month. That is the soon I can be seen. Does anyone have advise I could use until I can see my psyic...