i came out of a severe long long depression but a few months ago i started doing ok.for a short while.then a few weeks ago depression kicked back in.getting worse over the last few weeks.i have...
iam just asking what are other peoples experiamnces of racing thoughts are.it drives me crazy at times.at times there are so many things going on at once and most of the time its rubbish or...
well my experiance with is goodand bad.ive taken it since last december.orignaly ass a mood stabilzer to go with my others.i started on 400mg but since ive read about the side effects 2 serois ones i...
ive been severly depressed sinceearely lasy year.i had a manic episode late last year.ended up in hospital.then straight away back in to a depression picked up recenly.started new meds.i though at...
what do other bipolars think about how bipolar or any other mental illness potrayed on tv.myself i am sick to death of movies soaps dramas anything on tv showing people with mental...
question to everyone who exercises.do you have the same problem.myself i run 4 times a week,weight train tree times a week.i weight train after my runs.also play football once a week when i can.i...
since i started my meds again some weeks ago things are normal if thats the right word.i started sodium valporate the only mood stabilzer ive never treid.taking a low dose of lamical.not the high...
ive taken serquel for a while..i was up to 400mg i took it as a mood stabilzer.then i reduced it to 50mg because at a low dose it is good for sleep.it helped at 400 but it is more effective at 50mg.i...
well back on meds now for nearly 2 weeks.well lasted a liitle med free.not restarting lithium.starting sodium valporate i think its the only mood stabilzer ive never been on.also wants me to restart...
havnt postea for a while.just giving an update been of meds now for aproxx 4 weeks depression still bad but no worser than when i was taking meds.am doing pretty good.been out drinking with...
for the first time since i was 15 nearly med free.i was taking lithium 800mg lamical 400mg serquel 400mg and 20mg celaxa.these past few months i am complety of the celaxa and lamical.down to 200mg...
been away for a while after i discharged myself from hospital got my bag my debit card and just left. phoned my girlfriend let her know i was alright after a few days.got back yesterday feeling very...
havnt posted for a little while been back in hospital suffered another mixed episode things are a mess dischared myself went in volutrily sick of these meds. thinking about stopping them i know will...
i take lithium lamatrogine lithium level fine never had problems before...
about 6 weeks ago i had a severe vertigo attack expericed what i now know as a drop attack severe vomiting terrible thought it was a one off but on wednesday early hours in hospital happend again...
been in hospital nearly two weeks because i suffered a mixed episode al because i tried to come of lithium back on now.i am feeling better now that my doc has stablized me mixed episode under control...
still suffering this mixed episode all because i tried coping without lithium. now back on lithium but no improvement feeling sucidal and self harming pretty badl. starting to lose control just...
thÃngs still have not improved really suffering back on lithium, nothing no better forgot to put my prescript ion in yesterday get my tablets every two weeks dont pay for mine i was taking 800mg...
hi am taking 800mg but have taken up to 1200mg thats max for me different people can take different amounts some can take no more than 800mg or 1500mg in your case you will get your blood level...
posted earliar said i was going to try and be med free well been of lithium a few days and bang went from feeling not bad to suffering a mixed episode now in a mess got to see emergancy doc try to...
been in touch with emergancy doc explained symtoms he was right first time ive ever experiaced a mixed episode all because of coming of lithium he told me to start taking lithium at a dose 0ff 600mg...
half will get the drug half will get placebo niether us or the reasearchers will know untill after the study witch lasts 12 weeks have to go to hospital once a week for memory tests blood samples etc....
been reducing lithium from 1200mg been lithium free for over a week now. slowly tapered of was doing well untill the last few days now very anxious climbling the walls cant settle basiclay in a mess....
been chosen to particapte in a drugs trail for bipolar depression with a new drug called mifepristone study starts in 4 weeks time if intrestred will say more...
next wednesday i am taking part in a study for a new med for bipolar saw my doc few weeks ago asked me if i would like to take part said yes phoned yesterday sending a taxi to pick me up the hospital...
me niether only been taking it since december...
hi sirwilliam good question ive been on meds for over 15 years since i was 15 been on lots of different combonations at the moment ive taking lithium for 15 years lamical over several years serquel...
hi zomese i too suffer from bipolar 2 since i was 15 30 now ive take lamical for over 7 years i take 400mg at night thats the max dose.i normally have months of depression then go high for a short...
just stopped lithium been reducing it over a short while did not feel any worser still depressed.that was until a few days ago my mood changed starting feeling very aggressive again up till now only...
down from 1200mg to 200mg lithium reduced serquel from 400mg to 200mg sleeping far to much reduced lamical to 300m from 400mg having been doing to badly not great but better than i thought until a...
hi ive taken lamial for over 7 years at dose of 400mg you are on quite a low dose how far are there upping your dose to i think coming of an ati depressent and on lamical could make you feel worse in...
ive been on lamical for over 7 years at a dose of 400mg for the depressive phase of my bipolar never had any problams at all apart from it not helping my depression as well as i would like but still...
hi olvia sounds like your doing quite well i myself have tried coming of meds numerous times usaualy stop them all together not reccomeded i go through phases when i think maybe this time i could do...
just wondering how many people with bipolar if there had the chance to be cured would there some of my friends at my bipolar support group plus a programme on tv recenlty about bipolar also asked the...
i am now down to 400mg of lithium started from 1200mg since saturday i have felt normal depression seems to have gone head feel clear and empty if that makes sense life seems ok probaly the best ive...
been on lithium for nearly 15 years took 1200mg for a long time decided to come of it without telling my old doc i see a new doc on wednesday now down to 600mg and i am still depressed but no worser...
hi sally i do have periods when i feel fine a typical scenoria for me is the depressive phases last for quite a while at least several months then normally not always i go high for a short while...
stacycee828 i also take lithium and serquel taken lithium for 15 years and i suffer from very bad hand tremours but i am now coming of lithium myself also serquel can have bad side effects been on...
hi sally2007 i suffer from bipolar 2 i suffer from long depressive episodes typicaly last for up to a year this episode i have now has lasted over a year then i have short hypermanic episodes if you...
hi spanell78 i suffer from bipolar 2 and have been on lots of meds since i was 15 now 30 none have really worked for me either but i still take them been put on serquel recently also take lamical and...
started coming of lithium week ago was taking 1000mg now on 800mg reducing by 200mg every two weeks been reading on the internet that you should take a lot longer also withdrawel symtoms can be bad...
as i said in an earlier post i am starting to reduce lihium from 1000mg to 0mg been on lithium for 15 years think its time i came of it doing it properly with my doc that would leave me on lamical...
been on serquel since december sleeping great but too long normally go to bed about midnight get up around 1pm yesterday for the first time stopped it for just one night because i had to get up early...
ive read what people said on my last post about fiddling about with meds my old prescript ions are thrown away phoned my doc secreatary to make an appointment saw her today told her about my old...
i get my tablets weekly serquel lamical litium on my perscrition but i have old persciptions i have put in my old persciptions with my normal one on occasions. my old one has tablets witch i have...
thanks for your replies i take it for my depression apparantly it has been found to help bipolar depression the only anti pychtic drug thats been approved. in somes ways as far as sleep concerd it is...
ive been on seroquel since just before christmas i take 4oomg my sleep patern before seroquel was not great waking up several times a night but now im sleeping aproxx10 to 12 hours i take it before i...
i also take lithium and lamical i also chew them because i cannot swallow them whole i dont mind the taste probaly because i have been chewing them for years...
hi everyone things are at last starting to improve ive been in this depressive for about a year now i hope i am coming out of it i always do so i am not sure if serquel has helped or not my head...
i go to a place called mind whitch is for people with all kinds of mental health problems i have been seeing a counceller for appox a year at mind last saturday i see her every saturday for an hour...