I quit all my meds for several weeks and found myself going backward very quickly, have started taking them again and I am almost back to where I was but am not feeling any better. Today my whole...
I am on several meds and all the side effects are so hard to deal with shaking hands sleeping 11 hours a day dizzy gain 29 lbs very forgetful and so on my mood is better but is it really wroth all...
I quit cold turkey without much trouble at all, but you have to want to quit I tried the patch, the gum none of that worked, you have to decide your done no matter what, get past the first 10 days...
seroquel works for me but must take at night because it knocks me out...
with some people it takes a long time to find the right meds, I was one of those. now on about 6 different meds, but feel good for the first time in my life. here is my list Lithium mood stabilizer...
I am on lithium among a bunch of other things, My problem is my hands shaking all the time, people stare, my kids stare. I hate it, is there anything that can be done? I was on 1200mg and it was too...
Talk to your pdoc may need to tweak a little, I am on 6 different meds right now and finally starting to feel better, the meds are kind of like a guessing game, it takes time to find the right combo...
Thanks so far so good have been feeling better the last few days, I have only been on Lamictal for about 4 weeks so I'm not sure if its the med or I am going back into another mania....
Seems to be a common theme, more times than not when I go to my pdoc meds get changed, then the new side effects start. I am on Lithium and it makes my hands shake all the time, I get very...
wanted to let you know my wife has all my credit cards and now i don't have to worry bout that anymore:)...
I am hoping it will work for me, I have had a long road of many meds that don't seem to work....
Pdoc just added to my drug list, any info would be helpful...
I too agree ours dogs help me feel better....good move, I know they will help...
I have not smoked or drank yet just trying to take it day by day. I love my therapist, do not really like pdoc much...
Out of the hospital, doing ok a little on the down side. Having these urges to drink ( it's been over a year) and smoke (its been since last Sept)So I'm not sure what all this about thanks for asking...
Both said it to me, pdoc was not nice about it at all....I think I am going to try to find new help...
I am on Zoloft, Lithium and Abilify + Seroquel...
I talked to my therapist today and explained the situation, she seemed to have changed her mind about making me go somewhere else. I have tried several other people and have not connected with...
I am not happy about it either, I am trying real hard to 1 understand all this, 2 deal with all the meds and thier side effects, my hands shake so bad I can hardly get my contacts in. I have changed...
I ended up back in the hospital again early this week, almost did the SI thing. Now my pdoc tells me I broke a promice to call first and she may not treat me anymore. I am worried I will have to...
I see what you are saying, I will try to understand. I am always very hard on myself, never good enough etc. I guess I am ashamed because I think it makes me weak, or bad or just not like everyone...
Thanks for all the good thoughts, I have been trying to "let her in" it's been kind of hard because I am in a hypomanic state right now and going 100 MPH all the time, only sleeping bout 1 1/2 -2...
zyprexa....any thoughts pdoc just gave me some All I read was WEIGHT GAIN, WEIGHT GAIN WEIGHT GAIN...
thanks for all the support, I did try talking to my wife a little today and we will see how that goes, I just don't want her to be mad, or worry about me. All the meds changes are so hard to deal...
I have been trying to understand and cope with this bipolar stuff, I have thought back on many things I have done and now understand why so many times I made really bad decisions. My problem now is I...
I will tried to get my appointment moved up, by all were booked have to wait till 22nd. I seem to be doing a little better the last day or so...
I have just come out of 8 months of terrible depression, was in the hospital and was diagnosed with just depression, which was changes about a month or so ago as bipolar II. I have been thru tons on...
Thank you all so much for the comments, I have accepted what I have finally..and hope maybe that is the first step for me to start understanding what I have not understood for years....
Here is a little about me 50 year old male married with lots of kids(7) I had a breakdown last July and ended up in the hospital, pdoc thought it was just depression and loaded me with meds which did...
I talked to my therapist today and she was telling me my meds may need to be changed again. I see my pdoc next week, so I'll see what happens. I am starting to hide in our bedroom again away from...
I have had depression for over 30 years and tried for a long time to get better without meds, that did not work. I ended up in the hospital in July after I had a breakdown, which was preceded by 3...
I am taking my meds everyday, the problem I seem to keep having is when they start me on another med I feel better for about 10 days or so then fall back into this very blah...mood which leads to the...
I want to thank everyone for trying to help. I have done some soul searching over the last few days and I feel everyone is right. I need to keep fighting to get better. I started on Lithium about 4...
I have been trying for years to get past all this depression and really trying hard because I ended up in the hospital for 3 days in July when I just lost it and could not even function. I guess I...
That makes sense. I guess I fall into old patterns quite quickly. I have been dealing with depression most of my life, Have tried over the years to get help without many good results. I have a great...
I am so tired of working so hard to get better, only to fell like I fall back to the same old way of thinking that brings me down. Today I just feel like it's too hard....I had 3 good weeks,...
Things are not going well right now, everyone tells me to call before I do something...not really sure I want to call anyone...
I take Wellbutruin and Zoloft, and I did learn the empty stomach trick just a week or so ago, that has helped some....
With all the meds I am on the side effects are driving me crazy..seems like every time I get used to side effects, they either up the dosage or add new meds. The Zoloft makes it impossible to have...
Kitt I have only been here for a few days but I already know joining was a good idea, I am here to stay:)...
I too worry all the time, and have too much time to think, I have found a way, at least for me to not think about things so much. When I am alone some where, any where I can I listen to music even...
I take Zoloft , along with other meds for depression. I am at 150mg/day it seems to have helped, but for me is not the cure all I was hoping for....
We as a Family decided this year to make Christmas about family and not presents, the kids will all get presents not as many as usual but we are commited to spending more time together this...
TeNNis Thanks so much, I hope I will be able to say all the things you have said. I am talking to my therapist at least once a week sometimes more. She told me she thinks we are getting close. One...
Thanks for the thoughts. I am going to keep fighting and finally beat this. My breakdown a few months ago changed my outlook on many things, mainly my wife and how I had pulled away from her as bad...
I also take Zoloft 150mg a day and sometimes have bad headaches, I was told by my doc to stay away from caffine but like you the only thing that works for me is Excedrin. I just make sure I only take...
I know this is a very hard question to ask because everyone is different. How long before you felt you were past most of your issues? I seem to be on a roller coaster, I just had 20 days of feeling...
Thanks Karen I sure hope to, I think I am making progress but it's so slow. one step forward and 2 steps back, or at least that is what it feels like sometimes....
Hi I am a 50 year old male, who has been dealing with depression (untreated) most of my life. I had a breakdown and ended up in the hospital in August. IIt seems that breakdown has changed my life,...