I've had problems with eating disorders for years, you should definitely not be on Wellbutrin, because of the seizure risk, at least that is what all my doctors have told me, best of luck....
Good for you belablue - I still need to get a therapist, I've had a few in the past, but never really seemed to connect with them, my last one did some EMDR therapy, which was good, especially for...
SSI is based on income, it is a needs based program, where as SSDI is based on your work history, basically how much you paid in. I forget if your husband's income counts or not, likely it would....
I'm in Mn. as I stated earlier, and we don't have phone interviews, they just send you stuff to fill out, or you get the stuff from the website. ssa.gov is helpful, it's the official website. My...
If approved, your check with be retroactive from the time they decided your disability started. That is why ppl get backpay, sometimes for months, even years, if they deem that to be the time your...
Boo, I have had the exact same experience that you had, feeling ok to feeling rotten just like that, nothing to attribute it to. I do have bipolar, but mainly depression, but it doesn't feel like the...
My mom is just the same way, except she's really mean too, that being said, I haven't had contact with her in about 3 years - not that that is an answer for you, but I had to, to stay sane. All my...
I know exactly how you feel. I am also very isolated, I wish I had some advice, but I really don't. I've gained a lot of weight lately too, my clothes don't fit and it's really frustrating. All I do...
Depression is so debilitating. Although mine is getting a little bit better with my mood stabilizer designed to work on serious depression, it has taken a long time to get to the levels that are for...
There is nothing worse than having to wait for an appt. My appt. this Monday was scheduled over a month ago and prior to that it took a month to even get him to see me, since he wasn't taking new...
Lamictal seems to be working for me now too, at least getting there. But the long process to get up to the right dose was maddening. I was anxious, depressed, terribly depressed and everything else....
I don't have too many plans for this weekend either, except to go to a couple of my daughter's events. It is so hard for me to get out due to both my anxiety and bipolar. I never know how I'm going...
Princess B, Does anyone in your family have depression or any other mental illness issues that you know of? Since it is sometimes genetic I was just wondering? Is there something going on in your...
I don't understand why she would lose her son - does her mother have custody. Are you a lot older than she is? Is there something about your past that her mother doesn't like, or does she know, or...
I'm from the U.S. - yes, those meds are from here. I am so pleased to hear that Jo was able to get up from the severe low, I cycle quite rapidly myself and I don't know what's worse, the low or the...
Anti depressants used to throw me into a mania too, although compared to my recent depression, I wouldn't mind some more of that, controllable of course. I am on a mood stabilizer, Lamictal, very...
My old doctor brought up remeron, how does that work? Does it put you to sleep and keep you sleeping? Do you feel groggy the next day and how long does it take to make you sleep? I am considering...
I used to be on Seroquil for insomnia, I also used to have broken sleep, 3-4 hours. 50 mg. of Seroquil is a low dose, so I don't think that you would gain weight. My doctors told me that people...
I hear you 3 black dogs, I had to stop working too, in March, after being diagnosed with BP disorder, mixed and rapid cycling, still trying to find right med. combination. We were used to two incomes...
I hear you completely! I have mixed episodes, so this morning was a little manic, but now it's back to depression. I used to be manic often, now it's very rare. I miss the mania to some extent...
I can completely understand, I have rapid cycling mixed episodes often. I am patiently awaiting my meds to kick in and get to their therapeutic levels, it is so frustrating. People try to understand,...
I have just been diagnosed with bipolar, I forget if it's I or II, anyway in the past I had true manias, then some hypomanias and now recently I am just basically depressed all the time, varying...