can't bear the thought of another change. still in denial phase of this blasted disease. one of problems was in reaching pdoc when necessary, but have his beeper and hospital numbers. plus present...
have been cycling so quickly that i'm getting dizzy! was okay for a new high of 3 days. or was it just hypomanic? don't know. have no idea anymore what "normal" is. as someone put it, it's a setting...
i understand that meds take weeks and weeks to take effect, but what do i do in the meantime? have seroquel 100 mg to take every night and in emergencies, but it just puts me to sleep. lamictal (low...
you know and i know that you need to see a doctor and soon. why won't your insurance pay for it? call the doctor's office and ask if the dx code could be put so they will pay. you could check in with...
laura: blasted cycling! whole thing went away friday night like a bubble popped. felt good yesterday... went for a walk, cooked, paid attention to my pets. problem is i'm scared of the dark side....
got so very depressed past few days. but thanks to a friend's statement, i found my trigger. unfortunately, it's church. was becoming more active in my episcopal church... altar guild, chalice...
latest turn of events has me both relieved and shakier. both therp and pdoc agreed that i should put in for disability. spent an hour with each today. this relieves at least some of the financial...
taking carbitrol for the temporal lobe epilepsy, effexor for depression, lamictal and seroquel for bipolar, plus assorted others for high blood pressure, gerd and various artery/circulation problems....
laura: got the bipolar disorder survival guide yesterday. read some of it, and david miklowitz does report things i'm feeling. want my friends to read it too. maybe then they'll understand what...
i am so **** confused and in total denial of the whole mess. sick of going to do one thing and doing another. meds both increased... lamictal to 25 mg and seroquel to 100... but not feeling any...
thank you, laura. exactly what i needed to hear. brain was rebounding off the walls, now i'm feeling numb and exhausted. but did order the book via amazon.com, so will have it later this week. need a...
i give up. am i feeling normal or manic? doing things, eating up a storm. but is it feeling better or manic? who am i? did i do all those past things because i was in manic state, or because i had...
it's shutdown time. cannot deal with previously caring friends who are now too busy to care any longer. told you, i sap people. too late. cannot deal with them any longer. hurts every time i get told...
new to this bipolar stuff. seems i plummeted into major depression that rapidly cycled to nothing. then yesterday, like a bubble popped, i felt good, did dishes, etc, then back to flat on the couch...
for the past few days i have been either in the depths of depression or okay. it broke when i was in therp.'s office and sank back to the depths. we got in touch with my pdoc and i saw him last...
does GERD always sneak up on you? sometimes have no problems with any food, then get tummy ache from a meal having pretty much nothing that could cause discomfort. not heartburn, but that stuffed...
the pain is different for everyone. mine was on the left side of my chest beating and overpowering. couldn't move or talk for a while. have since gone to a gastro doc and pulmonologist to get to the...
forgot... i'm 56 years old and 5'3" weighing in at 101 lbs. won't this avoiding everything make me even thinner?...
saw a nutritionist yesterday to get advice on controlling my high cholesterol and acid reflux. between the two, it would appear i can eat nothing, especially everything i like. i have no noticeable...
nitro and i are old friends. it does help for pain. haven't tried it for shortness of breath. have you? brain stuff is almost easy compared to cardiologists and stomach stuff. have been treated for...
what a relief to learn that i am not alone in this confusion! yes, had bad angina and was hospitalized twice for it. they did stress test (i flunked) and then did cath, but only 50% block in "minor...
finally gave in and had an endoscopy done. digestive system suggested as cause of angina-like pain i've been having. study showed i have a small hiatal hernia plus some acid reflux damage. question...