you could try and see if he would let you go to the doctor with him. tell him you have questions for the doctor to better understand these illnesses. then you could hear first hand what exactly is...
i'm on lithium, geodon, lamictal, clonidine, ambien, and klonopin if i need it. plus i take something for my blood pressure and asthma/allergies. i hate taking all these pills but they seem to help...
i'm so sorry to hear about your grandmom. your in my thoughts and prayers. on a different note i hope your enjoying school. and glad that your doind ok. keep hanging in and take it one day at a time...
have you tried to tell your husband about this. maybe try having him come to the doctor with you and talk about it there. i was just diagnosed in may and have lost friendships because of the...
thank you for your responses. i feel a little better about it. and this morning its not as bad as it was yesterday. it may have just been because i got hot yesterday. but you put my mind at ease and...
i was wondering if the rash that some people get while taking lamictal itches. and if anyone has gotten it if they could describe what it looks like. i have these little bumps on my arms and legs and...
i'm glad that you mom and tooth are both doing better. thats a good thing. i'm sorry to hear your feeling so bad again. i know thats no fun. it might be time to talk to your doctor and tell him whats...
hello and welcome. finding the right meds is a hard process. it requires a lot of patience. the meds can take a while to get into your system. i know how hard it can be to be waiting to feel better...
i agree that a second opinion is in order if your having a hard time with the first one. you know yourself better then anyone and the doctor could be wrong. as far as being hospitalized, i think its...
i'm so sorry things are going so bad for you right now. hopefully the new doc will be able to help get your mom better. and you really should do something about your tooth. i understand how hard it...
i'm glad that this was posted because i'm on lithium and lamictal and didnt know i needed to be so careful. luckily for me i havent been out in the sun and heat too much lately. so thank you to you...
i just wanted to say hi and welcome here. i was just diagnosed in may so i know how hard it is to be adjusting to this diagnosis. i am also on lamictal and about to increase my dose from 50 to 100mg....
just wanted to say hi and welcome. i too was just recently diagnosed. (may 9th) i think i now have the right combination of meds. its a process that requires alot of patience and i'm not the most...
just wanted to say that i hope your bike ride was enjoyable. and good luck with the doctor. i have been woken up before by panic attacks. so i know its no fun. and infact quite unsettling. i hope...
i'm so sorry that you and your family are going through all this. your all in my thoughts and prayers. try to make sure your taking care of yourself. i know its hard when your dealing with such a...
i just wanted to say hi and welcome. i understand where your coming from with your dog. my pets are my "babies" and i'm always fearful of losing them. i had a cat that i had to put down because she...
sorry you got laid off and that your stressed. best of luck with the move and finding a new job. everything happens for a reason and works out the way it should. good luck again....
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i'm very glad you got the funding. you'll do great. best wishes with school....
just wanted to let you know your in my thoughts. i hope that all this with you and your mom gets better quickly. and that you'll be able to get back to feeling better yourself. i know its a very hard...
i too have a messy house. i have a hard time staying focused on cleaning or anything else for that matter. i dont have ADD i'm bipolar and have anxiety issues. i'm not saying that you have the same...
i'm pretty new to bp (dx in may) but can relate to what you described. i do really good for awhile and then i crash and cant leave my house. right now i only leave when someone is with me. i never go...
just wanted to let you all know i'm doing better. not great or anything just okay i guess. but its still better. my husband switched jobs so that he'd be able to be home with me at night because my...
glad your mom is ok and back home. that had to be pretty scarey. but your doing great. and one xanax in 11 days is great. you've really come along way. and its not a set back. you needed it and thats...
i wanted to thank you all for your replies and kind words. i know i need to be patient just having a hard time with it. i'm trying very hard to be patient and give it the proper amount of time. and...
does it ever really get better? i'm on four different meds and i still feel like crap. i've been on them for two weeks almost and have had like two good days last week and now its just all so...
hope you have a great vacation!...
to get more information about this and be able to contact your representative easily go to www.mentalhealthamerica.net and look for the Equity act. they have links to write your representative even...
i can only tell you my experience with paxil, and it didnt work. i was at the max dose and i seemed to be getting worse. it may be time to talk to your doc. and let him/her know that its not helping...
i forgot to add that your supposed to make sure you take it with food. first pdoc left that part out. but the new one said if you dont its not as effective. just thought i'd share what i knew and was...
sometimes i get jittery when i'm having an anxiety/panic attack. its almost the same feeling as when my blood sugar has dropped. but when i check my blood sugar its fine and then i know i'm dealing...
i have been on geodon since may of this year. and i have only been groggy when i first started taking it for about a week and then i was fine. i was recently increased from 120 to 160 mg. and was a...
i agree with everyone else. if you like him stick with him. just submit the claim to your ins and maybe you'll at lease get some of you money back. but i wouldnt want to try to find another one. not...
your doing whats right for you and your husband. your family (husband and kids) are being put first like they should. your parents will eventually understand all that. but you gotta do whats right...
i agree with olivia you should definately call your pdoc and report your symtoms. not sleeping is really not helping and may be causing alot of this. but then like olivia said it could also be the...
i'm very happy for you that you woke up in a great mood again today. i knew that those good days would be coming closer together for ya.i think its great that your doing so good. just keep looking...
its hard when the good advice is hurting you sometimes. but the people giving it dont mean to hurt you, they're only trying to help. they just dont understand that getting out isnt always so easy and...
all i have to say to that is good for you. i'm happy for you. knew you could do it....
just wanted to say hi and welcome. i hope that you'll find the kinda support your looking for here. things havent been so easy for you and we're here to listen when you need. everyone is so nice and...
i agree with kitt. the fact that you went is a big deal. you said yes and your heading in the right direction. your setting your own pace and moving to it. and thats how you have to do it. no matter...
i take klonopin and have no problems with it. i dont get tired or anything like that. i take it as needed and have taken it at different times of the day with no side effects. but thats just me. i do...
i want so badly to shake some sense into that husband of yours. but lucky for everyone involved i cant. i wish he could be more understanding and supportive. even if your not together anymore. he's...
elicia i am so sorry. we are here to help and listen anyway we can. please know that. this is such a difficult time and your hurting so, i wish there was something i could say that would of could...
i did the same thing your doing when i was working. i put in for a job i really wanted and then worried the whole time between putting in for it and getting it. total freaked myself out. like your...
hang in there. the good days will come closer and closer. and the bad will be few and far between before ya know it. just is very frustrating i know as you start to get better to sink back a little....
i too am suffering with agoraphobia and the only time i will leave the house is if someone is with me to leave with. so i'm pretty much here in the house all the time. i do occasionally go out in the...
just wanted to say hi and welcome. hope to see you at the chat on thurs. night. i was just dx this may so i'm kinda new to it all myself. just thought i'd share that. hope to see ya around....
i know all to well how you feel. its like you in this limbo and you cant go anywhere thats the right place. everywhere you turn is wrong at least according to someone. and you just want to run and...
i'm so glad that your getting out and about and that the lexapro is helping better now. woo hoo!!!!!!!!!! and i agree with mom4 here about the chest stuff. dont sweat it. its gonna be fine. just been...
i've was on zoloft also but never pregnant so i cant be of much help there. i think if your really comcerned you need to keep at the docs until they take you seriously. i think that the combination...
is it possible that shes bipolar? just a thought and i dont know enough about it (even though i have it, still to new to it myself) or all of you situation. but her mood swings are kinda like mine....