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  • About Me

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    LoddyA

    USA
    Member since April 21, 2008

  • Recent Activity

    November 17

  • Journal

    • Ramadan

      Mood August 14, 2009 1:11pm

      Next Saturday,August 22,marks the beginning of Ramadan,the Muslim holy month of prayer and fasting.Mubeen has told me he won't be on the Net much …

    • Journal Entry for August 14, 2009

      Mood August 14, 2009 2:41am

      I keep changing my mind about Mubeen.Now it is about 2:30 in the morning and I'm waiting for him to come online.He had to go to another city for …
    • Journal Entry for August 13, 2009

      Mood August 13, 2009 5:43pm

      I have to get myself out of this thing with this man.I can't answer the phone anymore.He's crazy,The sex stuff was not even real.I can't …
    • Love

      Mood August 12, 2009 2:31am

      I am feeling better and better.It's the middle of the night and I just had two cups of coffee,I went to bed early last evening and slept for …

    • Journal Entry for August 12, 2009

      Mood August 12, 2009 12:49am

      It's later on,I slept for a while and managed to pull myself together again.I don't feel as badly now.I guess I should have known better than …

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      From vickybea July 8

      sorry you feel so fed up hun xx

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      From eps October 30, 2008

      You can take Melatonin to help you sleep. It is a nutural herb. It works for me. You can get it at walmart.

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      From Blackbeltbipolar October 22, 2008

      Thought I would welcome you to Bipolar Christians at DS, just in case I didn't already!

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      From eps June 27, 2008

      Welcome to DS

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      From Karena11 April 29, 2008

      Thank you for all the prayers I need them.. But doing a little better today!

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  • Goals

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    • Close Bipolar Disorder

      I was diagnosed with bipolar I in 1995,after originally being treated for dysthymia.It was discovered that I was bipolar after I became manic after being put on Prozac.

      Treatments

      Abilify Working / Worked
      Side effects:insomnia and decreased appetite (which is good)
      Celexa Not Working
      can't remember
      Depakote Somewhat Helpful
      gained a lot of weight
      Group Therapy Not Working
      found that the people there just wanted to "maintain"instead of get well
      Haldol Somewhat Helpful
      I was given Haldol after being brought to the hospital by police.It made me "crash" and cry uncontrollably.
      Holistic Health Considering
      reflexologist
      Lamictal Working / Worked
      Lamictal has stabilized me and kept me from having a manic episode for over 5 yrs.
      Lithium Somewhat Helpful
      developed lithium toxicity and was hospitalized
      Risperdal Not Working
      made me too sleepy and drugged
      Tegretol Not Working
      can't remember
      Wellbutrin Somewhat Helpful
      don't remember
      Zyprexa Not Working
      gained a lot of weight and was sleepy and drugged
      Prozac Somewhat Helpful
      was on it for 6 months when it ceased to be effective.
      Seroquel Too Soon to Tell
      Trazodone Considering
    • Close Life After Divorce

      I was divorced in 2003 after being married to a young Jordanian man and bringing him to the U.S.

      Treatments

      Trazodone Working / Worked
      100 mg at night
      Lithium Working / Worked
      450 mg twice a day
      Risperdal Working / Worked
      1 mg twice daily
      Psychotherapy Working / Worked
      every Wednesday
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