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  • About Me

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    dustylu

    Female, Married
    TX, USA
    Member since December 20, 2008

    • About Me

      BP, PTSD, Panic Attacks, insomnia, abuse from previous relationships, agorophobia

      BP, PTSD, Panic Attacks, insomnia, abuse from previous relationships, agorophobia

    • Interests

      not currently doing any of them but art, music, songwriting, writing poetry, crafts, word searches, crossword puzzels are all hobbies of mine

      not currently doing any of them but art, music, songwriting, writing poetry, crafts, word searches, crossword

  • Recent Activity

    Monday

    November 5

    November 4

    • dustylu wrote a discussion post in the Bipolar Disorder support group: Restaid 10:56am

      Anyone familiar with Restaid? I read about it in psychology today while setting in my therapist office.…  
  • Journal

    • med change

      Mood November 5, 2009 12:27pm

      Yeah the risperdal increase seems to be working, I Got 6 hrs sleep last night before I woke up, thats really good for me.  I'm excited …
    • Health Care reform / on NAMI website ready for delivery to your representative

      Mood November 3, 2009 8:59am

      Act NowPlease contact the U.S. House of Representatives today and ask your Representative to support HR 3962, the Affordable Health Care of America …
    • Happy Halloween

      Mood October 31, 2009 10:44am

      Everyone have a great day , Happy Halloween!!
    • Feeling better today

      Mood August 30, 2009 4:40pm

      Feeling better today, p doc adjusted my meds so I'm sleeping better. I went to church with hubby today and they had a outreach day, going into …
    • Journal Entry for July 7, 2009

      Mood July 7, 2009 9:48pm

      went to the heart Dr. today for chest pain. Had EKG, he is ordering other testing.  My mood is better after having my meds tweeked, not as …

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  • Hugbook

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    • Hug

      From saadiq November 5

      thank you

    • Hug

      From EvelynJean3 November 3

      Good morning Dusty. i hope you have an awesome day today and that you're doing ok.

    • Present

      From zebra4life October 31

      I'm not big on Halloween so heres a gift for a Happy Harvest Day. :-)

    • Flower

      From zebra4life October 19

      your kind words made me feel better too. Let me know if there is anything I can say or do to help. your friend z

    • Prayer

      From zebra4life October 17

      you have given me the opportunity to keep you in my prayers, the only good part of this awful disease is it may usually depression the highs aren't so bad. and you will meet so many people like ourselves who will always be there to lend a helping hand. thank you for the hug my day was kinda shitty to. your friend z

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  • Support Groups

    • Close Bipolar Disorder

      BP for 20+ years

      Treatments

      Abilify Not Working
      changed to restless and too expensive
      Celexa Working / Worked
      pdoc changed me after hospitilization
      Depakote Working / Worked
      problems with weight gain, and felt the swings alot with it
      Group Therapy Somewhat Helpful
      ok, got group in the hospital
      Lithium Working / Worked
      worked for 15 years then started with side effects and had to switch
      Topamax Not Working
      had to change after a few years on it, gave me lots of memory issues
      Trileptal Working / Worked
      still adjusting levels
      Wellbutrin Somewhat Helpful
      worked for awhile, had to change
      Restoril Working / Worked
      helps some with sleep
    • Close Back Pain

      herniated disks 3-4 & 4-5, cervical discectomy in 2000', lumbar stenosis, chronic pain, degenerative disk, trouble standing for long periods of time

    • Open Female Sexual Issues

      husband sexually dysfunctional, blaming it on meds, I don't think so.

    • Open Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

      dustylu hasn’t entered any details for this support group.
    • Open Gastric Bypass Surgery

      lost from 288 to 143 with surgery, gaining back now, am up to 183 so I need some support and help. Rejoined obesity.com and counting calories and increasing exercise. joining for support

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