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Welcome to the group,I love your pic of the dog,I had a dog once that looked just like this one,she was the best!You will find alot of nice and helpful people here,I have,so glad to have you aboard!!!!!!!!!!
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Close Bipolar Disorder
I am diagnosed with Bi-polar II disorder and would like to find a support group.
Treatments
- Ativan Working / Worked
- I find it very effective for my generalized anxiety and especially for my panic attacks.
- Celexa Working / Worked
- It helped me greatly for 2.5 years, then just STOPPED working abruptly.
- Geodon Not Working
- I had a terrible manic/anxiety reaction to this drug~EXTREME restlessness.
- Group Therapy Working / Worked
- I believe group therapy is beyond awesome!! Better than meditation or medication in my opinion.
- Haldol Not Working
- Many years ago in a psychiatric hospital, I was on Haldol for a few weeks. Terrible~felt like I was crawling out of my skin (restlessness).
- Holistic Health Somewhat Helpful
- I can never stick with it. I have tons of bottles of vitamins, supplements, and herbs. Also, too confusing and scary trying to mix pharmaceuticals with natural remedies~can be dangerous interactions!
- Lamictal Not Working
- This medication sent me into a manic phase and I ended up in the ER psychiatric unit for 12 hours (they couldn't keep me because I wasn't suicidal or psychotic or wanting to hurt anyone else).They sent me home and my Doctor took me off of it.
- Lithium Working / Worked
- For me it was a good start to a "foundation". Stopped the manic episodes, but I was still left with the DEPRESSION.
- Seroquel Not Working
- Seroquel gave me racing thoughts and "Restless Legs Syndrome".I was only on it a few days because of this.
- Symbyax Working / Worked
- I have just started week 3 of Symbyax.I am beyond hopeful!I feel like "me" again~like I was sitting in a dark room,and someone FINALLY turned the lights on.I feel centered,happy,energetic,and I sleep well at night(without the chronic nightmares I've had for years).I'm afraid to get too excited though,because I've been on just about everything else with little or no success. So far,Symbyax has completely changed my life,outlook,and mood(s)for the better~like night and day!
- Wellbutrin Somewhat Helpful
- First time I was on it,I couldn't deal with how nervous and shaky I felt.A few years later,I tried it again.I stayed on it for 4 months.I don't think it affected me much either way(for good or bad).However,I probably would have suffered SEVERE depression rather than moderate depression without it.On 12/26/08,I had 3 seizures(a few hours apart),so when I got to the Emergency Room the Doctor immediately stopped the Wellbutrin.I haven't taken it since then.I don't miss it.
Close Female Sexual Issues
I am here because I was sexually abused in my past. Now (for years), I have NO desire for sex. I am married,and often DREAD "intimacy" with my husband (who I love deeply).
Treatments
- Relaxation Not Working
- Not good. Just wanted to "get it over with" ASAP. I hate being touched :(
Open Chronic Pain
I've struggled with chronic pain for about 6 years now.
Treatments
- Cymbalta Not Working
- Very bad side effects~and NO pain relief
- Heat Working / Worked
- I have a vibrating heating pad I use quite often.
- Hydrocodone Somewhat Helpful
- It used to be somewhat helpful until my tolerance became higher.
- Lidoderm Not Working
- Didn't help at all
- Meditation Somewhat Helpful
- My therapist has led me through a few sessions of "guided meditation", and the relaxation it brought forth in me helped me to emotionally come to terms with chronic pain.
- Mobic Not Working
- Nothing at all~no side effects, no positive effects
- Morphine Working / Worked
- On a 1-10 scale, it brings my pain down from an 8 to a 6.
- Naproxen Working / Worked
- Before my accidents, I used Naproxen with great success for any/and all aches I had of any kind.
- Neurontin Not Working
- No side effects, but no positive effects either
- Oxycodone Working / Worked
- It helped with my pain, but was too stimulating (weight loss, insomnia).
- Physical Therapy Working / Worked
- Awesome!!! Physical Therapy helps soooo much!!!
- TENS Somewhat Helpful
- Sometimes it helps, and other times it feels painfully annoying.
Open Prescription Drug Abuse
I have had a problem with prescription drug abuse for the past 8 years.
Treatments
- Narcotics Anonymous (NA) Working / Worked
- It really helped me alot.
- Residential Treatment Center Working / Worked
- I went through Rimrock in Montana (twice). It was (and is) a great program.I learned alot about myself and a whole lot more.
- Suboxone Working / Worked
- Suboxone is a miracle drug! It helped me get off opiates, and even helped with my chronic pain.
