Bipolar Disorder Support Group

Bipolar disorder is not just a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders marked by periods of abnormally high energy and euphoria, often accompanied by bouts of clinical depression. This is the place to talk about your experience with bipolar disorder, learn from others' experiences, and find support.

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mystie 02/10/2008

I can't believe how my sadness and rage just won't stop.
Do these black moods ever stop!
I feel so out of control
I wish I could just shake my head and feel better
I said before but these new meds are really messing up my head. I feel like I'm getting electrical volts and that I am constantly drunk.

dancingd 02/10/2008

Give it time...ARRGH ..I know that's not what you want to hear,but NEW meds take some time to kick in.

BUT ,if you are really feeling sick,call your Pdoc,let him know what's going on,you may be having a bad reaction .How long ,and what meds?

deleted_user 02/10/2008

Sorry you're feeling weird. New meds can be a challenge for the body in the beginning. Like daning said, check with your doc just incase you're having a reaction.

deleted_user 02/10/2008

How long have you been on the meds? If you've been on them a while, sounds like it's time to speak to your pdoc. I know that those negative things you mentioned can stop, for the most part, if you have the right meds and a good therapist. pills won't fix it all, at least not in my case. i had to learn to do a lot for myself, and i learned it in therapy

Pulpit 02/10/2008

Hey! I am going through the exact same place as you...gggrrrr! I have been like this for a couple of months.

I talked to my pdoc and I started a new med a week ago but as of this very hour I am still experiencing these issues and they are getting out of control.

I am going to call my pdoc if things don't change by midweek. I can't live like this and neither can my friends and family.

Sorry your having such a time. Things will get better for you trust me, just like they will for me, we just need to be patient and keep working with our docs.

Hope your feeling better soon. OXXOXOOXXOXO

mystie 02/10/2008

Thank you for the messages!
I have been on the new meds a week tomorrow. It is Luvox and Risperidone. I dont see my pdoc for a couple more weeks. My family doc said to stay with what I am taking and that it just takes time for body to adjustbut at what expense. I feel so weak, spaced out, tired and like Im tingling drunk. Im not functioning at all!

deleted_user 10/10/2008

I am on the other side of the equation, so to speak. I am the recipient of the rage. I am the (soon to be ex) husband of a woman who has been diagnosed as BP. She is taking Cymbalta, but stopped taking the Abilify, I believe because of the stigma that my in laws put on it.
The rage that is directed towards me is beyond anything that I can put into words. I have tried to reason with her, I have tried to let her be, I have tried to support her with the meds and the docs, NOTHING works.
I am struggling with the issue of shared custody of our 2 children. Her rage has been directed at me, SO FAR. But who knows? I have to protect them.... that's why I call myself overwhelmed...

deleted_user 10/10/2008

my newest med change made me soo sick

hope u feel better soon---like tonight would be wonderful

patty

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