Bipolar Disorder Support Group
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i just want to get away, I'm grieving and I'm pushing people away ,[my boyfriend in particular ]
got put on new meds [seroquel] that they began to bring down then the doc said i had to increase again,
just detoxed from weed one month ago. and now i have to go to another place to do cognitive therapy but it takes time to get seen there there is a one month waiting list.'
every time i tried to talk to my counselor she'd always say 'yeah but what you gonna do to stay of the weed.'[ i was in a place for addiction care]
as if that was the cause of everything, she said she's a psychologist but wouldn't help me with other things. now they are so built up and I'm very hurt with loosing my parents recently, I'm getting depressed and i don't want it to get a hold on me,
i didn't get very depressed on my other meds [dogmatil] ,just for a short while sometimes but id play some music or change what i was doing and it lifted.
does seroquel take the depression away??do i need more?
i had more but got irritable legs and couldn't sleep for that
the whole house needs reorganizing and i cant keep on top of the daily chores
my boyfriend thinks cause He's working hard all day and I'm here that i should do the whole house ,i would love to get to that stage but it's just getting worse!
and i think some people close to me think' i should just go and get a job! and everything will be peachy...i explained that the people who pay my disability don't just give you money for nothing if they thought i could hold down a job for any amount of time they wouldn't pay my benefit !
sorry but i feel really moany ! pushin more people away !
got put on new meds [seroquel] that they began to bring down then the doc said i had to increase again,
just detoxed from weed one month ago. and now i have to go to another place to do cognitive therapy but it takes time to get seen there there is a one month waiting list.'
every time i tried to talk to my counselor she'd always say 'yeah but what you gonna do to stay of the weed.'[ i was in a place for addiction care]
as if that was the cause of everything, she said she's a psychologist but wouldn't help me with other things. now they are so built up and I'm very hurt with loosing my parents recently, I'm getting depressed and i don't want it to get a hold on me,
i didn't get very depressed on my other meds [dogmatil] ,just for a short while sometimes but id play some music or change what i was doing and it lifted.
does seroquel take the depression away??do i need more?
i had more but got irritable legs and couldn't sleep for that
the whole house needs reorganizing and i cant keep on top of the daily chores
my boyfriend thinks cause He's working hard all day and I'm here that i should do the whole house ,i would love to get to that stage but it's just getting worse!
and i think some people close to me think' i should just go and get a job! and everything will be peachy...i explained that the people who pay my disability don't just give you money for nothing if they thought i could hold down a job for any amount of time they wouldn't pay my benefit !
sorry but i feel really moany ! pushin more people away !
are you BP1 or 2, antidepressants will help if the latter but could cause mayhem if the former
I got the restless legs and arms thing from Seroquel also had to quit, maybe seek a second opinion from another doctor
oh and you are far from alone in the 'you dont work' mantra and the expectation that ones house should be spotless all the time, gees somedays its difficult enough to fall outta the bed into the shower (a lot of days at times) but whoever said cleanliness is next to godliness never suffered depression
keep your chin up because it is then inevitable that you will be holding your head high - any why not??? you are good as anyone else, probably better than the people that judge you
good luck to you :)
maybe you are on one already, it just may not be the right one for you
it can take a while of trial and error but persevere you will get there
maybe some more specific advice will come your way on here
check out Omega 3 fish oils maybe and B Complex Vitamins
have you had your thyroid levels checked recently?
I'm only on seroquel and I'll be getting a new therapist and pdoc when i go to the next place but that'll be over a month
I've got an appointment on Friday with this doctor He's for addiction but not a psychiatrist I've only saw him twice first he took my meds down and then put them back up!
I'll ask the doc on Friday about mood stabilizers