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.
I called my psychiatrist yesterday to tell him I had been really depressed and it just seemed to be getting worse. He upped my Wellbutrin to 450 a day and said if that didn't work we would need to add another antidepressant. We added one in the beginning b/c I was crying all the time. And even though I am bipolar and antidepressants make that worse most of the time, I had to quit crying.
I do not want to add another med. I am on Wellbutrin, Lamictal, Klonopin, Adderall XR, Adderall salts, and Ambien already. And what bothers me about him, even though he was the only one to finally dx me with bp is that his first questions is what do I want to do. I don't know, you are the dr. I am in the medical field and pretty educated about all this, but I am not objective and I don't know about drug combos.
Uggh, sorry, just needed to vent.
I do not want to add another med. I am on Wellbutrin, Lamictal, Klonopin, Adderall XR, Adderall salts, and Ambien already. And what bothers me about him, even though he was the only one to finally dx me with bp is that his first questions is what do I want to do. I don't know, you are the dr. I am in the medical field and pretty educated about all this, but I am not objective and I don't know about drug combos.
Uggh, sorry, just needed to vent.
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i made this account because i hope this reaches someone who can understand. I feel immense shame and guilt over my past behavior while manic. I have ruined relationships with friends and family members, gotten tattoos that i dont want, done things that make me cringe. The weight of the self hatred gets to be too much sometimes. I feel like a burden. Nobody understands. I hate myself today.
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Our great friend OlderC could really use some love and support right now... She's hit a rough patchBig squishy hug Kat... I hope that you start to feel better really soon.... xo
get a 2nd opinion, preferably through a state organization...i can't say that enough!!!
Klonopin is the one I won't give up. I twitch mostly in the middle of the night waking me up but some times during the day. And it cut way down to almost none on the panic attacks.
I didn't realize there were state programs to help. Is it an income based thing? I mean I know every state is different but in your case?
I do have to say out of all the antidepressant meds I have been on, Paxil made me want to kill myself. I actually went to the behavioral center. Oddly enough, those records helped my therapist suggest that maybe I was bipolar and sent me to the shrink.