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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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spacekat 10/20/2016

Does anyone else's mood tank when they've had surgery and start taking pain meds (opioids)? I feel just plain awful and in pain b/c I'm sure the pain meds are at the root of the problem. I'm afraid to take too much, too little, too often ... but this pain is unbearable. What if surgeons could put us in partial and temporary comas whilst our bodies heal? Yeah, I'd like that. 5 days in a coma. No pain meds, no mood fluctuations, no time worrying about how quickly (or not) I'm healing....just food for thought.

mlr0853 10/20/2016

My dr.s told me to try to take meds at the same time, 'before' you feel pain, that is what I do....easier for meds to work>mind and body are not screaming? And I did get a bit off...Wishing you well ((Hugs))

SunCloudJD 10/20/2016

Gentle hug sweetie.... I'm sorry that you're feeling so rough.... I don't feel good on opiates either... I agree that if you're having pain right now to take them on a regular basis and have food in your tummy... I hope you heal quickly....xo

spacekat 10/20/2016

Thanks, guys - I'll do just that.

MrMojoRisin 10/21/2016

i really hated having to take them post-op too. dreadful stuff, those opiates. i still can't believe people pay good money to feel like that.

MayB 10/21/2016

General anesthesia doesn't do me any favors either! But pain meds for sure drive whatever mood I have down...sorry this is happening SpaceKat...your job is to rest so that by this time next week you will feel a little better!

mlr0853 10/21/2016

Hope you have a better and less painful day today!!!

spacekat 10/21/2016

Thanks, May, ML & Mojo,
I'm hoping that by the end of the weekend, I'll feel like myself again!
So far, today is going alright.
Hope everyone has a great day!

MoobbusT 10/21/2016

Hey spacekat sorry you had such a tough day yesterday. Hope today continues well for you and you heal up stronger and better than before. We all feel bad when we are hurting and at the moment you are hurting about as bad as people can (hence the opiates) when you come to think about it...its perfectly understandable you'd like to not feel like that by the end of the weekend.
As always I hope you get your desires. All the best.

spacekat 10/21/2016

Much love and light to you, Moobs! Wednesday was the day of my surgery - so two days of rough dealings so far. Entering day 3. May we ALL get our desires!

cliffskat 10/21/2016

Wishing you a quick recovery - opiates are useful for pain, but they can make you feel like s**t in other ways. I hope you have a friend or someone to help you for a few days. Sending Love and Gentle Big Hugs, Martha

spacekat 10/21/2016

Thanks, friends. I'm sticking to a day/night schedule that my surgeon and SunCloud & ML recommend. This too shall pass.

VoltaireArcane 10/21/2016

!!!!!!!!! Right? Back under anesthesia for a few days???? When I got my appendix removed about a year or two ago, I was on Morphine and Dilaudid and still in so much pain that I BEGGED my nurse to have my doctor put me back under General Anesthesia for a couple days and she was like, "We can't do that. You've got to wake up sometime." It's not fair. l: So, I get how you're feeling. Here's to hoping for a successful and speedy recovery!

spacekat 10/21/2016

Thanks, Voltaire! Yes indeed - healing while steadily sleeping away in a coma! That's the ticket. LOL!

dobiedots 10/21/2016

Surgery has always done that to me, even minor surgery. I get instantly depressed and it lasts for a few weeks. The good side is it goes away by itself.

spacekat 10/21/2016

Thanks, dobie- it's reassuring to know I not alone in this mess.

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