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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Halterbroke
Halterbroke
Just got the latest from pdoc, am instructed to remain here in NJ with my parents until I am better. My dad is here all day. So I suppose this has saved me from the phospital.

I am supposed to go back up to normal levels of meds immediately. We went over the list and I totally forgot I stopped taking my Topomax too. LOL.

They are getting the orders sent to NJ so that my husband cannot delay my recovery.

I appreciate everyone putting up with my moodiness and behavior over the weekend. I hope to be well again soon.

Great big hugs to EVERYBODY!!! And yes, I know stopping my meds is stupid. :) But, if I have one Major BP Fault it happens to be Noncompliance. Maybe I've learned my lesson now.
dobiedots
dobiedots
No you haven't. You'll do it again, just like I'll do it again, just like....well you get the idea.
Glad to have you back Mrs. HalterDobie!!
Halterbroke
Halterbroke
I may be out of it a couple days so bear with me!!!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Topamax: drug used to control epilepsy. An off-label drug for anxiety or insomnia which may cause serious eye damage and/or blindness.
Get OFF Tompomax please it makes me afraid for you. My eye doctor said it can be a horror show. It causes your eyes pressure to get real high and they can literally .. well I won't go on but it's true! It freaked me out so bad when he told me this wow I stopped immediately!

If your doc hasn't made you aware of that I'd have a good talk with them. It's not worth the risk there are other meds.
dobiedots
dobiedots
Hell of way to spend a honeymoon, but I'll forgive you sweet thing.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Part of this illness, halter is that it lies to us when it comes to meds. when we're up, it tells us we don't need them anymore. when we're down it tells us the meds aren't working. we even just get sick and tired of popping the pills all the time we just want a break. it's part of being BP and is hard to be in compliance all the time. like Dobes said, we'll do it again and again if we don't keep up with a strict regiment. this illness is not going away anytime soon and probably never....a fact of life whether we like it or not. it wants to stay in control of us and because of that, that's why we play with our meds. stick with Dobes! She makes a great partner! ;o) I love you sista!
Halterbroke
Halterbroke
mystar - Yep, yep, yep. I haven't done this since February, but I ended up in the phospital that time. LOL. I did it this time because 1. Mom was complaining all I did was sleep 2. I felt GREAT!!!
deleted_user
deleted_user
OK...since we're confessin' here...I boycotted my meds for the past 4 days, just because I just didn't feel like taking them. I also forgot accidentally on purpose my PDOC appointment last week. But started feeling guilty so I took them this morning. and got another appointment with the Doc in a couple of weeks. Was just in one of those moods of bein' just sick and tired of takin' the shit.
dobiedots
dobiedots
Ok, let's come clean.
I'm very depressed, go to get my lithiumm refill. Line too long....finally after 5 days I get it refilled.
deleted_user
deleted_user
thank you for sharing Dobes! next? ;o)
deleted_user
deleted_user
Glad to see the horse back on it's feet:)
deleted_user
deleted_user
Halter, I LOVE YOU *smooch smooch smooch*
deleted_user
deleted_user
i am so glad that i am not the only one that plays around with thier meds hey dobidots where did you come accross this thing about topamax is it written somewhere that i can show my doc very intresting ive been on it for 2yrs and no prob but would like to get off it
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