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- So, I started lithium a year ago. I tried 3 or 4 different atypicals over that time, sticking to Seroquel. Now I'm also on Lamictal. Some moths ago, I realized my hair was falling out more than usual. It was falling out in bunches. It was alarming. ...
- e.g. when manic. I spend time instead.But then time is money, so I guess I'm back where I started?Do you spend/lose/waste time when manic? Or is it money? Or both?
- Considering how my marital life has been going the last 2.5 years (to the dogs), I felt like sharing that I've had some FENOMENAL sex the other night. Yes, yes, with my husband. Not that it rights any wrongs, but between violent rages (his and...
- No, it's not meant to be funny, I've really experienced this. My daughter bit into the toothbrush (gee... what transgression) and I was overwhelmed with blinding rage. Well, not totally blinding, cause I saw my hands reach for my daughter's throat,...
- What's a good sick day excuse? I need to take a day off to soak my head. (I've been running up to a manic state, and I'd rather skip that.) So, what is an excuse that is not lying outright (you can only have the flu so many times, or diarrhea, or...
- So I've noticed something funny and checked my mood log. I have about a year's worth of ups and downs, and bigger ups and bigger downs, and smaller ups and smaller downs in between... Never three days in a row at the same mood. You get the picture....
- Some nice things happened for me today.My husband apparently got the job he was after for years.My daughter called for me after I put her to bed - but I expected it and I was looking forward to it.And so on...
- Why do some people put cozy little picture of their cute little kids as avatars, and then don't pay attention to what they post and where? You can not have your 6-month's smiling face as an avatar, and then go to the 'Healthy Sex' forum and post or...
- Hanging on DS, reading, posting... instead of working... for two weeks straight... 40-60 h/week... it's reaching out socially, socalizing, part of manic behavior... the disease of excess... FINALLY it makes sense...It just hit me like a truck.Time...
- I don't know why the other thread evolved that far. The question indeed was:Could the chemical imbalance ALONE kill you without taking physical actions?It is documented that, in the age before lithium, people frequently died of mania, presumably due...
- When does bipolar fade in the background?Last three years, my mental health has infused every aspect of my life. If anyone asked me what was I doing lately, I would have nothing else to talk about. I was coming to terms with the implications of my...
- This morning, I went to see a high-risk OB for the first time. She noticed the cocktail I am on works for me, and told me I need to stay on my meds while pregnant, or I may "get depressed... or... bipolar...", and then my pregnancy will be even more...
- My HMO has a 20 visit limit for mental health. This sounds bad, but:1) Medication visits are billed as regular doctor visits, and do not count toward the 20 visit limit.2) When I go over the 20 visit maximum, I only get billed what the insurance...
- Just this morning, I talk to my mom on the phone, and she says: "I just read about this study, it says people who suffer from depression are 4.5 times more likely to suffer from Alzheimer's. See how dangerous it is?"Knowing that my mom is not the...
- ... I am obese. :(My BMI just inched over 30. Last month I started a combination of 50mg Seroquel (small dose) and 0.5mg Abilify (really small dose) to get me out of a brain-fogging, unproductive, anger-inducing, labile depression.I worked better...