My Bipolar life, a quick update

[sing4th]

Let's see...  where to begin..
Last summer, I was on one heck of a ride.  Too high (not feeling like I needed sleep or food, super chatty and task oriented), then too low (not wanting to leave the house or answer the phone - just stay in pj's and sleep every chance I could through out the day, and all night).  Then, I learned that my bipolar med (

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[jenderelly]

i've always wondered why the church doesn't teach family planning. The Catholic church teaches it, so if you can't find a class at a hospital or something, perhaps you could check into taking it at the Catholic church.

[sing4th]

Thanks for the suggestion! That is a really good idea. Appreciate it!

[eesabella]

Hey Heather!

I'm sorry I just noticed this post now. I just wanted to say that I had a similar experience of "good enough" on lithium and later on depakote. The mood-stuff anyway - where I was muted, less motivated, and on the depressed side but not actually depressed. I don't know if it will help you - but I thought I'd recommend trying abilify. That is all I take now and I love it. The only side effects I had were 1 - I can now burp (never could before and I'm not complaining) and 2 - akathesia (which sucks, but I took cogentin to counter it and eventually was able to come off of that without akathesia coming back).

Anyway, I hope this helps. I hope whatever you work out with your doctor is better than good enough - truly you deserve better!

Eesa

[sing4th]

Thanks for taking the time to comment. I am finally meeting with my pdoc on monday. Thanks for the recommendation for Abilify. It will be interesting to see what she suggests

[eesabella]

You are welcome to spill your guts to me any time you like. I'm sorry that things have been rough for you. But I am happy to hear that you are motivated to get your best friend back! I know when I go through the ups and downs of being bipolar, I tend to put my closest ones at odds with me. Somehow it is comforting to hear that you want him close. I know you will work it out. I'm sure Monday seems like forever away, but I know you can make it and it will all get better once you find the right balance!!

My doctor says that abilify is not good for when you are actually in mania. He actually kept me on depakote for a 6 month period after an episode then weaned me off slowly and onto abilify over an additional 3 months. Just FYI. It was worth it for me (even the 30+ pounds I gained while on depakote), but I know what works for me won't work for everyone.

I am hear for you any time you want to chat here!

Take care,

Lisa