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Comment on can I cope with change? by zephyr

zephyr — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:16:55 +0000

The possibilities of NAC treatment are very interesting. It has already been used successfully for other illnesses. There isn’t much information available on the internet but you could try to gain access to a study done in Australia. It might be worth discussing NAC with your psychiatrist to see what he/she thinks as it can be safely used along with other meds. Great that you have found a suitable cocktail that is working for you.
Cheers

Comment on can I cope with change? by strugglingwithbipolar

strugglingwithbipolar — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:43:41 +0000

I would love to learn about NAC. I have several mental health diagnoses – my major one being bipolar disorder – and I am always looking to find treatments that may be effective. I think we FINALLY found the med cocktail for me, but I’ve only been on it since February.

Comment on can I cope with change? by I guess this is my new normal for the time being « onbeingmindful

I guess this is my new normal for the time being « onbeingmindful — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 01:19:23 +0000

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Comment on a little blue blog post by zephyr

zephyr — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:26:23 +0000

Hey nicky,
Feeling suicidal is not good and I urge you to seek help as soon as possible. If not from your psychiatrist then from a Crisis Team at your hospital (not sure where you are, they may be called something different). If you are actively planning suicide then get help NOW!

It sounds like you are going through some major shit. If I was in your position, after speaking with the crisis team, I think I’d get a second opinion from another psychiatrist. Sometimes it helps. I had a second opinion recently and now that psych plus my regular psych are sending me to a third psych for an overview of my meds to see if something can kick me out of my mixed affective state.

Do you take anything else other than lithium? Has it been suggested that you can take anything else while reducing the lithium dose? The moods of bipolar can make us think, feel and do all sorts of things that others see as “abnormal”. It could be that what your psych is seeing as hypochondria is a symptom of the mood episode you are in. Why not discuss this with a different psych? As for your family and boyfriend … it is really tough that you don’t get any support but it is something that often happens. It is difficult for those who don’t have BP to understand what it is like for those who do have it. Does your boyfriend show any interest in trying to understand? If so there a number of good books available that help explain BP to family and friends. You seem to be saying that your life is very empty at the moment and, as we know, that can be a by-product of mood swings. I don’t have the answer to that one as it is an area in which I have trouble too. Maybe finding a support group woul help so that you could be with similar people who will understand you without needing BP explained to them. If yu can’t get support from family, boyfriend of friends then you need to try to find it elsewhere.

Not sure if I helped at all but the important thing is that you don’t go and harm yourself in anyway. If you want to talk some more it may be best to email me bpreality@gmail.com

Comment on a little blue blog post by nicky james

nicky james — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:31:25 +0000

I was diagnosed 2003. Have been fucked up in my head emotionally since 10. My family give me no support. My boyfriend doesnt understand and I have no friends or life. Started havin probs on lithium. Mainly sickness, craps, weight loss, tooth loss!! Comin off it, feel like whole world hates me, feel suicidal. Psychiatrist is saying im a hypochondriac and doctors are useless. Dont know what to do.

Comment on my week with valdoxan by zephyr

zephyr — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 03:03:36 +0000

Wow Michele, sorry you are going through this but it is very interesting to me that you are having the sort of vivid dreams and, therefore, reluctance to go to sleep that I experienced. I was really glad to stop taking it as the multiple horrible side-effects I had outweighed any benefit I may have had if I’d stayed on it. How long have you been taking Valdoxan and have you spoken to your psychiatrist about the scary dreams?

Comment on my week with valdoxan by Michele

Michele — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:50:35 +0000

My dreams are ultra- scary and continue even after I wake up and fall asleep again> Even when I’m “sleeping” I feel as if I can see evrything in the room around me> This is so scary I don’t want to go to sleep at night. I’m on 25 mg Valdoxaneper night.

Comment on Happy Stable New Year by zephyr

zephyr — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:48:50 +0000

Hi Lily, Sorry for the delay. You can find my posts on Effexor by using the category list. One reference I found to Effexor and Restless Legs is on the RSL Foundation web site, question number 8 I've taken a few meds that triggered RSL, the worst being Solian (Amisulpride) but also one of my current meds Zyprexa (olanzapine). To counteract this problem I take 2mg of benztropine nightly and that works most of the time unless my legs get very hot. I also have lymphoedema in my legs which necessitates wearing quie thick compression stockings 24/7. These make my legs very hot. I'm not taking Effexor any more because each time I've taken it I've flipped into hypomania/mania so it's not a good med for me.

Comment on Happy Stable New Year by zephyr

zephyr — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:12:12 +0000

Hi Lily, I’ll reply shortly

Comment on Happy Stable New Year by Lily

Lily — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:09:48 +0000

Hi – this is a comment /questions about your earlier posts. Sorry about that.
Would be grateful if you could direct me to any if your posts about effexor _ I have been on it since 2005 and I suspect that it may be behind the restless legs and swelling and knots in my calves . I do know what a horrible drug it is to come off along with many others. I’m currently trying to come off it by supplementing with 5 thp
( but taking care to avoid seratonin syndrome).
Are you still taking effexor and if not did stopping it impact on your restless legs?
Much appreciated and great you are sharing your experiences