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My weight has been up and down due to meds. I used to weigh 230lbs but I lost weight by becoming more active. At one time weighed in at 160lbs but then stress at work caused a hospitalization and I went up to 190lbs. I want to be more active but being bipolar, the depression unmotivates me to go out.
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Close Bipolar Disorder
I either have bipolar disorder or schizoaffective disorder. My first hospitalization was when I turned 16 and spent most of that summer in the hospital. I then spent close to 13 yrs hospital "free" until stress from work and a change in meds caused an episode. I then spent an unproductive stay hospital and bad service from my local mental health clinic made me switch to one much further away. I'm currently unemployed but at least stable.
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- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- It works when you trust and respect the therapist. I unfortunately have to deal with clinical therapists you might have a good one or a bad one. Ive had several good one but sometimes they leave and you end up with one you dont connect with well. I had a good therapist but he left then I ended with several bad therapists and swore off therapy for a while. After my last hospitalization and whiching Mental Health Clinics Ive been going since. Dont settle for substandard service.
- Prozac Working / Worked
- When I was on outpatient program after my first hospitalization at the age of 16 the psychitrist prescribed it for depession it works well for me. Been on prozac for 13 yrs. But when my old psychitrist switch me to cymbalta because she misunderstood my sexual problem as one of drug side effect and not one of psychological. This switch of meds and stress from work eventually cause an episode. Im back on it now. On it for 13 yrs.
- Risperdal Working / Worked
- The major drug that stabilizes me. Been on it for 13 yrs. Its my miracle drug. The problem is that its expensive. I cant afford it out of pocket so have to be on Medicare and medicaid to get it. I like to think that if it affordable in generic form that I be able to work and get off of welfare. I before my last hospitalizaton my dose of risperidal was lowered to 2mg from 3mg. Big mistake! Now Im on 4mg of risperidal. I take it at night to help me sleep infact I cant sleep if I dont have it.
- Lamictal Somewhat Helpful
- My psychiatrist took me off of prozac and on lamictal for depression. After about a month after I complained of ringing in my ears and depression. I went back on prozac and depression lifted. I stop taking lamictal because of ringing but my Dr. threaten to stop prozac. She lowered lamictal and the ringing is not as loud. Makes my throat hurt when excerising but I take vitamins to counter the pain. Maybe lamictal affects vitamin absorbion. On it for 8 months. Dont know if it works.
Close Schizophrenia
I'm either schizoaffective or bipolar. I've had 3 hospitalization 2 of which were when I turn 16 yrs old back in 1995. The most recent was in Oct/Nov of 2007. There no schizoaffective disorder group so joined this group and bipolar.
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