Journal Entry for December 28, 2006
December 28, 2006 6:07pm
I am terribly jittery today. I'm hoping it's not EPS showing its ugly head from that new med, Geodon. I can't sit still!! If I'm sitting, I'm …
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I am a college student, returning to school after a 12-year hiatus. I love it! I am going for my bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in my pursuit of becoming an elementary English/Language Arts teacher. I spend every free moment with my beautiful daughters, ages 10 and 12. I am happily divorced, and not currently in a relationship. You can always find me with my head in a book - I love to read just about anything! Right now, I am reading a book about the Holocaust.
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Journal Entry for December 26, 2006
December 26, 2006 1:05am
Another busy day for me. I was alone for half of the day, which was probably good because I think I would have driven myself nuts if i had to be …
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Journal Entry for December 23, 2006
December 23, 2006 10:38pm
Today was a good day for me, I stayed busy most of the day doing various errands around the house. I am a packrat when it comes to paperwork. I'm …
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Journal Entry for December 21, 2006
December 21, 2006 7:44am
My first post here! I am doing great today...probably a little too great. Haven't slept since Tuesday night. I was up all night on eBay - …
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Good Luck hun, We can do it. God Bless, Cindie
Good Luck
I have been on geodon before. I hope that helps you. Keep working with the professionals. Some many of us think we dont need meds and drop out only to get us in trouble.
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I'm glad your feeling better. I'm here for you if you need me!
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You go girl! I'm glad to see you here at DS. Welcome.
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Close Bipolar Disorder
I started having depressive episodes around age 12, but was not correctly diagnosed until age 20, which was almost 14 years ago. Life is a constant merry-go-round of meds, trying to find the right cocktail at the right time. At first, I mainly suffered from depression, but now I tend to get manic more than anything. You'd think that would be fun...Anyway, I am stable for the most part, having episodes only a few times a year.
Treatments
- Abilify Working / Worked
- While effective, I had EPS at doses over 10mg, so I had to discontinue it
- Depakote Somewhat Helpful
- Made me gain a ton of weight, which sorta offset the mood benefits (being fat made me depressed)
- Geodon Too Soon to Tell
- Just started it a few days ago.
- Group Therapy Not Working
- I don't play well with others (haha!)
- Haldol Working / Worked
- For severe mania, nothing brings me down faster.
- Lamictal Working / Worked
- starting this again after a few months off
- Lithium Working / Worked
- The best thing for me until recently - started getting the blahs. Switched to other meds.
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- The most effective treatment. My therapist is awesome!!
Close Diets & Weight Maintenance
Related to my bipolar disorder, in that once I started meds for BP, I gained a LOT of weight that is now very difficult to get off!! I've had success with Weight Watchers, but I can't afford it anymore and I'm not disciplined enough to do it on my own.
Treatments
- Eating Healthier Foods Working / Worked
- Weight Watchers Somewhat Helpful
- I lost almost 30 pounds on Weight Watchers! The expense required that I stop going, then I gained a lot back.
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