Posted by Ilene on February 28, 2004, at 20:16:31
In reply to oscarsmom here » Ilene, posted by oskarsmom on February 28, 2004, at 13:24:44
> Hi Ilene,
>
> Well, I seem to be getting these "lifts" more often. Had one yesterday. Felt almost normal again. I was talking with a friend yesterday night, everything was fine. Now I wake up today feeling like #&%@ again. Totally freaked out. Feeling totally overwhelmed about my life. Everything was great last night! I hate this so much. I get a little taste of it and poof it's gone. My doctor blames it on the bipolar. As for mood stabilizers, I'm on lots of lithium, some lamictal, lots of neurontin, and a little Trileptal. Also Risperdal, if that counts. I also take lorazepam and thyroid hormones.
>I hope the lifts come more often and last longer.
I don't know if Risperdal acts as a mood stabilizer, but it "counts". I found that out when I stopped taking it. Neurontin is supposed to have no mood stabilizing effect, but it sure helps me sleep, and some people find it helps anxiety.
> Are you bipolar? How are you dealing with the diet? When I'm home it's OK but eating out always makes me nervous. And I'm also a diabetic which complicates things a bit. I eat on a strict schedule so I need to have the right foods available when I need them. Not a problem so far.
>I don't know if I'm bipolar. Neither does my pdoc. I've never had any obvious manic or hypomanic episodes, but my personal and family history points to a bipolar spectrum disorder. I tried Lamictal and it didn't do anything, but ADs haven't been doing anything, either. We might try augmenting the Marplan with lithium.
So far I haven't had any dietary problems. American cheese melts nicely in the microwave, but it's not the same as a piece of real cheddar with an apple or pear. I'm waiting for the Bragg Liquid Amino people to send me a free sample. Someone who had a problem with soy sauce posted with their URL. It's supposed to be a substitute for soy sauce.
I don't eat out very often, so it hasn't been a problem yet. Most of the restaurants around here aren't very appealing.
I'm glad you posted. I hope you can get up to 40 mg. soon. That seems to be the magic number. Hang in there.
I.
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