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Tuesday, October, 07, 2008

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Caregiver burn out

I've been with my fiance for nearly four years.  He got me fresh out of a bad relationship and with alcoholic behaviors, but he patched me up and I changed the way I relate to alcohol.  Things were good for awhile, but then I started getting depressed, then I got really depressed.  Now I'm coming out of it, but he seems burnt out... Read moreChevron

Looking for suggestions

I was stuck in a four month long depression and came very close to killing myself, now that I'm out of the depression I was expecting the want to kill myself to go away too, but it hasn't. Now what?  I'm stumped.

Finally!

My pdoc finally agreed that I am bipolar and now that he is convinced, he started me on lithium.  It has been going great I feel better than I have for months and months, but I have tremors from the lithium.  Any suggestions to help laugh them off in public without telling the world I'm on lithium?

Feeling better...

Do any of you get suspicious of a change in mood even though it may appear to be in the right direction?  For example, I'm finally coming out of a four month depression.  I'm feeling brighter and have more energy--it's great, but what if I go from feeling great to feeling REALLY GREAT!?  I'm already having a tough time sleeping--I'm... Read moreChevron

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