Bipolar - All People Who Are Taking "Elavil"

shelley

41 yr old wife bi-polar 1 for 15yrs now

posted 09/28/2008, comments (10)

mammie4allie

hi! i am 41 yrs old soon to be 42 on the 29th of sept. right now i am so depressed i take elavil for sleep & about 3 weeks ago i o'd'ed on them but got out of being admitted to hospitol by saying i just wanted to sleep a migraine off, i'm supposed to be taking 100mg of lamictal & 80mg of geodon daily i stopped lamictal about 1yr ago but... Read more Chevron

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Shannon

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posted 05/23/2008, comments (2)

Hello my name is... Bipolar

I think that sometimes we need to step back from the craziness, and find some kind of comic relief in living with bipolar disorder. So, I wanted to share a funny story. I've been in a slightly hypomanic state for the last few days. Nothing serious, the med's usually take care of that, but there were the usual signs (I've read about 6... Read more Chevron

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Cristine

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posted 04/14/2008, comment (1)

Reply to Shannon - re: Seroquel

Hi Shannon- I'm a new member, and just learing how the site works, but you asked about Seroquel, and I have two years worth of experience with it. First, it made me really sleepy with the morning dose, but I got used to it, and it has been my saving grace. You have to work up a tolerance to it, so they should increase the dose very... Read more Chevron

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shapeshifter43

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posted 02/13/2008, comment (1)

It's nice to be in a new community

Hello all! I am Shapeshifter43, I look forward to communicating with many here & I hope to make many new friends for life. I also seek encouragement and learning from you and I hope that some of my life experiences will be of benefit to some of you.Love Life & Giggles To You All!

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