Hi everyone. I haven't been on in awhile. Probably since I felt I didn't need the support. But obviously I was fooling myself. I have been "upgraded" from Bipolar II to Bipolar I. I have been in a manic state for about 4 weeks now and am literally feeling like I'm going nuts!!! I have been put on Lithium 1200 mg, and my Lamitical... Read more
Hi everyone. So as some of you may know, my fiance' and I are thinking about starting a family. We have to talk to my pdoc about switching my meds to a medication that is the "safest" to take during pregnancy. My fiance' says it depends on what my pdoc says. Because he wants me to be stable. I told him, I will never be stable, since I am bipolar,... Read more
Hi everyone,
So I'm doing therapy once a week and almost want to quit because I feel it is almost a waste of time. I usually feel worse after I leave. But then there are days that I feel better and am glad that I go. The times I feel that it is a waste of... Read more
I am going to talk to my pdoc on the 15th and switch my Lamitical to Lithium since, after reading up on the side effects and birth defects that Lamitical can pose on the fetus, I want to get switched to Lithium since they have less proven birth defects. I am nervous, since I am somewhat stable at the moment on my meds. But I also want to... Read more
Hey everyone. So I have been not myslelf this past week. I am SO thankful I have my pdoc appt. tomorrow. I think my meds need to be either upped or maybe try different meds. I have been extremely irriatable and so not myself. I have been really upset and depressed. Partly I think this is due to the therapy and dealing with the past and trying to... Read more
