i'm new. is anyone here right now?

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i'm new. is anyone here right now?
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Tue, 02-08-2005 - 9:17pm
i tried to go to the depression chat, but i got my days mixed up again. i am bipolar, but i never knew we had our own board. do you have a chat?

 


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Tue, 02-08-2005 - 10:12pm
Keli and Marci try to set up chats every once in a while, but there isn't a particular time that is busier than others around here. Are you doing ok? Amanda
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Wed, 02-09-2005 - 8:29am
i guess i'm alright. i am going through some med changes and i'm haveing a rough couple of days. i am haveing wicked moods swings. not real big ones i guess, but like constant roller coaster up and down all day. i'm ok for a couple hours, terrible for a few. great for a few... you get the idea. plus i get real shaky and dizzy. i am trying desperately not start obsessing about things, but with little success. i have to go take garbage to the dump, and drive to the bank 45 min. away to put money in the bank, and i don't really even want to leave the house. my mom is going to have my 3 yr old over to her house to play this morning, but i have to get both the other kids off the bus. i for got to pick up my perscription refill yesterday, so i didn't take one of my pills last night which i'm sure is not going to help the situation. ok, i'll stop whineing now.
becky

 


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Wed, 02-09-2005 - 11:00am

Becky,


Welcome to the board, I'm glad you found us!

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Wed, 02-09-2005 - 3:01pm

Becky,

Honey, your NOT whining. It's just what's going on with you right now. You're doing the best you can to take care of it. Everybody mess up on their meds every once in a while.

Med changes are never any fun. I always have to take three days off when I change and I have no kids and stay at home. What are you taking now? I hope the roller coaster stops soon. As I get older I have become a "rapid cycler" but that's a few days up and a few days down. I really feel for you all that go up and down over and over in the same day. I just can't imagine what that's like.

I can understand not looking forward to going to the garbage dump! LoL! Some times it's tough to get out of the house but, that's not even something to look forward too!

I hope you'll have time to pick up your meds today and maybe a few minutes to yourself. {{{{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}}}}}

Love,

Jamie

Love,

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Wed, 02-09-2005 - 7:53pm
thank you so much. i usually go to the depression board, and much of the time i am sure i seem completely sane to the people i give advice to. the last few days is wrecking me though. i am on paxil and lamictol right now. we just got rid of the welbutrin and the depikote last week, and we are shooting for stopping the other 2 by the time i have my hystorectomy next month. i am a mess. so far in the last week i have... locked my keys in the car twice, skipped work twice, fallen asleep driveing once, fallen asleep at work oh like everyday, fallen asleep when i was home alone with the 3 yr. old once, passed out twice, and managed to either annoy my co workers or convince them i am completely insane. i got called in to work today, and i woke up depressed, so that didn't help. i have a really important meeting for work tomarrow. how this one meeting goes could determine whether or not i keep my job. not that i really want a job, but i need it. i guess i am feeling sorry for myself. but i really don't care if that is what it is or not. i am just haveing a bad week. plus i am scared about this whole starting over with no med thing.

 


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Wed, 02-09-2005 - 9:08pm

Am I correct in assuming you are having some hormone issues since you are having a hysterectomy?