Just woundering & A blah day
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| Thu, 09-29-2005 - 9:13am |
I posted on the depression board yesterday. I suffer from Bio Polar. I was woundering has anyone taken more than one medication for there depression @ a time? Im on my forth now lithium . It thought it was doing okay but i feel sad , the thoughts are comeing back, I want to sleep more I cant stay still when I do do something else I dont want to go no where but work and home. Better than 4 months ago. I had been going threw a manic fase and now its the down side as my Doc puts it.
I have tryed Paxil didnt help in the beg I got worse, then depakote worked ok but got really bad just bout to the hospital that day if my hubby and sister where there. Then the lithium Reg. ( I take the time realesed now) that made me sick so she tryed the other. Im starting to think its not working.
If I me myself feel as though Im slipping back could it be that or just me being depressed. I dont know how to explain it. I was handling things ok and the last 2 weeks I just dont "want" to deal with anything anymore I want to hide sleep and be alone.
HOWEVER this time I want to be ! work I feel "better" there like I m doing some good and being "normal" but then its home for me and I just dont want to go anywhere. If i do needto go somewhere I get them dam panic attacks i can tell myself its ok but yea right my brain goes on with its on ideas.
Sorry to dump just dont know what to do....
Harmony

Harmony
Hi and welcome to the board, glad you found us.
I'm newly dx and only taking one med (lamictal).
God could not be everywhere, so
Hi Harmony. What you are feeling is "normal" for those of us with BP. Yes, I've been on more than one med for BP. Many many meds, actually. Its all a game of which one might work! But you have to keep trying different ones, and you have to give them all a bit of time to see if they work. Unfortunately, it takes time. I wish there was one that worked for all us, overnight!
This is a great place to find support and friendship and I hope you will keep posting with us. I've been here going over 3 years now and its been my life line. I'm glad you're here.
Hang in there and I hope you start feeling better soon. Do you have an appt. with your doctor any time soon? If not, you may need to call him/her to check in with how you're feeling. Okay? A medication adjustment might be in order and just the thing to get you feeling more like you again.
Hugs,
Keli
Thank u Keli . I feel better when I get a response I dont feel so alone. I'm waiting on Her to call me back now. I have been on the lithium since may/june. I was 3 times a day 450mg but got a I guess to me it wasnt a normal happy but like a "high happy" so we went to 2 times a day then I seemed to be short and snippy with others so she thought it was to much and said to go to 1 time a day a month a go mabye 2 yea i think 2 months now.
i felt fine till the last few weeks. I use to be ashmed of myself for feeling this way I still do a little. I havent told my family how Im feeling im afraid it will just make it worse. I did however tell a friend @ work and my friend online that i have known for 6 years. I hope u feel better 2 and I hope u have a great day! Im going to try and sleep now. I gotta work tonight. U have no idea what it means to me when u write lol. thanks
harmony
xoxox
Harmony,
It is not uncommon to be on both a mood stabilizer (like Lithium), along with an anti-depressant (unless you are hyper sensitive to AD's), although some of the newer mood stabilizers have a milder anti-depressant component to them.
I usually have far more problems with the depressed side of BP than the manic side and also suffer panic attacks-no matter what I'm in.