Can anybody kick me in the butt?!?!

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Can anybody kick me in the butt?!?!
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Thu, 10-13-2005 - 2:15pm

I still have not started the 2nd depekote a day. I am only taking one pill, I am forgetting the second. Please kick me in the butt so I can take the other one. Why cant I remember this stuff. Scared it will cause me to put on more weight. I am up to 118 lbs from a low of 108. Urgh, I hate that. Help me.

Jen

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Thu, 10-13-2005 - 2:18pm

when are you supposed to take it?

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Thu, 10-13-2005 - 2:23pm

he said try morning and if makes me too tired then in the evening with the other one. I forget with the hussle and bustle of the morning.

Jen

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Thu, 10-13-2005 - 2:25pm

Jen,

YOU HAVE TO TAKE THAT SECOND DEPAKOTE! You want to get more stable for you and also for your son...to give him some hope too! Your weight may fluctuate a bit at first, but it will even out in a few weeks.

Put a note (or noteS) somewhere to remind you to take it!!!

THIS IS YOUR FIRST OFFICIAL REMINDER!!! The next one will be a butt kicking!!!

:)

Keli

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Thu, 10-13-2005 - 6:13pm

jen, do you have a cell phone? and if so does it have an alarm function? that's what i ended up having to do. tdoc suggested it to me and for the most part it works.


my depakote, though, i take right before i go to bed and have just gotten into the habit. i guess it's cause i know it's helping more than all the other crap i'm on. and as i learned yesterday i'm definitely NOT gaining weight from it:( without trying, in the past 4 weeks i've managed to lose 5 pounds and i can't start going in that direction again. once it starts dropping, it's hard to stop. then tdoc goes places i don't like going and it's a viscious cycle.


but keli's right, even if there is some weight gain, it will even out and settle down once your system gets used to it. right now i'm on 750mg one night and 1000 the next and will be that way until i guess my next appointment. i have no idea. but if i could get xdh off the plate, i think the depakote would be enough by itself for me. but nooooooo, xh gets his rocks off by keeping me off balance. grrrrr.


ok, got really off track here.........sorry. try the alarm thing. like i said, it worked well for me.


hugs,
traci

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Registered: 09-01-2004
Thu, 10-13-2005 - 7:09pm

Jen,


I know what you mean--I really struggle remembering to take my meds (when I can afford them).

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Thu, 10-13-2005 - 7:33pm

I think I will get the boys involved plus the cell fon. I took the 2nd one right after I posted, but I am really dragging. That is the problem with depakote I get so tired. On one I'm still manic, two gets me really tired. I never get past the first week or so because of the fatigue. I take the night one with either my son or husband (type 2 diabetes). I wont know what to do with stability - prolly get really bored.

Jen

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Registered: 11-18-2003
Fri, 10-14-2005 - 9:33am

jen,


i understand about the fatigue! but, it does get better if you can get through that first week.


i know when i first started, pdoc had me titrate up to the dose i'm on now. for a few days i was on 250, then 500 then 750. now i'm doing an every other day thing where it's 750 one day and 1000 the next. when i was on the lower doses (250 and 500) i was manicky. then when i went up to 750 i evened out a bit, but that's when everything else in my life went haywire, so we went with the alternating doses while i'm not where i want to be, i'm a lot better right now than i was even a week ago. personally, i don't think i'd mind going back to the 250 or the 500;) i mean, i know mania isn't "good" but when most of my bp is depression, it felt sooooooooooo good even if it was shortlived.


we're all here for you too. so give you the occasional "cyber kick" if you need it;) lol!


hugs,
traci