I'm so sick of taking meds!!!!!!!

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Registered: 03-26-2003
I'm so sick of taking meds!!!!!!!
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Sun, 09-25-2005 - 11:20am

I don't want to do it anymore. I'd rather go back to the time where it was just lexapro but this time try welbutrin instead since it's less likely to make me manic. I'm annoyed because how can they just say that I'm bipolar without any testing? Why I am questioning this now is beyond me. I'm tired of having to get up to take pills. There is no such thing as sleeping in for me anymore and my

Hugs & Positive Thoughts Always,

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Registered: 05-27-2005
Sun, 09-25-2005 - 11:32am

]]]] I can see you are hurting. :( I wish there was some way I could make it better for you. Is your doc against you switching to Wellbutrin? I wonder how your doc determined you were bipolar. I'd be frustrated too if it seemed like he/she didn't do a proper assessment!

All I'm going to say is I'm glad you're getting it all out there. I hope today you can carve out some time to take it easy and be good to yourself. You deserve it.

Many hugs,

Kendra

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Sun, 09-25-2005 - 11:50am

Thanks Kendra. I don't know how she determined that I am BP1. She asked me some questions about past & present and that seemed to be it for me. I was also SI at the time but that doens't make someone BP either. I don't know what to think.


As far as the Wellbutrin I don't know if she feels it's going to be enough for me. Maybe I just want that to be enough, 1 pill daily and that is it. I don't want this to be my life, pills! I am 28 and taking as many pills as a Senior. I don't know what to think right now. I may mention this to her but I doubt that she is going to be supportive at all. Try telling a dr that they are wrong or that you don't want to go along with things. My last therapist who I left only because he was retiring felt that I had GAD and that was it. The last session I had with him, he was very surprised to her of the new dx. I've always had issues with depression and no I don't think the lexapro was a good drug choice for me but maybe had we given it time to get out of my system things would have been better. I don't know. Too many what if this and what if that.


You're simply being here is more to me than you can imagine. You ladies have been more supportive and more of friends to me that my long time friends. Some of you, Heather & Jan have even gone the extra mile for me and it's so appreciated and touching to me. I don't know what I'd do without you all.


I'm going to try and get some rest. I'm still recovering from surgery. This has been a very long recovery for me and I'm beginning to wonder when it's really going to get better to the point where

Hugs & Positive Thoughts Always,

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Registered: 03-11-2004
Sun, 09-25-2005 - 12:06pm

(((Danielle))) I know how difficult & frustrating this is. I certainly never envisioned my future to have physical & mental health issues. The last thought on my mind was to take meds. I thought that was for old ppl.


I know this isn't quite the same, but it is in a way. We are both taking care of ourselves, so we can live as healthy as possible. There's probably a battery of tests that can be taken to have your diagnosis nailed down. Mental health issues aren't so clear cut. You can't reach out & touch them since they involve coping & emotions. If you have concerns & IMHO they're legit, then see if testing can be done. In fact, you could probably keep your *T* but see a psychologist independently for the tests.