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Posted by sam K on June 5, 2010, at 11:59:31
i am hypomanic right now and its pissing me off because it makes me anxious/unhappy/sometimes overly happy for like a few minutes/frustrated and irritable/ racing thoughts.
i take depakote and that helps alot. yet i noticed when i went over 2000 mg I felt more hypomanic. I dont really want to go back down to 2000 because i still have a lot of anxiety that above 2000 can help.
Then i take abilify and that sh*t makes me hypomanic anyway.. my doctor tells me "oh no that cant be possible" hmmmmmmm..... well. it is. sure ill keep taking it. but it causes a light hypomania but is nice for the shizoid thinking i have.
so basically... i feel hopeless. Why? because its a symptom of my hypomania. Why am I hypomanic? because of my meds. What is supposed to help my hypomania? my meds. hmm sh*tty situation.
help me god
Posted by Phillipa on June 5, 2010, at 12:51:56
In reply to journal of my bipolar, posted by sam K on June 5, 2010, at 11:59:31
Sam I hear your sense of humor despite the frustration. How long has it been with the med changes? Phillipa
Posted by floatingbridge on June 5, 2010, at 16:12:44
In reply to Re: journal of my bipolar » sam K, posted by Phillipa on June 5, 2010, at 12:51:56
Sam, hang in there. Lithium a no-go? Abilify is just weird imho. Works for some.
Posted by Dan_MI on June 5, 2010, at 16:16:52
In reply to journal of my bipolar, posted by sam K on June 5, 2010, at 11:59:31
You are right, mood-stabilizers can make you manic, so can Seroquel and even lithium. I think anything is possible with the brain, and your doctor should take a more agnostic approach to something he doesn't understand.
You know more about this than they do. I stopped being honest with my psychiatrists a long time ago because of experiences like you described.
Hang in there, I've felt (briefly) hypomanic from lamictal, seroquel and lithium, separately. You're not alone.
> i am hypomanic right now and its pissing me off because it makes me anxious/unhappy/sometimes overly happy for like a few minutes/frustrated and irritable/ racing thoughts.
> i take depakote and that helps alot. yet i noticed when i went over 2000 mg I felt more hypomanic. I dont really want to go back down to 2000 because i still have a lot of anxiety that above 2000 can help.
> Then i take abilify and that sh*t makes me hypomanic anyway.. my doctor tells me "oh no that cant be possible" hmmmmmmm..... well. it is. sure ill keep taking it. but it causes a light hypomania but is nice for the shizoid thinking i have.
> so basically... i feel hopeless. Why? because its a symptom of my hypomania. Why am I hypomanic? because of my meds. What is supposed to help my hypomania? my meds. hmm sh*tty situation.
> help me god
Posted by sam K on June 6, 2010, at 11:31:11
In reply to Re: journal of my bipolar, posted by Dan_MI on June 5, 2010, at 16:16:52
yea lithium does nothing at all. it almost just creates more hypomania. I was very suprised about that. I took 900 mg and it still was a joke. it made my anxiety much worse.
seroquel doesnt work for me either.
I think im alot better today. we will see. I took only 2000 mg of depakote and thats really helping. Also, i took 5mg of abilify and thats taking the edge of a bit. but im getting pretty HUNGRY lol.
ill keep trying thx
Posted by sam K on June 9, 2010, at 17:24:24
In reply to Re: journal of my bipolar, posted by sam K on June 6, 2010, at 11:31:11
just got a script for zyprexa and I first took in yesterday evening. It works quite well for anxiety. I feel basically normal besides some sleepiness.
I dont know if it is a long term solution though. We will see.
my hypomania is actually under control for the first time in forever. so thats a good sign!!
if this doesnt work out, i will try another antipsychotic out.
ok BYE
Posted by floatingbridge on June 9, 2010, at 18:48:44
In reply to zyprexa, posted by sam K on June 9, 2010, at 17:24:24
Good news. What dose are you taking?
Hope this keeps working :)
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