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Posted by b2chica on February 2, 2012, at 11:30:39
today i woke up feeling great.
anxiety kicked in a little early today about 8:00 but i felt good. little low but NOTHING like even a few days ago. WTF?
am i a freak?
i'm starting to feel a little down now but i just got some discouraging news so i'm accounting it to situational.my anxiety is uncontrollable today but mood is better.
i've taken 600mg gabapentin and 1mg xanax and still anxiety is high, about a 6 on scale of 10.is this actually a bipolar reaction, is this in fact the way aggitated depression works?
sometimes i honestly feel like im so screwed up that i'm bringing this on myself.i have appt with pdoc tomorrow.
i guess if nothing else i can ask him about anxiety.i'm starting to get a little nauseous so i'm going to take another gaba but its only 11:30 now.
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any advice.
is this just a roller coaster ride some type of faster cycling.
some slump/breakthrough in my aggitated depression
some anxiety driven physiological response?and if so. where do i go from here.
do i still try a new AD?
do i work on getting better sleep?
do i work on controlling anxiety better during the day?i'm a freak.
i'm a useless, pain ridden freak.
b2c (aka masochistic freak)
Posted by b2chica on February 2, 2012, at 12:02:51
In reply to what the h#ll is wrong with me, posted by b2chica on February 2, 2012, at 11:30:39
ok. now i'm back.
feeling like a pile of dog feces.
its like the xanax or extra gaba kicked in and now i'm physically low pulling me mentally down.
i have an urge to take all my pills.
i think i need to give them to a friend here at work.
i'm so sporadic. no patterns.
i just dont understand.
i just want to be numb...
Posted by Phillipa on February 2, 2012, at 15:28:46
In reply to Re: what the h#ll is wrong with me, posted by b2chica on February 2, 2012, at 12:02:51
B2Chica did you give your meds to a coworker? Call to pdoc? Agree if disturbing news that is real and a trigger. Might have caused a bipolar reaction Don't really Know Phillipa
Posted by SLS on February 2, 2012, at 16:03:04
In reply to Re: what the h#ll is wrong with me, posted by b2chica on February 2, 2012, at 12:02:51
B2Chica,
I want you to feel better.
The most immediate advice I would offer you is that you need to slow-down your thoughts and try to relax. There is too much running around your head right now that is upsetting you and destabilizing you. Depression and anxiety distort perceptions and lead to conclusions that are not reflective of reality. The less you think about things in your present state, the more quickly this crisis will pass.
You have people who care about you.
- Scott
Posted by polarbear206 on February 2, 2012, at 16:38:04
In reply to what the h#ll is wrong with me, posted by b2chica on February 2, 2012, at 11:30:39
It's paramount to get the cycling under control first. Neurontin doesn't work as well as other mood stabilizers and is low on the list. As I recall you also take a stimulant which will contribute to mixed episode and exacerbate anxiety.
Posted by B2chica on February 3, 2012, at 7:58:43
In reply to Re: what the h#ll is wrong with me » b2chica, posted by SLS on February 2, 2012, at 16:03:04
Thanks Scott.
i needed to hear something like that this morning.
i got terrible sleep last night i didnt want to take much to get to sleep cuz i took so much during the day yesterday.
so anxiety throughout the night.
you know sometimes i wonder if it has to do with the barometric pressure as we're due for this crazy snow storm this weekend.it is before 8am so i'm not quite awake but at work and calm. some anxiety but no depressive thinking like before.
i think my bad attribute is i like to figure things out. and i dont think emotions can always be quantified. and then i get frustrated.
is it part of bipolar.
is my good manic or is the bad a breakthrough depression and now i'm just back to anxious normal.
do i control anxiety or depression first etc.i work in quantifiable measures and its hard not to bring that to my life.
i need to remember psychiatry is a lot of guess work and experience of the physician.
good thing i see him tonight.but i'm so mixed up i'm not even sure what to talk with him about now.
thanks again
b2c.
Posted by B2chica on February 3, 2012, at 7:59:17
In reply to Re: what the h#ll is wrong with me » b2chica, posted by Phillipa on February 2, 2012, at 15:28:46
Posted by Guy on February 3, 2012, at 11:31:03
In reply to what the h#ll is wrong with me, posted by b2chica on February 2, 2012, at 11:30:39
b2chica, if I get anxiety through the night I also feel like hell the next day. Have you tried Zyprexa? I find that it's great for anxiety and insomnia. It does mess with your metabolism, though, and many gain weight. I manage to keep my weight down through diet and exercise.
Posted by phidippus on February 8, 2012, at 16:13:03
In reply to what the h#ll is wrong with me, posted by b2chica on February 2, 2012, at 11:30:39
Excess anxiety may signal a bipolar episode- Gabapentin is on the low side.
Where's your mood stabilizer?
Eric
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