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Posted 6/27/2006 6:20 PM (GMT -8)
Thanks i will discuss different types of meds with him when i see him next i am in the mox of requesting lithium, i am going to request my family doc to check my thyroid and things like that first too see if that may be some of the cause. take care any thought would be appreciated. Twiggy2
Posted 7/6/2006 2:38 PM (GMT -8)
a bit of trouble sleeping and my mind is kinda back to the races again but not bad klonopin helps. i am going to see my pysch on the 17th maybe a new med or an increase in klonopin will do the trick. i am gonna consider changing to someone else........that is my rant for the lol. i know i going through alot with the adjusting of meds so i just have to give it some more time. what do you mean TD and how much seroquel are you taking. Anyway talk to ya later Twiggy2
Posted 7/15/2006 10:28 AM (GMT -8)
i am gonna talk to doc tommorow, i am hoping to get through to him about my mind racing and he will add something to help this, i will let you know how things go.Twiggy2
Posted 7/16/2006 3:27 PM (GMT -8)
I'm on geodon and it works for me with hardly any side effects.  Its fairly new I'm told and does not cause weight gain.  My mind is quiet now and I can concentrate on whatever it is that I am doing.  I still do not do well if I am idle.  Staying busy is best for me and now I actually complete tasks and am productive.

Posted 7/18/2006 1:47 PM (GMT -8)
i explained to my doc he mentioned serequel but we are trying tenazampam i asked for valium but no go, anyway my doc doesn;t listen to what i am saying i my be able to see a new pysch in a couple of weeks and maybe i can get through to that one. have a good day just keeping u posted i will let u know how things are going gald that geodon works for u, take care talk later Twiggy2
Posted 7/21/2006 6:53 AM (GMT -8)
I have been on depakote w/zoloft and did great for 5 yrs . acturally I was put on the depakote during my pregnancy and with all the horror stories my son is fine at 4 yrs . i got off depakote and stayed on zolot 5yrs but 3 mo's ago a great deal of bad news and stressoes hit all at once and became severely depressed  ,racing thoughts, anxiety. Psy has me weaning off zoloft which i loved  to cymbalta 1st week 20 mg now at 30 mg. i was taking 200mg zoloft and klonopin when needed mainly at bed time . still taking the klonopin. I have been on zyprexa didn't stay on it long . I just pray the cymbalta works seems to be i'm not crying daily like i was and beginning to see some light at the end of the tunnel.the klonopin has been raised so my thoughts are not cycle near as much . I hope this helps.

 

                    lilrdktp I'm also on the depression forum

Posted 7/22/2006 9:10 AM (GMT -8)
good to hear thanks for the reply i;ll keep in touch and let u know what;s happening twiggy2]
Posted 7/22/2006 10:13 AM (GMT -8)
i want to thank all of you for these postings.  up until not i thought i was the only person alive with racing thoughts!  they make it difficult for me to fall asleep at night.  i have reported them many times to my pdoc, but he poo-poos them and gives me an rx for sleeping pills.  lovely being addicted to those.  the pdoc came very highly recommended by several other professionals but maybe it's time i found a new one?
Posted 7/23/2006 6:25 PM (GMT -8)
Do you have other symptoms of bi polar? Racing thoughts are one but maybe your doc needs to hear about other symptoms as well. Mine were inability to concentrate, jumping from one project to another without finishing the first one - that's kind of a by product of the racing thoughts, you just don't know which thought to act out first! Also, there were manic episodes where I wouldn't sleep for days, get grandiose ideas about things I could accomplish and take on way more than I could handle. Very irresponsible, sporadic spending..the list goes on. I am so much better on meds (I take Geodon). My mind is quiet and I can complete one task before starting another...anyway, think about your behaviors that come from the racing thoughts. Good luck...lazy
Posted 7/24/2006 8:11 AM (GMT -8)
I have been unable to make decisions . Only once in my life i hit mania . Dr. had me on way too high of a dose and can't even remember which med it was . I never slept and became very bold . Doing things i would had never done . very brave . I never want to go there again but a little touch of mania might be a good thing lol . take care, kelly
Posted 7/24/2006 8:13 AM (GMT -8)
The Cymbalta i've been on for 2 weeks ,only 30 mg and weaning off Zoloft . I have noticed a big difference for the positive with racing thoughts and decision making. No more crying all day either . Kelly
Posted 7/24/2006 11:55 AM (GMT -8)
the pdoc first diagnosed me as schiphrenic, then as scizoaffective.  i presented as very depressed and as having  just tried committing suicide.  the fact that i am disabled from chronic back pain and that a quack had shoved the pain through the roof - beyond my endurance, anyway - with a botched epidural steroid injection, had nothing to do with his diagnosis.  i wasn't happy with dis diagnosis and went to a psychologist.  we went over the dsm and i more fit bipolar than schizoeffective.

i get angry - actually i get into a rage.  i once injured my wife during one of these rages - that was a long time ago - aabout 20 years.  recently a snapped big time at my ganddaughter.  she was just being a stupid 21-year old who thinks she has all the answers. lol  once, when i was able to work, i almost came to blows with a boss who p****d me off.  i am unpredictable and, when i become enraged, i become irrational.

along with the racing thoughts, those are my symptoms. 

i have held very well paying jobs in the computer industry.  i guess the best term for my profession is "system engineer".  i have no problem concentrating (i used to read technical manuals about data bases and data base handling systems for recreation.  i have pulled my share of "all nighters" and "all weekers" - but that was nornal in my profession.  racing thoughts duing the day back then, plus my ability to totally and exclusively concentrate on one thing were real assets to me back then.  now they are disconcerting and add to my handicap.

i need to take this information to another pdoc and see what they have to say.  :)

you asked for my other symptoms. woops, thare it is.  :)

thanks, again, for your suppot.  this burdan has just gotten a lot easier.

warren

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