It's good to know what's going on. In your latest post you said, "However, I’m not so sure I need meds for anxiety/depression anymore." As of now, I am now at the 72 hour mark. Muscle fatigue has...
I find all of that is true, also. I probably don't have the energy level I had before I started taking an anti-depressant. But I can handle less energy, but I probably couldn't handle as well being...
It's good that you are seeking out information. Some years ago, through a series of mistakes, some mine some my psychiatrist's, I went off three medicines all at once (an anti-depressant, Sinaquan,...
Tim G: I can't even imagine a positive household. Apparently, I passed negativism onto my now grown son because he and I can't be in the same room together. No stranger feeling than, "I've created a...
vkj: As a bipolar, I had a psychotic episode at 17, so that was probably an early sign of that. Wasn't on meds until about 28 when I had some sort of emotional collapse, perhaps a mental breakdown,...
Good that you reported back. Hope this latest round of adjustments works out....
I have one grown son. Is it your lifelong goal to have children? Are you asking that in connection with getting help from my child in case I am ill? Well, that's a good possibility. Well, as they...
Tim G. How did you learn positive thinking? Were you raised in a positive household? What is your situation now? Anxiety? How is that going?...
vkj: I don't think like that. I enjoy living alone. Earlier in life, I didn't like the idea of being alone for a long time. But after I was in a difficult marriage for many years, when that ended...
Thanks Tim. How is your positive thinking? Are you able to think positive when trying to solve a problem?...
Yes, I battle with that diabetes thing, also. I have it, part from not being careful with my diet. I also take medicine which could have some of the side effects we’ve talked about, such as increased...
The woman who wrote the column on being positive when trying to solve a problem, said in paraphrase: 1. Some people are good at solving problems, some aren’t.. 2. Solving problems is not a genetic...
It’s good that you’re writing in. You sound a lot like me at your age. Mental illness and negative. My mental illness was and still is, bipolar I, which has the full mania. You said your girlfriend...
Well, that is a world of information. I thought we were going to be climbing Mt. Everest to get her to a psychiatrist, and then another obstacle to get her on Lithium or some other stabilizer. But...
It's good that you wrote in. I don't know how y'all have made it for 5 minutes so we can start with a pat on the back. The situation seems very complicated, and in a way it seems very simple. The...
I appreciate the response, as it gives a good indication as to where you are in this situation. I once had a problem in which I didn't know if I should move from where I lived or not. I had once seen...
Let us know how the CBT website experience went. CBT has really helped me a lot. I would be very interested to know how contacting that website turned out. We can get into a frame of mind where we...
You say, "Every night, even if i elevate my head, i feel a discomfort, a weight in my chest/belly, even if i do stretching, yoga, eat well.." I have chest discomfort, also, and find that a heating...
You wrote on November 11 of 2020 that you had just recently had the surgery, and said, “I have anxiety about when the pain from the surgery will go away ya. I don't really like dealing with the pain...
Webmd.com says: When to See a Doctor You can treat most cases of food poisoning at home. However, you should see a doctor if: Your fever goes above 100.4 degrees. You see blood in your vomit or...
That does sound bad. You can be glad the food poisoning wasn't worse. My lower back went out a couple of years ago, and it was like on a Thursday, like a 4 day weekend. I was basically homebound at...
You’ve been on Lexapro (net says for depression and anxiety) almost a month, isn’t that right? I think it says 6 to 8 weeks to take full effect. And your surgery was about two months ago. Glad you're...
youngminds.org.uk says: It is very important that you do not stop taking your lithium suddenly. This is because your symptoms may come back. If this happens, they will be harder to get back under...
Net says, Lexapro is for depression and is an anti-anxiety. For sleep, I take Melatonin health food pills. I would give the Lexapro time to work, and I would ask my doctor about that health food...
Sorry you are going through that with the GERD. I looked at that topic and got different results with the duration of that condition. I have a similar situation with Diabetes. I’m supposed to cut way...
Gateway43: How did your appointment this week with your doctor go? How are you doing?...
Two weeks since the start of Lexapro anti-depressant and anti-anxiety, and two months since the fibroid surgery. As for when Lexapro kicks in, www.nhs.uk.com says: "You may not notice much...
Let us know how you and your sister are doing....
As for giving any thought to seeing a psychiatrist for your anxiety, you said, “I have yes.” And, “I do have meds for anxiety but I haven’t changed anything since my sister’s attempt.” You may have...
It's good that you're going to see your physical doctor as quickly as you can. And you said you had a good therapist. You said in your first post, "My anxiety is off the charts...." and "I’m filled...
That does sound like a lot to deal with. Are you seeing a doctor for both the physical and emotional parts of this? As far as the insomnia, in addition to my psych meds for bipolar (lithium as a...
You said it's been 2 months since the surgery and that the pain is less than it was. That is good. You also say, "I still have some pain though. I think cuz I have anxiety so I think about the pain...
I think the positive in you won out when you decided to reach out to a support forum. I think the negative in you is winning out when you walk back in the door and think the worst, such as: "My...
It's good that you are seeing your doctor this week. Having a doctor is not a guarantee. We are very fortunate that we live in a time that we have doctors and good medicine. I've already told you the...
You said, Your Depakote (stabilizer for bipolar) "seems okay" and that your "Mood is stable." And added, "I'm not sleeping much with Trazodone. I can't explain how Mood okay yet zi don't get sleep...
You said, "Any sources such as websites, etc that you utilize for educating yourself on bipolar. Trying to understand better this illness." I think that's a very good idea. I think you can type in...
Well, it's good to know the reason you don't like to take pain medicine. Because it makes you so tired you can't do things. It's also good to know you are doing things. That's better than lying in...
You're probably doing pretty good, considering all you're going through. As we've already determined, you're probably better off without this guy. You're saying you were seeing this guy for 4 years?...
I once saw a TV show on scuba divers who went into sunken boats. And some of them would get into the vessel and couldn't find their way back out, going backwards, One of the commentators who was a...
Our son was born with kidney trouble and he had only about 40 per cent kidney function. At about one or two months old they had to operate. So those were some tough times. He's now a 43 year old...
On 12-2-2019, you said, "I am in stressful situation my anxiety is through the roof." Today, 1-19-2021, you say, "do have a therapist and will be calling her again and (I'm taking) Cipralex." (it was...
You don't like to take pain medicine? You are one tough hombre. The woman who had the shoulder surgery about 3 months ago, I saw her a few days ago. She said it would take about a year to be over...
It's good that you’re writing in. You said, “I can hear my heart beating in my ear,” under that title in the search engine, Health.harvard.edu says: “A. What (the patient who wrote into the Harvard...
I've never taken Trazadone anti-depressant. But when I went to Webmed.com, about the 5th line under the title, it said, "Read Reviews” (by people who’ve taken it). The second review today said, "I...
I did look at the meds and if I looked hard enough I could find some anger issues that you said you had. You also were taking anti-depressants without a stabilizer, but it's good you're on the right...
The way I found out I was bipolar was, I was talking to a lay counselor on the phone, and telling him of my troubles. He said, “I knew your uncle. And he was bipolar, and you probably are too.” So, I...
You've been on the medicine 3 days. So it is having a chance to work. Glad you feel better. Sorry you had been living unstable for years. What was that like? What had they done, miss-diagnosed you as...
How long have you been taking your medicine? I can react to medicine pretty quickly. Did you say you had already started to feel better?...
I think it's good that you are on medicine, especially as a believed to be bipolar, you're on an anti-depressant and a stabilizer. You said the antidepressant(s) made you want to fight for no reason....
You might can fie a complaint with the housing authority about this. They perhaps should provide everyone with a place to stay until they can get it fixed....