Skinny poos, discuss! I'm trying to figure this one out, get it 3 days in a row, than normal 3 days. Food related? I know a bunch of people have talked about this, maybe we can figure it out together....
What where your symptoms before (sorry been out of the loop for a while)? I think I have a motility problem, not so much traditional C. I'll have 3 great days, then like 3 days of feeling I have to...
I've never heard of it. What does it do? Is it over the counter?...
nothin so far /community/emoticons/eyes.gif However my dad (has Crohns) said he was ready to give up at the 6 week mark and it started working...he had good results...he has mostly D but can be all...
Anyone else tried it? I'm on day 5 I think. It's over the counter (gotta ask the pharmacist though). My dad takes it for Crohn's and now I take it. So far so good, but it's supposed to take 6 weeks...
happened to me too... You can try some supplements after talking to your doc (selenium, zinc, and biotin). The biotin has been successful in some studies. I also used Nioxin...
A good psych doctor will work with you to deal with side effects. I lost a lot of hair and gained a lot of weight on depakote after about 6 months. I'm now on tegretol and lamictal and lost most of...
what form may I ask of magnesium? I hate phillips...and the pills don't work at all for me. What type do you take? I also take lots of omega 3s for bipolar disorder...haven't noticed any help with...
"Marriage being a partnership??? Not when one is bipolar" I feel your pain in this, but this is an insult to those of us that have this illness. Maybe try to keep it a little more sensitive....
Good point sarafena Hospitalization can be a life saver. Chances are, she's not deciding to not take meds and make the proper lifestyle changes, her bp is. If she's "forced" to get medicated and stop...
She needs to be on meds. You can't count on prayer for this, sorry to offend anyone. Just like you can't pray away aids or cancer. I don't care what anyone says about it, but no one's ever got over...
I can't say that specifically but I know under my mania I said and did many inappropriate thing, and I'm sure I made some people uncomfortable. Mostly innapropriate sexual behavior and jokes. For me...
Yeah Yana I don't know what the heck was meant by that Anyway, yes things are horrible now and I'm getting more depressed. The meds need adjusting as I've been working on forever, never quite had a...
Right now I'm obsessing over the fact that my boyfriend was with other girls when we were broken up (I was with someone else as well). We love each other so much and he's so supportive, and logically...
Hi all, I was wondering if any of you get fixated on certain things or events out of nowhere or by triggers and can't get past it. I do this often and don't know how to stop it. I can't get over...
I'm a grad student and I typically have been working 12 hour days (at a farm, office, and in classes) and I work sometimes 36 hour weekends at the farm. I think its wrong to think I've chosen to sit...
I am so distraught over this. I have obsessions of loosing it and going crazy like this guy (i've never wanted to harm anyone in my life). What makes this seemingly normal, bright student different...
I have a problem with this too. I don't do anything that would degrade or disgust myself, but I have trouble with the hypersexuality and self control. It's difficult b/c I'm trying to work things out...
Hey everyone, I've been thinking for a while that I'd like to get a new tattoo, and I want it to be something meaningful to me. I've struggled all my life with various problems (bulimia, depression,...
sounds almost like bipolar disorder, with the ups and downs, impulsivness, splurges, etc. There's no avoiding talking to a doc and getting meds for that one. Maybe a little tough love and get him to...
Try to take a second and breathe. I know how you feel...I had to leave vet school for my bipolar issues. I felt like a failure, especially after all I had to go through to get there (a year worth of...
I'm in the same boat. I feel like I take 10 steps back in progress I've made on depakote when I'm on my period. I think my doctor is adding lamictil. I'm mean, weepy, raging, etc. I know its expected...
what do you take now? I was thinking Lamitil added to whatever mood stabilez is supposed to help bring you out of the depressed side of bipolar...
Thank you so much for the advice. That's a great example. It just seems we get nowhere but I can't change her. I guess I need a different approach and see what happens. I know at the moment I'm just...
Hi everyone, I asked in group therapy today how to better deal with others. My therapist says, "doesn't matter, all you can worry about is how your feeling." My mom drives me nuts, treats me like I'm...
Do you know much about bipolar disorder, especially how you can have periods of hypomania and periods of depression/anxiety? It's worth looking into. Many people get misdiagnosed. I did! I'm too...
Hi Paulos! I also have OCD but I take depakote. Makes me really tired too (just started 3 weeks ago, increased dose 3 times). The doc my add lamactil. What kind of OCD do you have?? Mine got really...
I'm taking depakote as a mood stabilizer, and I'm packin on the pounds :(...
I agree getting by Women tell stories all the time about being haunted by guilt afterwards, having it ruin their lives even. This may be something she may have not thought about , and something she...
a little side note since I identify with you a bit (age, grad school, failing a class, depression) Though your parents had a crappy way of saying it and did a poor job supporting you, they are...
getting by, I am from WV, a state without a veterinary school and I got put on an alternate list at UGA (first alternate to be exact, and the list didn't budge!) I wanted to start so bad despite the...
hey thanks! Im OCD so I analyze every word that comes out...anyway one more thing for confused.... I'm not sure if you're familiar with foreign medical schools, but do a seach for it and you'll find...
My best friend is adopted so I feel strongly here...if I got pregnant I wouldn't keep the child either most likely, but abortion isn't the only option. And it can scar you for life, and can't be...
thank you!...
I went to get my depakote level checked for the first time today (been 3 weeks about ??) Im wondering, is the theraputic level a set amount or do they look to see how you're doing and then try to...
anyone else? I'm super moody and ready for some improvement...i've been going to group therapy and getting out of the house much more and talking to people..was on the way to the gym yesterday when...
Im on this right now, it's been 5 days. Any idea how long it takes to kick in? I was in the hospital for suicidal thoughts/depression/anxiety etc. Thanks....
Thank you olivia! Thats a great way to put it, feeling completely out of control. I haven't done anything I really regret (other than the snippy comments or whatever) but I hold in the rage I feel at...
Hi guys, I just got out of the hospital, and while there I was diagnosed. I'm now taking Depakote but it's only been 3 days. I'm wondering, in a mixed state as my doctor suspected, do you find...
Any comments anyone? I'm a 22 year old single female and I was just prescribed this, don't remember the dosage off the top of my head. I took lexapro a long time ago and had no trouble getting...
well...I was getting ready to start it right but then was hit with this horrible OCD that caused me panic attacks (went to ER yesterday). They gave me ativan to get me through till Monday when I'll...
I've been on lexapro before, and at first it did give me suicidal thoughts that i had no intention of following through with (this was probably OCD related, but I didn't know it at the time). I...
Hey guys... my doc is going to start me on an ssri for my severe anxiety/depression/ocd...I'm so afraid of what everyone says about the ssri's causing suicide and violence...especially since my ocd...
Okay so I started to get depressed and of course that's accompanied by anxiety for me (well actually I think the anxiety usually comes first for me). I've had the racing thoughts before but never to...
One way I can think of it is getting better requires you to be a bit selfish in the sense of putting your needs first. That makes being in a relationship impossible. I don't think he was being...
Hi all, I'm usually in the IBS forum but haven't been on in a while. I struggle with Depression/Generalized Anxiety Disorder and recently have found myself back in that old trap (just decided to...
Thanks...any one else???...
I have a loved one who has numerous symptoms for hyperthyroidism (Excessive sweating, Heat intolerance, Increased bowel movements, Nervousness; agitation, Rapid heart rate, trouble sleeping,...
Hi everyone! I'm from the IBS forum and I was wondering what are the first steps to see if this is an option for chronic C if everything else has been tried. I've never been tested for colonic...
I've completely given up on everything, nothing, not even a combination of anything, works. I eat as healthy as you can (which is impossible in college). I've taken fiber, Zelnorm, probiotics, aloe...