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Unregistered(d)	Hello - I'm new here	Lead	[-]
Posts: 0 (07/23/04 04:57:00) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Tags : None Hi everyone, My name's Marga and I'm new to this site! I have a diagnosis of depression but I think I may actually have bipolar. I haven't mentioned my possible hypomania to my doctor before because, well, I enjoy it... but I've come to the conclusion that to get the right treatment and recover from my depression I need to be honest with the professionals :\ So I'm going to talk to my doctor about it when I see her next week, which I'm very nervous about! Anyway, I look forward to getting to know you all Marga xx 'I didn't fail. I just found 10,000 ways that didn't work!' ~ www.siriusproject.org ~
Sweet Oblivion	Re: Hello - I'm new here	#1	[-]
Posts: 500 (07/23/04 11:10:43) Obie ~ Board Founder Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Marga, Welcome to "The Hope" -- we're really glad that you're here... I know how scary it can seem to finally come clean with a doctor about things and believe me, I know all too well how it can feel to ride the hypomania waves, but like you've said, the doctor cannot truly treat you unless he knows both sides of the coin. Many times a bipolar patient will go in and talk to the doctor during a depressive phase. Quite often though, the medications that are used to treat depression often will send a bipolar patient into a hypomanic or manic state. Psychiatrists normally prescribe a mood stabilizer for a patient with bipolar disorder -- some mood stabilizers have antidepressant qualities and in fact the need for an additional antidepressant is not necessary. It simply depends on the individual and how they relate to the various medications. Please keep us updated and let us know how your appointment next week goes... We're happy that we can be a part of your journey... Delia
lorilovewell	Re: Hello - I'm new here	#2	[-]
Posts: 965 (07/23/04 17:09:55) Moderator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Hi, I too was diagnosed with depression first. I was convinced that I was bipolar because of my education and my job i studied bipolar and saw many people with it first hand. During a manic episode I went to the er and was assessed by north central human services and they told me that I was just stressed. I was having a manic episode and was diagnosed a week later by a psychiatrist so make sure to go talk to someone you trust, and when in doubt get a second opinion.
Unregistered(d)	Re: Hello - I'm new here	#3	[-]
Posts: 0 (07/26/04 07:44:24) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Thanks for the welcome I've read up on bipolar a lot, so I do know if I am bipolar, the treatment I'm getting at the moment won't help too much. Last week I think I was hypomanic, and although at the time I was desperate for it not to stop, I've noticed things are actually a lot better now I've calmed down. I feel more productive when I'm manic - because I can do things faster and never seem to run out of energy - but I couldn't actually concentrate on one thing for long enough to get on with my work! I'm seeing my doctor tomorrow at 8.30am (ugh...) Marga xx 'I didn't fail. I just found 10,000 ways that didn't work!' ~ www.siriusproject.org ~
Unregistered(d)	Re: Hello - I'm new here	#4	[-]
Posts: 0 (07/26/04 09:10:36) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Hi Marga- Welcome. I hope you find the help and support you need.
Unregistered(d)	Re: Hello - I'm new here	#5	[-]
Posts: 0 (07/26/04 19:36:57) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Hi.. I feel bad jumping on your band wagon marga! I just did not want to start a new thread. I am also new. I was dx with Bipolar 2 in 1999. I knew at a very young age that i was different. I was placed on medication that did not work and caused me more problems (effexor). I did find a great p-doc that i love for all his wonderful help. I have been on lithum for a year( YUCK!!!!!) and i have been placed on trileptal. It seems to be a pretty good combo. My question is what can i do for all the h2o weight gain? I am not a big eater and i have started to limit my sodium to 2000mg a day. Any thing else i can do? I am tired of looking like a bloated pig! thanks Fer
Unregistered(d)	Re: Hello - I'm new here	#6	[-]
Posts: 0 (07/27/04 08:55:49) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Hi midnite and stonehalo I spoke to my GP today, and she's decided to monitor me carefully (I have to see her every week) and contact the psych clinic to chase up my appt. (My old psychiatrist left the clinic last month, and I was supposed to be sent an appt with the new one, but it hasn't happened for some reason.) Marga xx 'I didn't fail. I just found 10,000 ways that didn't work!' ~ www.siriusproject.org ~
Unregistered(d)	Re: Hello - I'm new here	#7	[-]
Posts: 0 (07/28/04 04:31:27) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Welcome Mara and Fer! I'm Marlena, homeschool mom to 3 wonderful kids, am living the bumpy and never boring life of being bipolar..finally diagnosed 6 years ago. Raising my children and my faith in God is what motivates me to going, giving life everything I've got...whether it's a little or a lot. Fer, I replied to your weight loss question in the thread started by Obie about weight loss, and Marga... how did your doctor appointment go this morning? Marlena
smigli	Hello	#8	[-]
Posts: 1 (07/16/08 03:27:40) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I'm new and just wanted to say hello. I too am having problems with the meds. They make me feel really tired and I have gained 15 lbs. My doc says we are like cocaine addicts, we miss the highs and feeling level is the way we are supposed to be. I miss the energy though. Anyone else have any advice to break through these med issues?
smigli		#9	[-]
Posts: 2 (07/16/08 03:32:15) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Marga - I forgot to mention, I too was diagnosed with DDepression first (after a suicide attempt) and it was not until th meds for depression kicked in thatthe manic side came out in full fury. It was then I was diagnosed as Bipolar. Don't be nervous, just be honest with the doctor, they have seen this many times an will give you the help you need. Good luck!
lorilovewell		#10	[-]
Posts: 888 (07/18/08 05:35:11) Moderator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Welcome Smigli. I think most of us have had a hard time with our meds and the side effects at some point. The weight gain can be tough emotionally as well as physically. In fact that is the main reason I quit taking my meds at one point. I figured that if the meds to make me less depressed made me fat and more depressed they were not for me. Well, that obviously backfired on me and I ended up on more meds but I learned a hard lesson from it. It is possible to keep the weight in check if you work really hard, some meds are worse for this than others but I've pretty much given up on this. I hate to say it but I'm afraid I'll always be fat now. Lori
smigli		#11	[-]
Posts: 3 (07/28/08 04:07:26) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Thanks for your reply. I quit my meds for a week and felt more energy but quickly felt the manic side taking over. I am very athletic so the weight gain is very depressing to me. I am trying to work out, but just don't seem to have the energy to do so. We'll see what my doctor say's tomorrow. Thanks for your reply.
lorilovewell		#12	[-]
Posts: 890 (07/29/08 02:33:22) Moderator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	No Problem. Let us know how your appointment went, good luck!
Ellie1867		#13	[-]
Posts: 2 (01/26/09 20:48:06) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Hey all, my name is Ellie. Thanks for this site, I feel a bit more at home here than I have anywhere else. My story isn't anything new. I was diagnosed with depressed after my freshman year in high school because of cutting and a suicide attempt. My parents don't believe in Meds, so I was in and out of counseling all through high school, continuing cutting, and other unhealthy habbits as well as other sucide attempts. Finally when I got to college, I went to see a psych myself, and she said that I was bipolar, which explained a lot. So, now I am trying to figure out how to live with it. I don't really have much of a support group, so I was hoping to find one here. Thanks for reading!
KB1973		#14	[-]
Posts: 1 (07/10/09 20:03:25) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Hi everyone, my name is Kimberly. I am so relieved I have found this site. My story is was a Ritalin kid (diagnosed as hyperactive) , anorexic/bulimic and depressive episodes throughout adolescence and twenties then my husband basically said go see a doctor or our marriage may be over. Was diagnosed with BP II and had to stop working because off my drastic high n lows plus even though I was taking valproic acid and olanzapine I suffer from insomnia. I am now on Long Term Disabilty but dealing with trying to keep my house clean and being a good wife and mother is sometimes too much. I feel great guilt and anxiety about not working but everyone is telling me that my health is more important. I just wish I could focus and retain info so that I could feel productive. Sorry so long but I don't usually talk too much about this as I also have agoraphobia and don't have contact with too many people. Thanks for listening.
lorilovewell		#15	[-]
Posts: 959 (07/13/09 16:13:56) Moderator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Hi Kimberly. Welcome. I hope you find this site helpful. I know it has been a great help to me through the years. If there is anything I can help you with I'm here. Lori

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