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Hi everyone, just wanted to check in. Have had a bad couple of weeks. Really don't know why. Things have been going really well with my husband and kids, therapy and what not. I visited my sister and that was a disaster, alot of old childhood things…
Carla, I feel unattractive to my husband all the time. So much so, that we've gone 6 months without sex. I just don't feel attractive to him, or him to me, so I can't get in the mood. How about anyone else? Is this a problem for them?
Susan, also, let me know how the exercising goes. I know you'll feel better once you are on a routine.
I know the feeling. My hands use to tremor so much, then they took me off the Symabax and the tremors stopped, thank god.
Susan, I know your pain. The only suggest I can give you is to go back to Curves and keep working out. The weight will come off slowly, but it will come off. I gained 20lbs in 4 weeks on my meds and am slowly losing it 1 lb. at a time by watching wh…
Where in CA are you? I'm in San Diego and my doc is fantastic and specialize in women. If you aren't in SD maybe she can refer you to someone.
Pamela, your psychiatrist sounds like an ass. My psychiatrist and I work as a team on a treatment program. And she actually has worked several different vitamins into my daily meds routine because they help with cardio health, nerve health, and brai…
Vera, I didn't mean to be a negative nelly. I just know that with the medication it is so hard to lose the weight. I keep trying and trying with no real significant weight loss. It gets discouraging. But, I will keep trying and working out, because…
Vera, I was diagnosed 7 yrs ago. I was a sz 2. Not anymore. Between the Depakote, Symabax, and Litium I gained 22 lbs in 4 wks. The only way I maintain that weight is I workout 6 days a week, 3 with a trainer, and watch everything I eat. This month…
Hi Suzanne,
I too did DBT and found it very helpful. As a matter of fact, my psychitrist and I are going through a DBT workbood together as a refresher. I find the mindful breathing and radical acceptance especially helpful. What did you find worked…
Hi Emily, my name is Stacey. I was diagnosed with bipolar 7 yrs ago. Just after I was diagnosed and before I was stable I too became pregnant. I now have a beautiful, healthy almost 6 year old girl. However, it was such a hard decision to make based…
Comment Wall (7 comments)
- At 8:23pm on June 13, 2009,
Thomas said…
- I have had bouts of depression but I have been more on the manic side?
Do you have a problem with hypersexuality?
If pertinent to your situation, please comment.
- At 8:40pm on June 3, 2009,
Mozart said…
- I just saw my PDoc today and because we have a 'bug' to work out with my current meds, I decided not to ask him for now. I had never heard of Adipex, so I went to a website 'RxList' and it gave me 'user friendly' PDR. I always go there to check out the facts of a new med. It has anything you want to know and your Doc probably won't tell you (or maybe doesn't even know himself.) Don't you have trouble with it upsetting the balance of your psych meds?
- At 6:11am on May 28, 2009,
Jeffrey L. Peikin said…
- Hi stacey....I was diagnosed in 1983 after a horrific period during my sophomore year in college. At the time, my predominant diagnosis was obsessive compulsive disorder. For awhile I was unmedicated and I honestly don't know how I got through each day. I went up to Brown my junior year, and came back home one week later. It was terrible.
I have finally settled upon a basic regimen of 4-5 psychotropic meds; it seems that when I went for the new "atypical" meds, I would have a bad reaction. On seroquel from 2000-2002, my weight ballooned.
I'm on disabilty retirement now, but keep somewhat busy enough to make a life. I'd be glad to "talk" more....
- At 5:07am on May 27, 2009,
Jeffrey L. Peikin said…
- Stacey...i have been up all night and it's 5 am...i will get back to you when i can keep my eyes open..
jeffrey peikin
- At 3:28pm on May 25, 2009,
Jeffrey L. Peikin said…
- Hi Stacey....I just wanted to introduce myself. I'm jeffrey from frederick, md, diagnosed bipolar/ocd in 1983. Just joined this..hope to hear from you and learn from your experiences too...
- At 5:10pm on May 13, 2009,
Mozart said…
- Yes, I do feel unattractive, first to myself and then to my husband. I see pictures of me and I'm just a big blob. Where did the size 7 go when he married me? He says he doesn't care and it's not a sexual issue either. I read a book called "Kosher Sex". (I'm not Jewish, but had heard good things about the author.) It had a wonderful way of putting things in perspective. I ditched the football jersey's, picked up a stylish nightshirt and TURNED OUT THE LIGHTS! This issue is not resolved, but it's a start.
- At 6:53pm on April 10, 2009,
April Michelle Roberson said…
- I hear that Stacey. My husband is a big man and he he likes a woman to have curves,so I dont have to worry about my weight too much.Havn a big booty is something to be proud of. I just hate the chin thing,ya know?The only reason I switched from Depakote to Lithium is cuz Depakote made my hair fall out by the handful,plus I think Lithium works much better for the depression than Depakote so far.Seroquel works great for psychotic episodes but it gives you the major munchies "just like the plant," soooo........it really can make you fat.FAST.
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