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Bipolar ForumsGeneral & SupportDaily Numbers: Thursday, June 21, 2012
06/21/2012 07:07 AM
sarahtroy
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1 = Depressed - need my friends

2 = Depressed and I can tell it is going to hang around awhile

3 = Depressed - but my favorite ______ < insert word could cheer me up

4 = partly cloudy, moving but not motivated, functioning

5 = fine, functional, steady, stable, working list

6 = looking forward to the day, sunny, energized

7 = feeling great, looking FANTASTIC, couldn't be better

8 = up since 4 am cleaning, rearranged the living room, wrote the president, had sex twice

9= can't stop thinking, why are all these other people so slow and stupid, time is short possibilities unlimited, I need to write that down perhaps start a novel, get out of my way

10 = the television told me I was sent by God direct to save the world so I gave away all my worldly possessions and am walking the universe ridding it from evil as I find it...and it is everywhere

Bipolar II, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Attacks, Agoraphobia & PTSD; Alcoholic in recovery since 3/21/07.

Aplenzin 522mg; Pristiq 200mg; Lamictal 400mg; Geodon 160mg; Ativan 1mg TID; Deplin 15mg; Xanax PRN; Metoprol 100mg.

• "Don't give up 5 minutes before the miracle happens."
• "My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet." ~Edith Wharton
• "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." ~Ian MacLaren (Usually mis-attributed to Plato)
• "And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." ~Anais Nin

My support and advice is not a replacement for medical diagnosis, treatment, or professional medical advice.
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06/21/2012 07:08 AM  Top
sarahtroy
sarahtroy
 
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4.5
Bipolar II, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Attacks, Agoraphobia & PTSD; Alcoholic in recovery since 3/21/07.

Aplenzin 522mg; Pristiq 200mg; Lamictal 400mg; Geodon 160mg; Ativan 1mg TID; Deplin 15mg; Xanax PRN; Metoprol 100mg.

• "Don't give up 5 minutes before the miracle happens."
• "My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet." ~Edith Wharton
• "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." ~Ian MacLaren (Usually mis-attributed to Plato)
• "And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." ~Anais Nin

My support and advice is not a replacement for medical diagnosis, treatment, or professional medical advice.

06/21/2012 07:17 AM  Top
Dit
Dit
 
Posts: 12082
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5
Be Still and Know That I Am - Scripture
12-Step Slogans - One Day/Moment at a Time/Just for Today/Let Go & Let God/But By the Grace of God
Live and Let Live/Easy Does It/This Too Shall Pass

"Don't be afraid to cry. It will free your mind of sorrowful thoughts." - Hopi tribe

Bipolar I

Lithium 300 mgs, Lamotrigine 200 mgs, Klonopon (Clonazepam) .05mg more if needed, Clomipramine (Anafranil) 25 mgs, Abilify 5 mgs, Seroquel 25 mgs

Please note that I am not a psychiatrist or psychologist. My opinions are personal only. This site is not intended to be a substitution for professional care, nor is anyone here qualified to make diagnoses.

06/21/2012 08:12 AM  Top
liamacker
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7
★210mg Lofepramine ★ 30mg Abilify ★ 300mg Lamictal ★ 50mg Phenergan ★ Ambien 10mg ★

Any advice given is merely from my own experience as I am not a mental health professional, psychologist or psychiatrist.

06/21/2012 08:17 AM  Top
Analog
Analog
 
Posts: 50
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1 - but my coworker and friend is taking me to the spa for the afternoon. And I'm taking tomorrow off work to see if I can shake this ugly depressive state out of my head.

06/21/2012 11:43 AM  Top
Scarlettess
ScarlettessPosts: 59
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3
Zoloft 200mg
Wellbutrin 300mg
Lithium 600mg
Clonazepam 0.5mg
Adderal 20mg

06/21/2012 03:43 PM  Top
onemoc
onemoc
 
Posts: 122
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it would be a 4 if not for the other disorders, took away my functionality today.
Diagnosis:
BPI with psychotic tendancies, Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Medications:
Invega 9mg and Pristiq 50mg daily
Invega 3mg as needed

06/21/2012 04:31 PM  Top
Analog
Analog
 
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It went down to a -2 Sick

06/21/2012 05:20 PM  Top
IDoNotKnow
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Feeling sad a and teary BUT...

Group Leaders are helping.

I can't believe that they really liked the picture that I designed just for them.

Their response has made my day!!!!

Thank you ALL!!!

"If you could read my mind you would be in tears"

"Who cares when I cry"

"A smile just hides the tears we hold inside."
- Me (IDNK)

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