Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Grady
This is the blog of Grady's new family: adoptinggrady.blogspot.com They are trying to get their paperwork in before November. As they explain on their blog, this is extremely important! I am praying for them.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
A GREAT Deal!
Today I went to Target and Michaels to pick up a few necessities, and I found...
A three-pack of Scotch tape, with a roll of double-sided tape included.
For $3.89.
That is less than a dollar per roll!
Target rocks!
A three-pack of Scotch tape, with a roll of double-sided tape included.
For $3.89.
That is less than a dollar per roll!
Target rocks!
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Options
The Xanax is no longer a miracle drug. Last night it did not help at all; today it put me to sleep for hours.
Options:
1. Keep experimenting with the Xanax, including dosages and timing.
Pros: No side effects, no addition of yet another new chemical.
Cons: This is not an "official" treatment for bipolar disorder.
2. Risperdal
Pros: This has worked for me in the past.
Cons: At a dose large enough to work, I have experienced prolactin side effects.
3. Depacote:
Pros: Triple mood stabilizers are supposed to be very effective, would automatically raise my Lamictal levels.
Cons: Potential for polycystic ovarian syndrome, not usually used in young women of childbearing age.
That's where I am now!
Options:
1. Keep experimenting with the Xanax, including dosages and timing.
Pros: No side effects, no addition of yet another new chemical.
Cons: This is not an "official" treatment for bipolar disorder.
2. Risperdal
Pros: This has worked for me in the past.
Cons: At a dose large enough to work, I have experienced prolactin side effects.
3. Depacote:
Pros: Triple mood stabilizers are supposed to be very effective, would automatically raise my Lamictal levels.
Cons: Potential for polycystic ovarian syndrome, not usually used in young women of childbearing age.
That's where I am now!
Friday, September 3, 2010
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Deeply Happy
Coming out of a bipolar episode and back into the "real" world always fills me with a happiness deeper than any other I have ever experienced. It is just so sweet to be thinking clearly, to be able to love and be loved, to really take part in class. Even homework takes on a sense of fun because I can actually do it, with no loud music (to combat depression) or weighted blanket (to combat mania).
Truly, everything feels wonderful, as the conversation below will show:
Me: Hello, "John"; isn't the world beautiful?
"John": It is. It's also hot out.
Me: Who the he*ll cares? Life is beautiful!
(And yes, admittedly, it was actually hot out.)
Truly, everything feels wonderful, as the conversation below will show:
Me: Hello, "John"; isn't the world beautiful?
"John": It is. It's also hot out.
Me: Who the he*ll cares? Life is beautiful!
(And yes, admittedly, it was actually hot out.)
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
The Miracle of Xanax
I feel totally, absolutely, wonderfully normal! No symptoms at all! It happened so fast that I am a little bit suspicious (I could be headed for mania), but I am enjoying every minute of it. God is truly in control...perfect timing on so many levels.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
My Stupid Psychiatrist...
...has dumped me off on my mother (also a psychiatrist). He is uncomforable raising my medications because of potential side effects like sudden death (next to impossible). He refuses to take suggestions from my mother and just wants to get rid of me.
But my mother is fighting this battle for me, so I will just sit back and survive.
Tell me how I can be this sick (real mania, real depression) despite two mood stabilizers and two antipsychotics! This should not be happening.
But my mother is fighting this battle for me, so I will just sit back and survive.
Tell me how I can be this sick (real mania, real depression) despite two mood stabilizers and two antipsychotics! This should not be happening.
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