trouble with medication

hello everyone,

my name is sammi
i have bipolar disorder and am struggling with medication.
rapid
cycling i have two young children.

Does anyone else have trouble with meds?


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The problem with all the meds is i am an insulin dependant
diabetic
and an epileptic and all the meds i am already on are being
stuffed up
(sorry about the wording) the meds like serequal i was
waking up like
i had drunk a bottle of scotch the night before and hadn't
touched a
drop LOL.

Falling asleep at the dinner table (literally) and staying
awake all
night, i can't fuction like this. All the meds i have tried
so far
have given me the same effect.... i have spoken to my
pdoctor and he
said i just had to give them a chance. i just feel angry
that i have
to have help looking after my children because the doctors
won't
listen to what i am saying. it's so frustrating.

My 4 year old asked me the other day "why do you sleep
so much mummy?"
all i could say was mummy is tired sweetheart and all she
wanted to do
was play. my hubby tried to play with her and she said she
wanted
mummy to play it's hard to make her understand i see how
upset she
gets and it makes me worse..

i know i will get there but just watching her grow up in
front of my
eyes whilst i'm too tired to be awake when she is. it's
hard.

sammi


On Jun 15, 7:30 am, "Tracy Howarth"
<howarth.tr...gmail.com> wrote:
> > When on medication it is always a type of guessing
game ~ BUT when you
>
> find the right ones, BINGO you are SET 
>
> Dealing with Major Depression and Psychotic Episodes
due to Marijuana useage
> to deal with being Abused at 9 years of age
>
> I have been on many types of Drugs since 1993 when I
was first Diagnosed.
>
> I know it ain't easy, ESPECIALLY WITH LITTLIES ~ IT IS
POSSIBLE to get the
> balance right.
>
> LEARN TO LISTEN to what your body is telling you and
WRITE them down for
> your DOCTORS to deal with 
>
> They will then be able to IDENTIFY through their
medical books as to the
> medication you then SHOULD be taking.
>
> Research, if you are that way inclined and seeking
advice from ALL SOURCES
> is HIGHLY VALUABLE, as you can then get your head
around all the medical
> mumbo jumbo that YOU DON"T understand.
>
> As Mr Ben Z ( A TRUE SURVIVOR OF ABUSE) continues to
let you and many others
> be aware of - which is ...
>
> ' MOVE FORWARD ... SMALL STEPS ... SEEK HELP from ALL
SOURCES ... to HELP
> YOU HELP YOURSELF'
>
> TIPS - SEARCH the INTERNET for BIPOLAR ~ read WHEN you
have TIME (sif have
> time with kids)
>
> KNOWLEDGE IS POWER ~ ASK QUESTIONS - LOTS OF QUESTIONS
of your DOCTORS
>
> We are all here for you Sammi - you have made HUGE
STEPS as you know what
> you SUFFER from... now is the time to MOVE FORWARD by
SEEKING, LISTENING TO
> YOUR BODY and ASKING others... and continue to enjoy
your two children and
> your life 
>
> ~ THINK ABOUT IT ... DO IT ... DO IT ~
>
> Regards
>
> ClntObsrvr
> Tracy 
>
>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-~~~~~~~~
>
> ~ Believe in Yourself and Don't Quit ~


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hi
i am new to this group
have some catching up to do
my name is suhni [sunny]

i have only been on meds for bipolar 3 years

lots of the side effects you mentioned wore off after a few
weeks
i am lucky i have a very intuitive & caring dr who
listens carefully
to my concerns

you didnt mention what & how much you are taking
in my case my dr figured out i seem to react quite strongly
to small
dosages

we have also experimented with scattering the pills thru out
the day
to test the side effects

suhni

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On Jun 14, 9:58 pm, sammi <blows...gmail.com> wrote:
> The problem with all the meds is i am an insulin
dependant diabetic
> and an epileptic and all the meds i am already on are
being stuffed up
> (sorry about the wording) the meds like serequal i was
waking up like
> i had drunk a bottle of scotch the night before and
hadn't touched a
> drop LOL.
>
> Falling asleep at the dinner table (literally) and
staying awake all
> night, i can't fuction like this. All the meds i have
tried so far
> have given me the same effect.... i have spoken to my
pdoctor and he
> said i just had to give them a chance. i just feel
angry that i have
> to have help looking after my children because the
doctors won't
> listen to what i am saying. it's so frustrating.
>
> My 4 year old asked me the other day "why do you
sleep so much mummy?"
> all i could say was mummy is tired sweetheart and all
she wanted to do
> was play. my hubby tried to play with her and she said
she wanted
> mummy to play it's hard to make her understand i see
how upset she
> gets and it makes me worse..
>
> i know i will get there but just watching her grow up
in front of my
> eyes whilst i'm too tired to be awake when she is. it's
hard.
>
> sammi
>
> On Jun 15, 7:30 am, "Tracy Howarth"
<howarth.tr...gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > > When on medication it is always a type of
guessing game ~ BUT when you
>
> > find the right ones, BINGO you are SET 
>
> > Dealing with Major Depression and Psychotic
Episodes due to Marijuana useage
> > to deal with being Abused at 9 years of age
>
> > I have been on many types of Drugs since 1993 when
I was first Diagnosed.
>
> > I know it ain't easy, ESPECIALLY WITH LITTLIES ~
IT IS POSSIBLE to get the
> > balance right.
>
> > LEARN TO LISTEN to what your body is telling you
and WRITE them down for
> > your DOCTORS to deal with 
>
> > They will then be able to IDENTIFY through their
medical books as to the
> > medication you then SHOULD be taking.
>
> > Research, if you are that way inclined and seeking
advice from ALL SOURCES
> > is HIGHLY VALUABLE, as you can then get your head
around all the medical
> > mumbo jumbo that YOU DON"T understand.
>
> > As Mr Ben Z ( A TRUE SURVIVOR OF ABUSE) continues
to let you and many others
> > be aware of - which is ...
>
> > ' MOVE FORWARD ... SMALL STEPS ... SEEK HELP from
ALL SOURCES ... to HELP
> > YOU HELP YOURSELF'
>
> > TIPS - SEARCH the INTERNET for BIPOLAR ~ read WHEN
you have TIME (sif have
> > time with kids)
>
> > KNOWLEDGE IS POWER ~ ASK QUESTIONS - LOTS OF
QUESTIONS of your DOCTORS
>
> > We are all here for you Sammi - you have made HUGE
STEPS as you know what
> > you SUFFER from... now is the time to MOVE FORWARD
by SEEKING, LISTENING TO
> > YOUR BODY and ASKING others... and continue to
enjoy your two children and
> > your life 
>
> > ~ THINK ABOUT IT ... DO IT ... DO IT ~
>
> > Regards
>
> > ClntObsrvr
> > Tracy 
>
> >
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--~~~~~~~~
>
> > ~ Believe in Yourself and Don't Quit ~- Hide
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Hey Ben,
I have to say I had a bit of a deja vu when I read about
your sister
wanting you to 'come back into the fold'. My days of
fundamentalist
Christianity have thankfully been replaced with what I
believe to
be......healthy rationalistic skepticism. I have gone from
being a
devout Christian to exploring some fascinating alternatives.
I began
looking at our human psyche through the science of
Psychoanalytic
Anthropology, Palaeolithic Archaeology and Evolutionary
Cognitive
Psychology. I spent so much of my life limiting my
possibilities
through fear and prejudice and trying hard to please people
whose
intentions were to control the way that I thought. 
Unfortunately,
this was the only way that I knew. Learning in depth about
human
beings and their incredible journey to the present has led
me to the
conclusion that we are all so wonderfully unique, resilient
and
special. I have developed a much deeper compassion for all
people and
prefer to marvel at the variations than attempt to change
them. I have
a child with Aspberger syndrome. This has also assisted me
to be more
accepting of our uniqueness, and that rather than change who
he is, I
wonder at the things he can contribute. I believe the
tapestry that is
life, comes in many colors and textures and that eliminating
some
because they don't quite conform or 'fit the square', makes
the
tapestry boring! I went through a period of time when the
demands of
my family to 'come back to Jesus' filled me with anger and
dread. This
has now been tempered by my newfound realization that I cant
change
the way that they think, I can only feel saddened by the
fears that
imprison their potential and spontaneity.
Ben, your letters imply that you have discovered something
that others
remain blinded to........the random wonder of the
universe!!! Really
so simple....yet so profound!!!
Chilli
Australia






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