Topic : Bipolar Disorder

Give the celexa a chance. You've only been on it four days; that's not long enough to find out what it's effects will be. You know any drug can be weird in the beginning. If it stays weird, then you'll have to talk it over with your doctor. 

  

Hope you figure out what is wrong with Matt. I know it is worrying you. Remember how worried you were before you found it wasn't cancer, though, and breathe. It will work out, I promise. 

j 

Hello everyone, haven't posted in a few days, more bad luck has come along. My computer is slowing breaking down, I'm just waiting for it to crash. It's 6 years old and still runs Windows98 and I have dial-up because the rural country town I live in does not have the means or enough people wanting fast access, but even if there was, i couldn't afford it. And nor can I afford to get a new computer, so go figure, what else is new. Anyway, I'm back home in Georgia and my mom came back with me. The kids were so happy to see her, so were my niece and newphew, who live here by me with their grandparents. My sister had to give them up, she supposely could not "take" care of them but she sure can take care of her addiction to heroine very well. Anyway, i watch my niece and newphew all the time and have them over when ever I can, you can say I grew attached to them, it's a shame their mother has not been around these last 2 years and the are only 4 and 2 1/2 years-old, they don't even remember her, it's so sad. God, that's a whole other story in itself. I do have a some what prasie report, since my mom is here, she and I drove back in her car, (I would of taken the Greyhound bus if she didn't come back), anyway so, I'm trying to make an appointment to go see my doctor and hopefully she can referr me to a psycharitist, so I can open the flood gates. I hope my insurance will pay for it, because I looked in my phone book and there are no "free" community health centers in my area, only a health department and they don't see psych. patients. Anyway, hopefully my MD can help. However, my only problem is once my mom leaves, I again won't have a car to get around and I will be stuck at home again with no transportation. I know I can get help, its finding a way to go to where I need to go is the biggest problem. If there are "free" clinics like meason has said, and ways to get help with meds, that's so great, but living where I live and having no form what so ever of transportation or having any friends or realitives to ask for help, makes it seem impossible. Like I've said in one of my last posts, I live in a very small town, no buses, no cabs, no taxis, just God's green earth surrounds me, the closest gas station is nearly 8 miles from where I live and my doctors office is 25 miles away. I'm truly at my wits end, but I know things will change soon.  To all of you who posted comments, thank you, all of you have helped make me feel that there is hope, I, myself, just needs to keep believing. Please all who believe in the power of prayer, please pray for me that I will finally find a way to get the help I so badly need and want. Not just for me and my sanitiy, but for my children and my husbands as well. Thanks for listening and praying for me. God Bless, Patti 

 

Oh, by the way I know my screen name says Emma08, but my name is Patti, Emma is my 3-year-old daughter, the screnn name I wanted was already in use...ok, just wanted to let all of you know that!.....bye 4 now.  

It didn't do much for the pneumonia but it helped the sweats I was having.   And it cleared my dizzy, foggy brain a bit.  I love to be out under the stars.   My dream life is living in a cabin out in the woods with no one but my girls and my animals.  With a hammock in the yard to sleep in. 

  

I know, I know I'm rambling........  lol 

  

To start off i  to have Bipolar. I found out about 12 or 13 years ago. but  every med they tried me on made me feel awful so needless to say i didn't get a handle on it until now the last 3 years Life net 

 I believe has help me saved my life with counseling meds worked with me a p.r.c. sh gave me her personal cell phone number these people care. my shrink is awesome. she cares. so i have become allot more stable than i ever have.Counseling as well My life i see thing different but i need help. i spread my Bipolar Disorder to all my children. I know if i make the wrong move he will bolt and run. I don't want him back in his old life it is full of drugs so far he off drugs he drinks. he needs the army but they wont have him because he don't have a G.E.D. I know he can pass it but he is like me in this area he freezes up.  i took him to life net he wont take meds right oh cant get him to help around house he started a job i tole him long time ago i wanted 20% of his pay for rent food you know lodging he wont. he snaps at me but i know it is th Bipolar.. does any one know of a place that can help me in Dallas teas with my son ...........(SAD Tazzy) 

if your son wants help or not from what you are saying, but there is the Dallas County MHMR mental health clinic, and the Affective Disorders Unit at Parkland Hospital. Both of these of course, would require him to want the help they offer. I got terrific help at the Affective Disorders Unit. It is an inpatient hospital unit. You stay only about two weeks until they get you stabilized.

Morning Mensan.  

your right as to giving it a chance. He gave me the smallest dose that he could. since i am so sensetive to drugs anyway. It may take longer to effect me. When i was in the hosptial they said normally two weeks to get it in your system or four weeks. i hope it doesnt take that long.  

I got the report from the sugreon on matt and read what he put. makes me made i asked him to do blood work wbc and cat scan and in his report he was going to do it. But to me he kept saying cant see anything from blood work. Some of these doctors. Anyway maybe this Pediatric ENT will do better for us. She is in  a bigger town and may have seen this before. Have a good day Mensan.  

i know what you mean. about wanting to be in a cabin out in the woods without anyone but the bears and the wolves. lol. My husband visit mountain areas and always look at the log homes. They look so inviting. I like your picture of the ferret and cat. Ramble all you want.

Affective Disorders Unit? can a mom make him go? last night he said the meds were just for a lable and stopped taking them. i had him once. im so afrade for him it is stressing my own bipolar. 

im on three stablisers and they put him on just a anti depressent. can i comett him.?he was doing pretty good now he is getting angry snipping at me and i know what it is. 

He will probably go to Terrell. In order to commit him, you will have to go to Mental Illness court and swear out  a warrant. They will only commit him if you can show that he is a danger to himself or others. You can call the Dallas police community service officers for more information.

Hey 

I went to the doc and told him everything.  We're adding another antipsychotic to my mix.  Eventually it might replace the one I'm already on..We have to go from there, to work on the moderate problem of not being happy all the time..I'm glad he knows now, and I'm glad that you write to me, and that you understand....It really is kinda embarassing once you look back on your actions...they were so unrealistic ya know, because I'm not really that mean and nasty person...I'm usually quite patient when driving and with others in general....Feel like a fool when I think of how many other people have seen me act out....All part and parcel I guess.  Ya gotta know who your friend are I guess.  I am still pretty calm now, but realise I have some work to do with getting meds right...So thank you for sticking around even if I'm a crazy person once in a while haha. 

Catrina