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    I suffer from Bipolar Disorder and since I moved cities to get "better" treatment it only seems to get worse. Last three weeks I went from crying constantly and being deeply depressed, to now being in kind of a mixed episode which is hard to explain if you dont know the disorderm but throughout the whole time I have been here since August I have had horrible anxiety. Right now my moods are very unstable and my anxiety is through the roof and my psychiatrist isnt helping much. She has been out all week or I would give her a third call with in a month to tell her my issues. So my question is, is there anything healing wise I can do on my own? No one understands how bad it is for me right now its a nightnare.

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    Re: I need some help or healing, something

    Originally posted by your_illusion97 View Post
    I suffer from Bipolar Disorder and since I moved cities to get "better" treatment it only seems to get worse. Last three weeks I went from crying constantly and being deeply depressed, to now being in kind of a mixed episode which is hard to explain if you dont know the disorderm but throughout the whole time I have been here since August I have had horrible anxiety. Right now my moods are very unstable and my anxiety is through the roof and my psychiatrist isnt helping much. She has been out all week or I would give her a third call with in a month to tell her my issues. So my question is, is there anything healing wise I can do on my own? No one understands how bad it is for me right now its a nightnare.
    Have you been prescribed meds, or are you trying to handle this through psychiatry alone?


    If you are not getting meds, find a doctor who knows what to do, and what to prescribe. Then take your meds regularly. It's hard getting adjusted to the drugs, and it often takes a period of trial and error before the right combination and dosage is found, but once all that is set, you'll be much better.

    In the mean time, to help with the anxiety, try Yogi Stress Reducing Tea, with kava kava. That helped me some.

    I do know how bad it is for you, because I've been through it - and it is hell, and several other people here know as well, for the same reason. Hang in there - it can get better!
    Every moment of a life is a horrible tragedy, a slapstick comedy, dark nihilism, golden illumination, or nothing at all; depending on how we write the story we tell ourselves.

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      Re: I need some help or healing, something

      I have been seeing Psyciatrists since 2006 and beren on meds consistently since then. I am med comliant. I was diagnosed at 20 in college, but tossed the meds cause they made me fat. I am a difficult case in that it seems the right coctail cant be found or hasnt been found yet and I am getting frustrated and feeling down about it, I am on 6 meds right now. As for the tea thanks for the suggestion but I hate tea.

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        Re: I need some help or healing, something

        Well, the tea tastes like crap. It's actually medicine.

        Ii'm not a doctor, and I really can't help you, except to say that if you want to talk, I'll listen - if that helps.

        Best wishes!
        Every moment of a life is a horrible tragedy, a slapstick comedy, dark nihilism, golden illumination, or nothing at all; depending on how we write the story we tell ourselves.

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          Re: I need some help or healing, something

          The only real things you can do are:
          Find a med that works in combination. Such as a anti depressant and a mood stabalizer together.
          Find a peer therapy group. You can look at http://www.nami.org/
          And start practicing behavioral modifications.

          Long story short. My mother was bi polar. And I am bi polar. And I got through things with the above lists.
          Satan is my spirit animal

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            Re: I need some help or healing, something

            Thanks, I guess I'm just ranting because I came here to get better and end up worse than I was. I'm tired of it.

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              Re: I need some help or healing, something

              Originally posted by your_illusion97 View Post
              Thanks, I guess I'm just ranting because I came here to get better and end up worse than I was. I'm tired of it.
              I know. It's hard with a mental illness. It's a medical illness. But unfortunately our brains are very difficult to deal with. It's frustrating we have to keep finding ways to get better. Truth is we can just find ways to deal with it so it doesn't affect our entire lives. What I have found is that you will have to be your own advocate. You will have to speak up and take care of your treatment on a hands on basis. We usually slip through the cracks. But reach out to Nami. Find a group near you. And then you can start getting in the right direction. but first you must find a doctor to treat you with meds.
              Satan is my spirit animal

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                Re: I need some help or healing, something

                A spell is not likely to fix bipolar disorder, but if you want the casting specifics im sure you could get a few opinions, and ideas, is that what you are looking for? because I would reccomend teas myself, but something simple, and not nessecarily with actual tea in it. If you want some kind of spell info, feel free to ask, I just was not sure that is what you wanted...
                http://catcrowsnow.blogspot.com/

                But they were doughnuts of darkness. Evil damned doughnuts, tainted by the spawn of darkness.... Which could obviously only be redeemed by passing through the fiery inferno of my digestive tract.
                ~Jim Butcher

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                  Re: I need some help or healing, something

                  Originally posted by Medusa View Post
                  I know. It's hard with a mental illness. It's a medical illness. But unfortunately our brains are very difficult to deal with. It's frustrating we have to keep finding ways to get better. Truth is we can just find ways to deal with it so it doesn't affect our entire lives. What I have found is that you will have to be your own advocate. You will have to speak up and take care of your treatment on a hands on basis. We usually slip through the cracks. But reach out to Nami. Find a group near you. And then you can start getting in the right direction. but first you must find a doctor to treat you with meds.
                  I think you missed the part in my earlier post where I AM seeing a Psychiatrist nad on 6 medications from her, and yes I take them all.

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                    Re: I need some help or healing, something

                    Originally posted by your_illusion97 View Post
                    I think you missed the part in my earlier post where I AM seeing a Psychiatrist nad on 6 medications from her, and yes I take them all.
                    Maybe you need to talk to your doc and ask about different meds? The most frustrating part of bi polar is the distribution of meds. I watched my mother go nuts from the different meds. Some knocked her into complete sleep for hours on end. And some wired her too much. I went through the same thing. I also kept a mood journal. This helped me track my daily ups and downs along with what might be triggering them to be worse at certain times. You will have to be Sherlock Holmes I'm afraid.

                    Look. Spells and teas will not cure a medical illness. I realize it's stretching out of sheer frustration. But you will have to just be more diligent. And do not give up.
                    Satan is my spirit animal

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                      Re: I need some help or healing, something

                      Originally posted by Medusa View Post
                      Find a peer therapy group.
                      This!!!

                      I actually suffer from OCD, not Bipolar, but I have been in your position.

                      I see both a psychiatrist and a psychologist. My psychiatrist deals with all my medication, and my psychologist deals with my issues.(I suggest you find a psychologist,this will help you a ton.) I've been seeing these guys for a couple of years now and I'll probably be seeing them for some years to come.

                      BUT!!
                      I believe the single most important thing I have ever done was join a therapy group. It really made me open my eyes and realize that other people are going through the same thing as me. We also have a huge library of help books, and we often have specialists come in and talk. Plus I made a bunch of good friends that I can call and spill my guts out to, without the worry of them thinking I'm nuts.

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                        Re: I need some help or healing, something

                        Originally posted by Medusa View Post
                        Maybe you need to talk to your doc and ask about different meds? The most frustrating part of bi polar is the distribution of meds. I watched my mother go nuts from the different meds. Some knocked her into complete sleep for hours on end. And some wired her too much. I went through the same thing. I also kept a mood journal. This helped me track my daily ups and downs along with what might be triggering them to be worse at certain times. You will have to be Sherlock Holmes I'm afraid.

                        Look. Spells and teas will not cure a medical illness. I realize it's stretching out of sheer frustration. But you will have to just be more diligent. And do not give up.
                        I have called her twice since I saw her last month, both times making a point of my symptoms, second call she just says well just keep track of your moods.....I was severly depressed.....I am tracking my moods, not that she will even look at the papers. I dont really like her.

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