YOU ARE NOT ALONE - A companion online community discussion board for The Mental Illness Happy Hour podcast with Paul Gilmartin

Hi! :greetings-waveyellow: :eusa-whistle: I've posted here before but it's been awhile, and it never lasted anyway... So I spent 3 months tapering off lithium. I've been fully off it for about a week now. The whole time tapering off it I felt a little better. Colors seemed slightly brighter, the wor...

By not do well do you mean you are still depressed, or do you become manic-like?

I started Lithium a month or 2 ago. I'm on a pretty small dose, and while it seems to have had some positive effect, it has also seems to be pushing my typical headaches into migraines, and my typical nausea, which was mostly just an annoyance, to a state where I can't even stand the smell of food. ...

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talkthedog wrote:Have to admit, kind of want to see the videos of you making the faces. Lol

Ha! I'll actually consider putting some of them up somewhere. Must ponder.

Just read this more carefully, and I did the same thing with my phone when I was whacked out on it and no sleep!

Another warning about Ambien, if you ever take it and still don't sleep call your doctor before you take it again. I had that happen twice and the 2nd time I got real nutty, and it lasted more than 8 hours. Before that happened, I had taken it 6-8 times and the craziest thing I did was come in the l...

I can relate. I have gotten better but I used to cry any time I was frustrated. It was especially hard because no one understood. I also worry about my inconsistant behavior being an impediment to employment. :-/

I told a very close friend (old girlfriend actually). Her reaction was to say that 'everyone's a little bipolar now and then.' I came to asking her if she thought everyone was a little diabetic or have cancer now and then.. but I didn't.

Love this!

If you are feeling bad about a bipolar 2 diagnosis I highly recommend you read this book: http://www.amazon.com/Bipolar-Creativity-Depression-The-Increasingly-ebook/dp/B000SEOIFQ/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1358086010&sr=8-3 He suggested that when properly managed hypomanic states can be...

Just wanted to add, I did have a sobbing panic attack last night...

I can cry at just about any other person's pain and suffering, and even something inspirational. Crying for myself is more difficult (probably because has something to do with not being kind enough to myself) but I'll cry upon hearing a song (my favorite way to make myself cry ATM is to watch Susan ...