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Prison visit with difficult child 1 didn't go well
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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 631741" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>There are 5 forms listed under the Manic Depressive label:</p><p></p><p>Bipolar 1</p><p>Bipolar 2</p><p>Dysthemia</p><p>Cyclothemia </p><p>and last but not least pure Mania. </p><p></p><p>I have BiPolar (BP) 1 but I have only had a few episodes of extreme mania. I dont like mania. Hypomania isnt so awful bad but for me it is quite hard on me because I dont have the physical stamina to keep up with it. When I was truly manic it was awful. I did awful things. I never want to be in that place again.</p><p></p><p>Now one problem is that so many psychiatrists only want to use one protocol to treat everyone. We are all not the same person. We all dont react the same way to the same medicines.</p><p></p><p>I had that problem when I had to go to a county mental health agency when I lost insurance. The psychiatrist there only wanted to do either lithium or depakote, risperdal or zyprexa and nothing for sleep. If he felt you had anxiety he wanted you to use Visteral which is nothing more than very strong Benedryl.</p><p></p><p>I cant take lithium or depakote. Risperdal and Zyprexa are well known for putting weight on people. I was mad as all get out and insisted he get my chart from my psychiatrist who had been seeing me at that time for 5 years. He refused.</p><p></p><p>I tried his lithium and risperdal. At that time I had lost almost a hundred pounds and over the 6 months I let this idiotic psychiatrist experiment with me, I gained over 75 pounds. It was awful. I did threaten to go off medications at that point if he wouldnt at least put me back on my topamax and lamictal. Asking for my anxiety medications and sleep medications were pointless.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 631741, member: 1514"] There are 5 forms listed under the Manic Depressive label: Bipolar 1 Bipolar 2 Dysthemia Cyclothemia and last but not least pure Mania. I have BiPolar (BP) 1 but I have only had a few episodes of extreme mania. I dont like mania. Hypomania isnt so awful bad but for me it is quite hard on me because I dont have the physical stamina to keep up with it. When I was truly manic it was awful. I did awful things. I never want to be in that place again. Now one problem is that so many psychiatrists only want to use one protocol to treat everyone. We are all not the same person. We all dont react the same way to the same medicines. I had that problem when I had to go to a county mental health agency when I lost insurance. The psychiatrist there only wanted to do either lithium or depakote, risperdal or zyprexa and nothing for sleep. If he felt you had anxiety he wanted you to use Visteral which is nothing more than very strong Benedryl. I cant take lithium or depakote. Risperdal and Zyprexa are well known for putting weight on people. I was mad as all get out and insisted he get my chart from my psychiatrist who had been seeing me at that time for 5 years. He refused. I tried his lithium and risperdal. At that time I had lost almost a hundred pounds and over the 6 months I let this idiotic psychiatrist experiment with me, I gained over 75 pounds. It was awful. I did threaten to go off medications at that point if he wouldnt at least put me back on my topamax and lamictal. Asking for my anxiety medications and sleep medications were pointless. [/QUOTE]
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