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After a 3 month long manic spell, with no more than 3 hours sleep a night (1 for the last week!!!) dr has prescribed diazepam - what a relief. :) I was totally relaxed last night, so much less restless (usually I can't even sit still at night!!). Although sleep was very broken, I still probably...

Psych said it would take a couple of weeks, but hard when side effects make me feel so rough ;( Can't take time Off work either at the mo - thank goodness for long weekend! ;) Worst is feel so nauseous & so so hot! :(

I'm having hot flashes at the mo - after reading post tho, maybe it's withdrawal too? = intolerable heat... :(

Saw T today - apparently I'm less manic and calmer - Woohoo!! It's only taken about 3 months!!! Lol! Apparently you can have w conversation without me going off at a tangent - you can actually follow my train of thought! I'm leaving space for responses & although still talking at 100mph, you...

I could call him today... Have to go to work - let's see if I succeed :( & then seeing T tonight so I can get her input. Being observed teaching tomorrow - although strangely it's not stressing me!! Usually it would, especially as not planned yet - a sign I'm still manic Me thinks!!! The last...

I'm on 5mg. Thanks for your input, hopefully GP will help on Thursday x

She fobbed me off with the whole 'I don't agree with prescribing it' and was very abrupt - I think because I have the diagnosis if borderline personality disorder, she sees that and won't prescribe. Not seeing her for another 10 weeks, but seeing GP on Thurs so hopefully he can prescribe (as he...

Psych prescribed zopiclone as I was weaning off quetiapine and mitazapine, due to q manic episode, and starting aripriprazole. As I was manic (still am, but less so...) I was averaging 3 hours sleep, instead of the 8 I used to get on mitazapine and quetiapine. However, since coming Off both...

So I have now come of quetiapine and mitazapine and started aripriprazole. It's been horrid so far :'( Nausea & sickness is back, headaches from hell - which are noise,light & touch sensitive, sore throat, dizziness & not sleeping at all (despite taking zopiclone). I really don't know how long I...

I did some hunting online after she said it as didn't get it. It's relatively new concept - the spectrum is going from BPD at one end that is reactive and rapid mood swings that last hours/a few days, to bipolar 1 and months of mania. I don't like this concept however as makes BPD look less...

A long soak in the bath is good for muscle cramping....

I have put on a lot of weight on it... Weaning off at the mo so it'll be interesting to see if I shift any weight... Sadly I haven't found any wonder cures - except stopping it! ;) But I look on it as a swings & roundabouts kind of thing - I'd rather be heavier & happier than skinny & unwell... X

I'm diagnosed with BPD as my primary diagnosis (or emotionally unstable personality disorder which it's now called - sounds even worse!!!) - I hate it!! So much stigma attached to it. If it was a label I could get rid of I would. I don't fit the criteria like I did 10 years ago but psychs I've...

There's a link between depression and fibromyalgia... I have it and have PTSD as one of ny diagnoses...

Awesome thanks! Good if it helps with dissociation! I've got acid reflux & heartburn from when back on sertraline = yuck! & it has never gone away :( on Omeprazole fir it which helps...

I used to use Bach's rescue remedy a lot x

I'm starting on 5mg, going up to 20mg depending how I tolerate it... I guess it's at a higher dose as being used on its own rather than as an add on. Long term tho can't see me coping without an anti depressant at the very least as I usually eer more towards depression than mania. But I guess...

Yep, it's an atypical psychotic so hoping I'll tolerate it as I did quetiapine at lower doses. I'm hoping it has some anti-depressant quality to it as although I'm being moved over to it to stop a manic episode, I lean more towards depression and when I'm depressed I become very suicidal and...

Some hope then. For me quetiapine and mitazipine have been wonder drugs for me and I'm worried about giving them up and all my old symptoms returning :( I'm starting on 5mg then increasing up to 20... Seeing GP in 2 weeks and he's said any issues just ring him, and am seeing psych in 10 weeks -...

Anyone tried these? Did they help? I'm worried as it's been packaged as something to solve all my issues - don't believe it! It looks like from what I've read that it'll stop the mania but psych packaged it as a mood stabiliser, anti depressant, anti anxiety etc etc.... Let's see...

Sertraline caused acid reflux which hasn't gone away, as did fluoxetine and lofepramine caused me to develop sinus tachycardia which too hasn't gone away. Mitazipine causes me to balloon in weight and quetiapine has just caused a manic episode... *sigh* X

I think mania may finally be easing (not that I've changed drugs yet as not seeing GP til Thurs!!!) Just feeling really low. Glad I'm working at holiday club this week so have some respite from myself!! :( I went to mate's wedding over weekend - was a friend who I went through therapy with...

When I took it at a small dose to treat insomnia it was great. But when I took it at a higher dose as an antidepressant it was rubbish! Xx

Feeling even more fobbed off... :,( Had a phone all from psych's secretary this afternoon... She wanted her to warn me one of the side effects is psychomotor agitation and it'll go away in 2 weeks if I stick with it... Grrrrr!!!! She obviously didn't get how much I'm already suffering with not...

This made me cry... *hugs* I can't begin to imagine what you've been through xxx