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Hi, everyone. I am trying to locate others who may be going through similar things as I am. I'm on the mend (supposedly) but progress is slow. I'm on Lamictal (still on the starter pack), Lexapro, Neurontin and Ambien; those are the only things I take for anxiety or depression/mood disorder. I was taking Welbutrin and was finding that I had no appetite at all. Has anyone else experienced that with Welbutrin? I want to go back on it, if that's what was causing me to be indifferent to food in general. I'm back to being a food-monger. Anyway, I hope there are a few others out there (whether in New England or anywhere else) who would like to chat and compare notes. It's good to have others who understand your pain and struggle. My Dad was Bipolar and I've been depressed and/or full of ideas and reckless for years, but Dr's kept saying, "You aren't Bipolar". My life has been hanging in the balance, while I tried to find 'the right Dr', and the right diagnosis. Finally, I think I have. Life is difficult enough without mood disorders, but the show must go on, as they say. Suicide just can't be the answer; even in the darkest of hours. I believe strongly in God, and I don't want to do something irreversable that would make Him disappointed in me. I know He has a plan, and a mission for me to complete before all is said and done. So, please write if you'd like to get acquainted. God bless all of you. Don't give up, no matter what you do. Better days and times are ahead for each of us. I know that they are.
Would you accept some conversation from a woman who is neither a Yankee nor a Southerner? I am a Montana gal and I believe Yankees call us flatlanders (or at least that was what a Vermonter called me)!
I did take Wellbutrin a long time ago, but I have gone through so many medications since that time, that I don't really remember how I did on it. If it helps with weight issues, then I swear, I am going to have my psychiatrist put me on it ASAP!! You mentioned that you are a food monger. Well, guess what? You have just met another sister food monger! My deal is cream cheese and crackers. I know, what else could be much worse? But seriously, I have heard that Wellbutrin is not only good for losing weight, but it also doesn't interfere with your sex drive. Now, that's a winning combination from where I am sitting!
My daily combo of meds (for bipolar and anxiety) includes Cymbalta - which is also great as a prophylactic for migraines and works on aches and pains that I used to have; Lamictal - which is great as a mood stabilizer, although since I have been 36, my moods generally tend toward the depressive end; and Risperdal - which is great for anxiety and feelings of rage that I get when I am manic and/or irritable.
I take a lot of other meds for other conditions, but I won't get into all that in this post.
I also wanted to let you know that I married a Yankee, who also had bipolar. He lived in Vermont. I met him at a mental health conference and fell quickly and deeply in love with him over a three-day period. I lived in Arkansas at the time, but I moved everything I had up to Vermont. We married and had a son, and then moved to Massachussetts, where we both had great jobs. Unfortunately, he became manic and I became depressed at the same time, and I ended up moving back to Arkansas, where my parents were.
My point is that I do have some experience living life as a Yankee! Have you always been a Yankee, born and bred? I am an air force brat, born in Japan but primarily raised in Montana, with a jaunt to Arkansas for several years and now back to Montana for the past ten.
I hope you will write more. It is always so nice to find people with whom you can relate, and it sounds like we have some things in common. I would love to hear more of your life stories and experiences with bipolar.
In the meantime, best wishes and warm thoughts coming your way,
