Re: CMT and Bipolar Disorder

[Guest guest]

I don't think I agree with your dr's .....I don't feel it's normal to be

" boring and lazy " when you are on mood stabilizers. Perhaps they are giving you

too high a dose. What pills are you taking if you don't 'mind me asking? I

hope you stay in touch with us here. Take care.

Hugs,

Sherry

[Guest guest]

Hi again ,

When you say pissed off one minute, then happy, then tired, then wired....

does this all happen within minutes, hours, days??? Depending on how

quickly you are changing from one mood to another....I think we all

experience these moods at one time or other. It's just " normal " ....and damn

...there is that word again....lol

Hugs,

Sherry

[Guest guest]

,

Although I've never been on any med's for bipolar I agree with Sherry

. My son was diagnosed with bipolar. He was in the hospital and walking.

When

he got out he was in a wheel chair for the first time. I went to his house a

few days after he was home and found my once chipper young man like a zombi.

His speech was splured and he could hardly move. I told him to stop taking

those med's, which he listened but his CMT was worse and he never was able to

get any strength back from that. He's resorted to a wheel chair since and now

has to have an electric on because he's unable to wheel himself. A couple

years later a dr told him he does not have bipolar.

A lot of dr's are prescription happy and will stop at nothing to get their

share of benefits for getting people to buy them and continue needing them.

[Guest guest]

Sherry:

What does your psychologist or clinical social worker say? Your psychiatrist is

supposed to work with either of them in determining your medication. A

psychiatrist is not supposed to work alone. Just want the best for you.

Marin

Re: CMT and Bipolar Disorder

Well, my psychiatrist wasn't happy with me today...lol But, then I expected

that. I told him I didn't think I was bipolar...and that when I get in bad

moods it's cause I'm not knowing how to deal with the pain and limitations

of the CMT. He said it could be. He was upset with me cause I stopped my

Tegretol. I told him I now feel better....my blood pressure has gone down

(but he says Tegretol doesn't raise the blood pressure....which I did read

several places online that it did) and also that I feel less agitated. (And

agitation was one of the side effects of Tegretol too) And what really

grabbed my attention was.....when he said to me that he was concerned that I

was " too happy....too up " right now. I thought what the sam heck are you

talking about???? I told him I feel the best mentally then I have in a long

time. Perhaps he is hoping I become depressed and can prescribe more pills

or hospitalize me again??? He said we'll see how you are in time. Also

that if I have depression that losts longer then a week....to call him.

(Like I wouldn't know to do that anyway!) Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Ok...I'm done....lol

Have a good rest of the evening everyone!

Hugs,

Sherry

[Guest guest]

Its looking like my family with CMT are having a time with meds also.....

Sulfur, Sudafed, hormones and birth control pills to name a few! Oh boy talk

about a screaming , personality changes like Bipolar!...mean, depressed, angry,

awful! Women in my family with CMT have the samething's happen to them, all of

us have a terrible problem with meds.

Geri

[Guest guest]

Yep, you are so right .....there are so many drs. out there that are

prescription happy. I guess when my dr. told me i was " too happy " he was

disappointed that i had stopped my Tegretol and was hoping for me to crash

so he can start pumping more pills in me. Oh well......

Hugs,

Sherry

-- Re: CMT and Bipolar Disorder

,

Although I've never been on any med's for bipolar I agree with Sherry

. My son was diagnosed with bipolar. He was in the hospital and

walking. When

he got out he was in a wheel chair for the first time. I went to his house

a

few days after he was home and found my once chipper young man like a zombi.

His speech was splured and he could hardly move. I told him to stop taking

those med's, which he listened but his CMT was worse and he never was able

to

get any strength back from that. He's resorted to a wheel chair since and

now

has to have an electric on because he's unable to wheel himself. A couple

years later a dr told him he does not have bipolar.

A lot of dr's are prescription happy and will stop at nothing to get their

share of benefits for getting people to buy them and continue needing them.

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[Guest guest]

,

I only see a psychiatrist....well sometimes I see his nurse practioner. I did

see a therapist for awhile....but it was getting old....ran out of things to

talk about...lol Thanks for your concern.

Hugs,

Sherry