Cant Take Pills For True Bipolor... Posted: 01-21-05 23:37pm
I been a true bipolor for about a year now
and they placed me on topamaxx and
lexapro. Was oringaly on rispadal but
they messed me up bad. But anyways I can
not take my pills because they are slowing
my thinking process way down... I been
taking to the doctor about this and they
keep switching my drugs but its allways
the same thing... I am going to school
for mechincal engineering, and I cant
afford to loose my creativty. But
everytime I am on these pills I am slowed
down to a one track mind and can only do
one task at a time, compared to multi
things at once. Any advice for this
problem?
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Rani*
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Joined: 26 Jan 2005 Posts: 10
Suggestion Posted: 01-26-05 22:44pm
Ive done some research on bipolar meds and
most of them
do cause brain fog. I've also done
research into natural
rememdies. You might consider doing a
search on "bipolar
amino acids" (a natural food supplement)
good luck, rani
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htaylor
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Joined: 30 Jan 2005 Posts: 2
Can't Take Pills Posted: 01-30-05 21:53pm
My neice is a student and has bipolar
disorder since dec. 2004. She refuses to
take her medication because of the same
symptoms you are experiencing. My sister
has done some research on the foods that
helps with her disorder. She eats fish
three times a week and fresh greens,
spinach, kyle, mustard and turnip greens
daily. She also finds strength through
daily prayer. Hope this helps.
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Gary13
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Joined: 31 Jan 2005 Posts: 12 Location: Austin, Texas
Suggestions Posted: 02-03-05 01:58am
Research the meds you are taking. Find
out what the side effects are and discuss
these with your doctors. Ask what all the
other options are and also ask what about
the best, worst, and typical responses to
these options.
Be very, very careful about the sources
you choose when you do this research.
Anecdotal stories of surprise cures can be
interesting to read about, and in some
rare cases they may lead to the
development of useful therapies, but
unless studies are conducted under very
strict conditions the results are
questionable at best, and following
recommendations from nonprofessionals can
in some cases be very dangerous.
I would strongly recommend sticking with
standard medication. Medicines that are
"proven effective" don't mean 100% of all
people who take them are suddenly cured.
That some medicines work for some people
does not mean that these same medicines
are worthless because they don't work as
well for others. There may be a
medication out there that will help you
without slowing you down. Be patient and
don't give up hope.
It may take some time to find a medication
that works, and finding the correct dosage
can be tricky. Imagine designing a
machine that doesn't respond to stimulus
for a week or two--it'll take a while to
figure out how it works. (i don't mean to
suggest humans are mere machines, but I
think that as an engineering student
you'll understand the analogy.)
therapy or counseling may be of some help,
if you haven't already tried them.
As far as diet is concerned, you'll be
doing yourself a favor in any case by
moderating intake of refined sugar,
caffeine, alcohol, and all those other
things everyone knows are none too good
when taken in large quantity.
Although it may be difficult to get
healthy food at school, try to eat fresh
food whenever possible. Unless you have
dietary restrictions due to allergies,
religious beliefs, or recommendations from
a medical professional, there's no reason
to limit your diet too much or eat
extraordinary quantities of some specific
food. Your school probaby has a dietician
you could consult.
Wanting to find a better solution is a
good start. Finding solace in some
activity might be of help, too. In any
case, I wish you the best of luck.
Note: I am not bipolar myself, but someone
close to me is. I can only report what
i've seen, what makes sense to me, and
what i've read. Always get a professional
opinion on these matters!
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Writer_girl
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Joined: 12 Oct 2005 Posts: 20
Empower + Posted: 10-12-05 07:21am
I take empower+ for my bipolar disorder
(vitamin-mineral supplement). My mood's
been stable for going on two years now.
That's the longest it's been stable for in
over a decade (i'm 25). You can check
out the site: www.Truehope.Com
take care. Good luck and feel better
soon.
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nursechick
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Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 31 Location: Indiana
Posted: 10-12-05 08:56am
Iwas on topamax for migraines I fell
asleep while driving very scary .
Needless to say I went off of it the next
day .
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BPjoe23
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Oct 2005 Posts: 111 Location: dfw tx
Posted: 10-12-05 16:19pm
Topamax is a "true" antiseserure(sp?)
drug. It's used for serures(sp?).
But they are starting to find out that it
may work for bipolar.
Where something like depakote is a
antisesrue(sp?) drugs, but has been
aproved for as a antimania/mood stablier.
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poetprose
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Joined: 28 Oct 2005 Posts: 22 Location: Ontario
Re: Cant Take Pills For True Bipolor... Posted: 11-06-05 08:03am
aswhale
wrote:
i been a true bipolor for
about a year now and they placed me on
topamaxx and lexapro. Was oringaly on
rispadal but they messed me up bad. But
anyways I can not take my pills because
they are slowing my thinking process way
down... I been taking to the doctor
about this and they keep switching my
drugs but its allways the same thing...
I am going to school for mechincal
engineering, and I cant afford to loose my
creativty. But everytime I am on these
pills I am slowed down to a one track mind
and can only do one task at a time,
compared to multi things at once. Any
advice for this
problem?
understood , when I took lithium it made
me feel robotic like, like a part of me
had been taken away... Not to mention the
horrible weight gain which only added to
how horrible I felt.... Today I have
cut way back on my carbs, and eat alot of
fish, salmon, trout, tuna, lots of
greens, amino acids,
