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Posted by watersulli on February 17, 2005, at 16:04:45
Kind of a long story, but basically I am having some serious cognitive dulling. I can no longer remember anything, and although I know something it just doesn't seem to click in my head. I'm not to the point of not being able to function, but it seems to be rapidly advancing. I also feel the same way I did last year before I received treatment for my Bipolar, rapid cycling disorder, like I am not living my life, but rather watching myself live, very distant and muted from what is going on around me. Also, most disturbingly, I think I had a full out hallucination the other day. I went into the office and clearly recall filling out these three pieces of paperwork fully to put on my boss' desk for review. I remember looking up the information for them, filling them out, and looking at them before I turned them and seeing that the thirty or so blanks on each one were all complete. I received a call this morning that the paperwork I turned in was terribly unfinished and I needed to redo it. When I went into the office I saw that the papers were practically blank. I would never have turned them into my boss like that if I had seen them that way! I clearly recalled seeing them completed. When I redid them to turn them in again I actually remembered some of the data from where I had looked it up before and "written it down", when clearly I hadn't. This disturbs me greatly. I have had a pretty nasty sinus infection and two weeks ago I had the intestinal flu but I didn't think I was sick enough to have a serious hallucination. I also have lupus, which sometimes causes psychosis, and thyroid disease. What my question is, however, is whether or not it could be my meds. I take 200 mg of topomax (been on it for about 8 months with no problems, been a lifesaver), .5mg of klonipin, 50mg of trazodone, .75 mg of risperdal, 100 mg of plaquenil, and 60mg of armour thyroid. All of these meds have been in place for a very long time, the shortest is 8 months, with the only change being that I started taking them all at night instead of splitting them up half in the AM and half PM. Please help me determine whether I'm truly losing it.
Posted by HappyGirl on February 17, 2005, at 16:41:03
In reply to Going crazy, could it be my meds?, posted by watersulli on February 17, 2005, at 16:04:45
Hi:
sounds to me like your Bipolar is psychotic feature that might fall into Bp I classification, not Bp II that has mostly depressive episodes with less manic sides.In my guess, ... except Trazodone and Kolonopin, you need to take 'split-dosage,' one for morning and another for before bed. Particualrly, Risperal, because this med. has a good reputation for Bp I with psychotic, like yours. Also, some of Bp I taking, actually the Rispderal even during the day when you feel 'manic,' 'dysphoric,' and also all other manic problems.
Just my suggestion.
H.G.
Posted by Phillipa on February 17, 2005, at 17:27:11
In reply to Re: Going crazy, could it be my meds?, posted by HappyGirl on February 17, 2005, at 16:41:03
You have a lot of medical problems as well. Could this have been related to the lupus? Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by Maxime on February 17, 2005, at 22:50:33
In reply to Going crazy, could it be my meds?, posted by watersulli on February 17, 2005, at 16:04:45
Yes you are losing it and it's the Topomax. I went psychotic on it. Hallucinations ...the works ... ended up in the hospital. At first I lost my vocabulary and slowly I became very paranoid and then started hallucinating (visual) it was very scary.
Talk to you doctor and see if you taper down and off the med. Take of yourself. I know what you are going through.
Maxime
Posted by Sebastian on February 19, 2005, at 11:25:04
In reply to Going crazy, could it be my meds?, posted by watersulli on February 17, 2005, at 16:04:45
Ok. I may be crazy too, but I took risperdal many years ago and also had a lot of holucinations. I stoped it in 2 weeks and switched to zyprexa, which was and is still a life saver. Thoughts a very clear, actualy made me work better than ever in work and school. I've taken it for about 7 years now and strongly suggest it to you. I never holucinated on this med.
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