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Posted by Ron Hill on September 8, 2009, at 4:54:55
In reply to It is very good to see you again » Ron Hill, posted by Dinah on September 2, 2009, at 7:34:12
> It is very good to see you again » Ron Hill
> And particularly to see that you're doing well!
Hi Friend,Given that this post primarily discusses med stuff, not admin stuff, can you move this post to the PB main page? I do not know how to move it.
I notice that you are taking a break from the Deputy position. Are you too busy at work and home, too overwhelmed, too ill, or something else?
I have great respect for you Dinah.
Unfortunately, I will not be posting on PB very much. I am over-loaded with work.
I recently discontinued my Nardil in order to try Parnate hoping it would tx my depression as well as Nardil does, but avoid the potbelly 50 pound weight gain due to Nardil.
Unfortunately, Parnate did not work as an AD for me. Counting my washout of Nardil on the front-end, my Parnate trial, and my Parnate washout to restart Nardil, I spent four months completely dysfunctional.
Needless to say, I am way behind on my responsibilities. So, as much as I would like to be actively involved at PB, I need to return to my lurker status at least until I get caught up with my work.
Fortunately, Nardil immediately started to work as soon as I restarted it. Further, for about a month after restarting Nardil, I did not ultra rapid cycle. But, now I am beginning to ultra rapid cycle again.
Please recall that I go through one complete cycle every 15 days, and then it starts all over again. Six days of depression, nine days of normal mood state, six days of depression, nine days of normal mood state, and on-and-on forever.
Fortunately, I have found a med combo that greatly reduces the severity of my depressive phase compared to what it used to be. Having said that, I am always on the watch for something I could add to eliminate my ultra rapid cycling.
Further, recall that 14 years ago, when I knew absolutely nothing about p-disorders or p-meds, my very first p-doc misdiagnosed me as ADHD instead of the correct dx of bipolar II. He did so without giving me so much as a screening test to determine my correct dx.
The p-doc then went on to write scripts for Ritalin and Paxil without any moodstabilizer(s) on-board. The Ritalin and Paxil pushed me into a full blown mania and, as a result, I lost everything including my Environmental Engineering career.
Also, Paxil caused me to start ultra rapid cycling. This is why I am so adamant about PBer's determining if they are bipolar before taking an AD without a fully ramped up moodstabilizer(s).
Dinah, how is you job going? How is your mental health these days?Can you move this post to the main PB page? Others may benefit.
Again, you are great person, Dinah.
-- Ron
dx: Bipolar II with ultra rapid cycling and mild OCPD
600 mg/day Trileptal
200 mg/day Lamictal
500 mg/day Keppra
90 mg/day Nardil
Posted by Dinah on September 8, 2009, at 4:54:55
In reply to Nardil to Parnate and Return to Nardil » Dinah, posted by Ron Hill on September 2, 2009, at 19:39:12
I'm afraid I can't move anything at the moment, except by asking. I will ask, and you can too, by using the contact administrators link at the bottom of each post's page.
I totally understand about work. I'm backed way up at work. Last year it was the summer of vertigo, this year it's the summer of computer troubles. I'm going to have to really buckle down the next few months. I get so tired of the relentless grind of deadline after deadline, but at this point I don't have much choice but to continue.
My mental health is pretty stable right now. I've learned enough about myself to be able to tell when I'm heading for trouble. Mostly I manage with as needed meds, though I'm on a mood stabilizer for migraines that also helps with mood. Therapy also helps me keep on even keel. Or as even as I'll ever get I guess. I've gotten to be like a chef watching a stew cook. Noticing that my OCD is up a bit, and looking to see what might be going on, or noticing that my sleep is off and trying to fix that right away. It helps, at least, that I've recognized that whatever is happening is unlikely to happen forever, or even for very long.
Does it help that your moods cycle so regularly? I often am caught unaware, and don't recognize obsessiveness, for example, until someone points it out. Or until afterwards.
Babble can definitely eat up a lot of time. I'm shocked sometimes at how much. But I hope you get caught up so that you can join us more often. I've missed your voice here.
Posted by Phillipa on September 8, 2009, at 10:37:25
In reply to Re: Nardil to Parnate and Return to Nardil » Ron Hill, posted by Dinah on September 8, 2009, at 4:54:55
Ron I'm sorry you won't be posting much if at all didn't even realize you worked. So your meds must work pretty well. I guess the point of your thread was to alert others to being screened for bipolar. I got a diagnosis of Gad. From panic attacks. Did have psych screening is this what your're referring to? Phillipa
Posted by ColoradoSnowflake on September 8, 2009, at 23:43:35
In reply to Re: Nardil to Parnate and Return to Nardil, posted by Phillipa on September 8, 2009, at 10:37:25
Ron:
Your posts are extremely interesting to me. I'm surely glad you got this one on this PB page. I hope you'll have time to post more.
Thanks!
Gayle
Posted by Ron Hill on September 10, 2009, at 5:06:09
In reply to Re: Nardil to Parnate and Return to Nardil, posted by Phillipa on September 8, 2009, at 10:37:25
Jan,
As always, I wish you well.
-- Ron
> Ron I'm sorry you won't be posting much if at all didn't even realize you worked. So your meds must work pretty well. I guess the point of your thread was to alert others to being screened for bipolar. I got a diagnosis of Gad. From panic attacks. Did have psych screening is this what your're referring to? Phillipa
Posted by Ron Hill on September 10, 2009, at 5:31:31
In reply to Re: Nardil to Parnate and Return to Nardil - Ron, posted by ColoradoSnowflake on September 8, 2009, at 23:43:35
> Ron:
>
> Your posts are extremely interesting to me. I'm surely glad you got this one on this PB page. I hope you'll have time to post more.
> Thanks!
> Gayle
Thank you for your kind words, Gayle.I started lurking on PB in 1998, and I've been posting on-and-off since 2001. So, it's not likely that I'll be gone for long. I've just gotta get caught up with my obligations.
Keep fighting the good fight, my friend.
-- Ron
P.S. I always lurk, so I'll be watching for your posts.
P.S.S. I lived in Colorado for seven years. I graduated from CU and I LOVED living in Colorado!!!
Posted by ColoradoSnowflake on September 10, 2009, at 21:15:08
In reply to Re: Nardil to Parnate and Return to Nardil - Ron » ColoradoSnowflake, posted by Ron Hill on September 10, 2009, at 5:31:31
Ron, that's terrific. I graduated from C.U. too, and then got my Masters there as well!! It was a long time ago! How could you leave the mountains!! and Boulder is such a fairy-tale city!
I LOVE Colorado, but then I'm a 5th generation Coloradan and probably have mine tailings in my blood, .....maybe THAT's my real problem!
Thanks for posting me!
Gayle
Posted by Ron Hill on September 11, 2009, at 14:59:08
In reply to Re: Nardil to Parnate and Return to Nardil - Ron » Ron Hill, posted by ColoradoSnowflake on September 10, 2009, at 21:15:08
> Ron, that's terrific. I graduated from C.U. too, and then got my Masters there as well!!
You're very smart, and I bet you got great grades.
As for me, I spent a little too much time on the ice in the Rec Center and not so much time in the library.
> It was a long time ago!
yep.
How could you leave the mountains!!
Further education at the University of Idaho. And, that's okay 'cause Idaho has mountains.
> and Boulder is such a fairy-tale city!
Yes indeed. Running the Flat Iron trails. Cycling up the Flagstaff road. Which brings me back to the lack of time spent in the library.
> I LOVE Colorado, but then I'm a 5th generation Coloradan and probably have mine tailings in my blood, .....maybe THAT's my real problem!
For me, I think it was Rocky Flats.
> Thanks for posting me!And, vice versa.
:-)
> Gayle
-- Ron
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