tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907530.post113831407984694209..comments2023-10-31T09:29:22.531-05:00Comments on Living With A Purple Dog: A Few Random ThoughtsJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00692070748414865417noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907530.post-1138464494338687872006-01-28T10:08:00.000-06:002006-01-28T10:08:00.000-06:00I am beginning to thing there is not a med on eart...I am beginning to thing there is not a med on earth that can really handle the bipolar brain - I got off of the seroquel cuz of the not being able to lose weight and raising my sugar levels, and started topamax again - and now my face and hands are constantly numb and tingly - jeesh thats fun....KSHIPPYCHIChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14179205043440226329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907530.post-1138376239440305962006-01-27T09:37:00.000-06:002006-01-27T09:37:00.000-06:00My tdoc did tell me about another pdoc that is bip...My tdoc did tell me about another pdoc that is bipolar & takes her meds regularly but she does still have manic episodes. The other docs on staff with her monitor her moods & send her home for a few days or so as need be. They are very intune to her moods & can easily see the signs if she misses them herself.<BR/><BR/>She did however tell me about a friend of hers that has her bipolar under control. She pops in to see her pdoc on schedule & pops in to see her tdoc every 2 weeks - if even just to say "hi", "bye". That just baffled me. I can't see being that stable. Maybe there is hope? <BR/><BR/>But, right now I'm not so sure either Jon.Openfieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06692727395229213680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907530.post-1138331546031263992006-01-26T21:12:00.000-06:002006-01-26T21:12:00.000-06:00And I'm feeling like a rotten tomato... ;-)And I'm feeling like a rotten tomato... ;-)Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692070748414865417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907530.post-1138329986568126412006-01-26T20:46:00.000-06:002006-01-26T20:46:00.000-06:00Hmmm- stalk of celery. We really should design our...Hmmm- stalk of celery. We really should design our own rating system on here. Let's see, how about five levels for how medication affects us? You used veggies, therefore I will too. (5)Stewed Carrot (4) Onion (3) Stalk of Celery (2)Cucumber Slice (1) PICKLE<BR/><BR/>Personally, with Lithium I'm going to rate myself in the Pickle Class. My anti-psychotics (by themselves) pretty much put me at the Celery level, but really, Lithium is awful.<BR/><BR/>Oh. I've never heard a success story either. It's always moderate to horrible. I know that if there were a magic pill we'd all take it, right? They say this is all chemical imbalances and misfiring in the brain, and if they can make a blind man see and a deaf person hear, then why can't they fix something that sounds as simple as an OIL CHANGE and RADIATOR FLUSH?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com