Tag: bipolar I disorder
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A Wee Bit Depressed…
For the past couple of weeks I have been tired and unmotivated. At first, I thought it was due to Aunt Flo or stress. Then, I thought perhaps it was because I wasn’t eating enough during the day, which still may be the case. Then, I thought perhaps it was due to an increase in…
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Routines
If we know anything about Tara, we know that she likes her routines. It’s taking a bit of time to adjust back into one, BUT, it seems that we are getting there. 😀 Some changes were needed to be made, though… *Deleted Candy Crush from all mobile devices *Setting boundaries on checking FB and emails…
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Cipralexing: Omg and Beyond
So, it has now been over a week since I have been completely off the Cipralex. I must say I definitely have gone through ups and downs; however, I cannot say for sure how much was the decrease or how much was the events around me. In general, I feel pretty good. One interesting and…
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Cipralexing: 10mg to 5mg
This week starts my 5mg run and next week I will be completely off the Cipralex for the first time since March. Nine months is pretty good, even though I had said a year. It is interesting how much changes in a short span. The past couple of weeks I have been extremely energetic and…
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Rebooting the Mind…
Well, if I had thought that I had somehow gotten rid of the bipolar tendencies, the last couple of weeks have reminded me that no medication or denial will remove the reality. 😐 So, I’ve been on a bit of a downward spiral, but think I am pulling myself back up before totally hitting bottom,…
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Being on my own…
Does being on my own cause my bipolar tendencies to act up? This question came to my mind today as I contemplated my sort of manic feelings of needing to accomplish a lot. Here’s what I did today: *Slept in (9.30) for me… *Search for a number of TV shows to download and began the…
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Eleven Days In….
Time for a wee update on the drugs. Do I call them drugs or medication or is it the same? Hm… So, as you can see I still am pondering things at a weird depth, but the change is happening in that I am not really worrying about things so much. In fact, I feel…
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Last Dosage Increase…
Phew the week is finally over. One more major item on my list of things to get done and then I may relax a bit more. Last night I started on the 20mg of Cipralex. This will mark the start of the 4th week and so I should be noticing more the effects. I asked…
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Cipralexing Day 4 @15mg
Thought it was time to do an update on the cipralex since I have not really focused on it lately. I was sitting waiting for my pizza to be finished at work and realized that I definitely am not thinking about a trillion different things at once. Rather now it’s like hundreds – which is,…
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Cipralexing Day 3 @10mg
Surprisingly, I still feel fewer effects of the Cipralex with the higher dosage. It is good to not have the haziness, but I am not sure if it also means that I am calmer or if I am not as affected. I wanted to try staying at the 10mg for a while, but have to…
