Thank you all for being there

lelly

well done :ok: and good luck :goodluck:

take care

mum2jord

hiya Lelly :mrgreen:

nice one Lelly :ok: i've been wondering what had happened to you :huh: i thought the men in the white coats had finally got ya lol :whistle:

i'm feeling a lot better (most of the time) i see my trickcyclist a week on wednesday and i'm gonna ask him if it's time to come off fluoxetine, if i relapse i can allways go back on, as you know i'm bipolar and the flu can agravate the manic highs and mess with the mood stabilizers :shock: :wink:

anyhoooooos good luck and let us know how you go on Lelly :mrgreen:

Ken ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ :run: :rainbow: :rose:

Hi Ken,

glad you are also progressing. I got a bit concerned when you went very manic last week but I guess that is one of the bizarre effects of being bipolar!

It is strange, I just knew it was time to come off the tabs but I am certainly not going to cold turkey them. I will take it slowly so i can detect if I start to regress again. I am hopeful that now things are more stable I can cope again.

As I have said before, I was sure that this was more a reaction to recent occurences and not something long term stemming from childhood etc. I think the old grey matter just threw its toys out of the pram so to speak.

I wish you luck coming off the flu. if they don't help the bipolar then you are probably better off without and dealign with the bigger issue.

Best of luck mate,

Lelly xx

Lelly :D

We had a visit from Psychochief on the other forum, I thought I'd come and see his usual stomping ground and I find you.

I ope all is well, come back and see us on the bluey forum soon.

Well, 2 weeks in to my reduced dosage and doing well. Not feeling much different to be honest. OK, the tiredness has come back a bit but not as debilitating as before.

I am now convinced that the depression was a temporary reaction to life going to rat shit for a few months. Now I am busy again and work is ramping up I am doing fine. Off to China next week!!!!

All the best,

lelly xx

Yep, now down to only taking the tabs Monday, Weds and Friday although I did take an extra one on Sat this week as i was seeing the mum-in-law and I need all the help I can get on those occasions.

Truth is, I feel fine. I have not reverted back to where I was. it really does seem that my bod just needed a holiday from having to deal with all the conflicting emotions and the flu did just that.

Even hubby is noticing I am back to normal!!!

So there is life after depression!

Lelly xx

OK, I am now confused.

I have just about laid off the flu tabs now and emotionally I feel absolutely fine. I am stable, no panic attacks recently, not moody, nothing.

BUT, I have noticed the tiredness creeping back in and I don't know if this is because I need a holiday (off next weekend!!) or because I stil need the tabs.

I just cant slide back into the land of barely awake!!!

Help!!

Lelly xx

hiya Lelly :cheerup:

i've got a sneaky suspicious feeling you've been doing too much because of your new found freedom Lelly :whistle: apart from that are you still on Orlistat ?? if so are you getting enough vitamins and minerals :huh: it might be a good idea to take a multi vitamin everyday and drink loads of liquids, nope not alcohol, put that pint down !!!! :shock: both are essential for the correct functioning of the brain, particularly trace vitamins and minerals :wink:

don't forget your holiday to china is a very stressfull event (holidays abroad are up there on the stress scale along with divorce, moving home etc etc :shock: ) particularly long haul flights to china etc :roll:

even tho i'm still on fluoxetine my trickcyclist has handed me back to my GP :ok: but what he did STRESS, was that if i had a bout of depression for more than a week to go back to the docs who would refer me back to him straight away as it's essential to 'nip it in the bud' Lelly :wink:

as regards sleeping, i'm down to 10 to 11 hours solid at night and usually an hour or so on the couch DOZING :shock: it's sooooooooo frustrating coss even tho i want to do stuff now, most of the time i just don't have the energy, still eventually it will pass :mrgreen:

take it easy and enjoy ya hols Lelly :rainbow:

Ken~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ :run: :hug: :rose:

Hi Ken,

yes i am still on orlistat but I take a multivit every day and get through plenty of water.

I suspect I may have tried to do too much. It has been a tricky year and i shouldn't just expect to wake up and ping everything is fine.

So I am back on the lower 20mg dose of flu and hope that will help. it is possible yesterday was the day that the drugs actually left my system properly - hence the crash.

Lelly xx

Well folks, as suspected, I am back!!!

Had a good chat with the doc last night and she recommended I keep taking the flu. As she said, life has to be really good and stable before you think of coming off them. Mainly my life is fine. OK, it is stressful, especially with the new job but I am happy. But if I stop taking the tabs I just want to sleep all the time so I am sticking with them at the 40mg dose as well!

But I am off the Orlistat so that is one less drug in my system. Still trying to lose weight but doing it the hardway, without the chemical crutch.

So, here's to the future!

Lelly xx

Hi folks, Well I was off the fluoxetine for a couple of years then a few bad experiences resulted in me being prescribed sertraline. The issues got sorted and I am off the tabs again. Most of my probs do relate to stress at work. I can see that now. I have just started a new job that is a lot less stressful so I am hopeful I will keep on a good path.

L