Episode Over!

[angelkiss]

My episode is now over! Praise God forever!

With a lot of prayer and encouragement from my friends here at CF and my family, I got through another episode before it got full blown. I went to the doctor on Wed. and he put me back on one of my meds, and took me off of the one that was causing me to lose so much weight.

Things are really back on the upside, and I want to thank everyone for all their prayers and support.

God sure is awesome, and I'm so glad to have him in my life. When I go through my downspells, it helps me appreciate the upside in life all the more. I become more appreciative of life and I know God will see us through all things, no matter how bad they may seem.

Thanks again, everyone! God Bless!

 

[Hackett]

Praise the Lord!!

 

[DLX]

I am glad that you are feeling better.

What med was it that was causing you to lose weight? My meds have cause me to gain weight. 35 lbs. It is so discouraging.

Lexi

 

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[GodsNhilist]

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[angelkiss]

Thank you for the comment. The med that was causing me to lose weight is Abilify. Totally took my appetite and I got down to 98 3/4 lbs. I was not happy with that. I would rather be a little overweight than underweight.

I am glad that you are feeling better.

What med was it that was causing you to lose weight? My meds have cause me to gain weight. 35 lbs. It is so discouraging.

Lexi

 

[DLX]

No, it was Olanzapine that caused the weight gain. Now I am on Risperidal, Effexor and Epival. I thought the weight would come off when I stopped the olanzapine but no. She (the psychiatrist) says that most of them cause weight gain. Sigh...

Lexi

 

[GodsNhilist]

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[angelkiss]

My med so far is Lamictal. Doctor said it is a life-changer. I am a bipolar I and my moods are so up and down, I can't hardly keep up with myself. My mind goes a thousand thoughts per second, My mood swings are from minute to minute, I don't eat, and I don't sleep. The Abilify I was taking just kept melting the lbs off me. Thank God, that's one's flushed!
BTW.........The signs of my episodes I just gave you are just the beginning of the episodes. I have learned to control them before they go beyond that. It really gets nasty if I don't get a grip. A lot of prayer has helped me through. So happy God is on my side! Thanks for commenting. God Bless!

My Pdoc helped me find a fairly weight neutral combo. I take 112.5 mg of effexor in the am (I find it stimulating and appetite supressing) and 50 mg of Seroquel at bedtime as a mood stabolizer. I seem to be getting away with this below normal dose, just enough to fend off hypomania, but I am only BP2.
We may have to increase the Seroquel later if I feel hypomania coming on, but so far, so good.

Are you taking lithium? It can be terrible for weight gain.

 

[angelkiss]

Thanks to all for taking the time to read and comment! May God Bless You Always!

 

[IKTCA]

AngelKiss' post reminds of what we do in the Self Injury forum. We have a thread where we post when we get the urge to cut. Then whoever sees the post writes back, sends PM, and prays. It is one of the longest running threads.

Can we do the same here? When one of us feels it is coming, can he post in this thread and we all help by praying, encouraging, etc? Is this a bad idea?

Rupert

 

[GodsNhilist]

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[stanneberg]

AngelKiss' post reminds of what we do in the Self Injury forum. We have a thread where we post when we get the urge to cut. Then whoever sees the post writes back, sends PM, and prays. It is one of the longest running threads.

Can we do the same here? When one of us feels it is coming, can he post in this thread and we all help by praying, encouraging, etc? Is this a bad idea?

Rupert

Sounds like a great idea. Count me in!

Stephen Tanneberg

 

[justafayes]

My episode is now over! Praise God forever!

With a lot of prayer and encouragement from my friends here at CF and my family, I got through another episode before it got full blown. I went to the doctor on Wed. and he put me back on one of my meds, and took me off of the one that was causing me to lose so much weight.

Things are really back on the upside, and I want to thank everyone for all their prayers and support.

God sure is awesome, and I'm so glad to have him in my life. When I go through my downspells, it helps me appreciate the upside in life all the more. I become more appreciative of life and I know God will see us through all things, no matter how bad they may seem.

Thanks again, everyone! God Bless!

Oh Angel, I'm so glad for you! Thank you Lord for Angel. Thank you for meeting her needs. Thank you for using this dr to help angel. Bless her and increase her recovery day by day. Teach her your word, give her mighty understanding. Thank you and call it done, In the Name of Jesus, Amen

 

[cac]

My episode is now over! Praise God forever!

With a lot of prayer and encouragement from my friends here at CF and my family, I got through another episode before it got full blown. I went to the doctor on Wed. and he put me back on one of my meds, and took me off of the one that was causing me to lose so much weight.

Things are really back on the upside, and I want to thank everyone for all their prayers and support.

God sure is awesome, and I'm so glad to have him in my life. When I go through my downspells, it helps me appreciate the upside in life all the more. I become more appreciative of life and I know God will see us through all things, no matter how bad they may seem.

Thanks again, everyone! God Bless!

Im very happy to hear that you got through your spell ok, God is the most awesome and powerful of them all, none of us would be able to do a thing without his help. Praise be to our Heavenly Father,

 

[angelkiss]

I feel that is a good idea, myself. I cut loose here, myself, for when I long for support, prayer, and encouragement, I feel that I can get it here, as well as with my family and friends. For, here at CF, they have become my family and friends.

AngelKiss' post reminds of what we do in the Self Injury forum. We have a thread where we post when we get the urge to cut. Then whoever sees the post writes back, sends PM, and prays. It is one of the longest running threads.

Can we do the same here? When one of us feels it is coming, can he post in this thread and we all help by praying, encouraging, etc? Is this a bad idea?

Rupert

 

[angelkiss]

Once again, thanks to all for reading and commenting. It really means a lot to have such a great support system. I love y'all!

 

[cac]

Once again, thanks to all for reading and commenting. It really means a lot to have such a great support system. I love y'all!

We all love you too, May Gods blessing always be upon you and your family.

 

[angelkiss]

Thank you so much, and yes you are most certainly right. Wouldn't be able to do a thing without God. He is the most precious thing in my life! I will praise Him always!

Im very happy to hear that you got through your spell ok, God is the most awesome and powerful of them all, none of us would be able to do a thing without his help. Praise be to our Heavenly Father,