First of all, Thank you for your prayers. I feel they were answered. I managed to get to my doctor. The van driver called at the last minute- he did get my message, he just said he was too 'busy' to call back (Ah, does he know how much ogeda he caused me! Oh well)
I had a GREAT appointment with my doctor. Guess what he told me? It seems that the steroid medication I was taking could be at the root of this whole episode. About two weeks ago, I broke out in hives, an allergic reaction to something I ate. My general practitioner put me on a massive dose of steriods (progesterone, or something like that) and then he had it tapered down over the course of ten days (I just stopped taking them a few days ago) My pscyhdoc told me that even in a non-bipolar person, such a high dose and then cut so rapidly to a low dose would cause an upswing and then a massive depression (becuase the body stops producing natural chemicals after it gets 'shocked' by the high dose, then it has to start producing them again) So he thinks I am, in fact, not destabilizing, but that since I was stable on my meds for a while this is probably an isolated incident!!
I feel so relieved! I already feel tons better. He said if I don't feel better over the next few days to call and he'll squeeze me in.
I am soo relieved. And you know what? I am happy I"m alive. Oh, I am not out of the woods with the depression, but now I know there is an end in sight.
I want to say
Thank You!
You don't know how much you all have helped me. Honestly, each and every single one of you who wrote to me, and each one of you who prayed- pat yourselves on the back, because you are at least partially responsible for saving a life. I honestly don't know how I would have gotten through this without all of you. You are a blessing. I truly believe the God put you here to help me, and guided me to this forum to help me.
Thank you so much. I'm going to keep posting and updating you on how I am doing. Keep praying for me, OK?
Thanks again. God bless all of you.
I had a GREAT appointment with my doctor. Guess what he told me? It seems that the steroid medication I was taking could be at the root of this whole episode. About two weeks ago, I broke out in hives, an allergic reaction to something I ate. My general practitioner put me on a massive dose of steriods (progesterone, or something like that) and then he had it tapered down over the course of ten days (I just stopped taking them a few days ago) My pscyhdoc told me that even in a non-bipolar person, such a high dose and then cut so rapidly to a low dose would cause an upswing and then a massive depression (becuase the body stops producing natural chemicals after it gets 'shocked' by the high dose, then it has to start producing them again) So he thinks I am, in fact, not destabilizing, but that since I was stable on my meds for a while this is probably an isolated incident!!
I feel so relieved! I already feel tons better. He said if I don't feel better over the next few days to call and he'll squeeze me in.
I am soo relieved. And you know what? I am happy I"m alive. Oh, I am not out of the woods with the depression, but now I know there is an end in sight.
I want to say
Thank You!
You don't know how much you all have helped me. Honestly, each and every single one of you who wrote to me, and each one of you who prayed- pat yourselves on the back, because you are at least partially responsible for saving a life. I honestly don't know how I would have gotten through this without all of you. You are a blessing. I truly believe the God put you here to help me, and guided me to this forum to help me.
Thank you so much. I'm going to keep posting and updating you on how I am doing. Keep praying for me, OK?
Thanks again. God bless all of you.
