Thanks J3. Don't worry if it takes quite a while as I am on a waiting list to see a psychiatrist, that takes a year around here.....at least and sometimes longer...
Wow...assume you are in US? What a shitty healthcare system we have....
Thanks J3. Don't worry if it takes quite a while as I am on a waiting list to see a psychiatrist, that takes a year around here.....at least and sometimes longer...
Yup life sucks half the time..it's not fair and all that noise, but hell at least you got money and oxycontin!
Life ain't no Goddamn video game..you just get 1, like them kids in Africa. It could always be worse..always.
Miss Trust- No problem, and I am speaking from experience. I was in your position a couple times in my life (though I gotta say having BP must make it more difficult for you) I got help and things slowly started getting better. Suicide is just not an option.
Do not be ashamed to ask for help either, it is a good thing!
Oh and to answer your question, a pyschoactive substance is any substance that can affect your brain/mood/perception....includes all legal pharmaceuticals and street drugs.
I'm sorry you're having a rough time Miss Trust. I messed up my life with opiates and alcohol so I can relate to the hopelessness. I'm also bipolar and cannot tell you how many meds I've been on over the years. The most recent was latuda which I hated so quit taking it. Have you considered opiate replacement, like methadone or suboxone?
I'm bipolar too and recently went through a bad depressive phase because my physical condition is shot to hell. I am also a rapid cycler and I was depressed for TWO MONTHS, something that almost never happens to me. I even made a half-assed attempt at hanging myself (my husband was laughing at me the whole time because I was trying to duct-tape the rope to the ceiling cuz I didn't have anywhere to tie up the rope! Pathetic, I know.) but I knew, thanks to my bipolar tendencies, that "what goes down must come up." It's simply my brain chemistry. I can't STAY depressed. I'm coming out of it now....my appetite is back, I'm sleeping less, can't say that I'm "happy" but I'm not miserable anymore.
I take Zyprexa, 5 mg at night. It works...WHEN I REMEMBER TO TAKE IT. I think the reason I got into this depression was I kept taking opiate meds at night for the pain and I'd conk out before I took my evening meds. If I had been steady with them, it might not have been so bad.
Hang in there. You'll swing the other way soon. And you CAN find meds that help and a therapist that understands.
Hey Miss..
you could try and post in The Dark Side and theMental Health forums..
I'm sure you'll get a lot of support![]()