Bipolar Chic

Living with Bipolar Disorder

Found a House

My husband and I FINALLY found a house last week, only $500 a month. We have moved in, but haven’t moved my son in yet. We’re moving my son in on Sunday.
I feel so much better now that we’re in a house together. I think my depression has lifted.

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It worked out

Well I had a talk with my boss about the wheelchair foot rests as my therapist suggested, and my boss responded that all new wheelchairs come with removal foot rests, they just don’t know where this lady’s foot rests are. We are ordering a new wheelchair for her, so that will have foot rests, and [...]

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Flat Affect

I’ve been reading about “flat affect” online. The websites talk about it being a symptom of schizophrenia and depression, but they say nothing about it being a side effect of medication. Thus, I think my behavior stems from depression and not the Invega. But we shall see. Now that I’m more aware of it, maybe [...]

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Flat Effect

A friend of mine whom I hadn’t seen for a while said she thinks the Invega is giving me a “flat effect”, that something is missing, and I’m not displaying normal emotions. I told her I’m depressed.
So is it a flat effect from the Invega, or is it depression? I’ll talk to my doctor about [...]

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Work Sucks

Well it’s official – I hate my job. I have to take clients to out-of-town appointments where I am not familiar, and last week I backed into a car with the company van. I had turned on the wrong road and there was no where to turn around, so I had to back out, and [...]

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Researching Concerta

I looked up the side effects and anxiety is one of them. Also tightness of chest which I’ve been having. I get this every afternoon no matter what happens. When my husband or my mother irritates me, it gets worse.
I also found that Concerta can be used in treating depression, which is kind of cool [...]

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Depressed

I feel depressed living at my parents’ house. This is normal for me to feel this way because my mother drives me nuts.
Now there is this feud between my husband and my father. My mother keeps inviting my husband over and he won’t come over because Dad does not want him here. Mom won’t stop [...]

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Depression/Mood Swings

I have not been doing well. Since we have moved into the house, there have been problems. I am having trouble adjusting to the mess and poor living conditions.
The main problem is that there is junk everywhere and he thinks he can sell it all. That could take years and he still wouldn’t sell it [...]

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Work Update

Well I am out of work again. The past few days I have been rather bummed about that. I have a lot to do around the house and I just can’t get motivated to do it. I have to sort papers and pack so we can move. I think I am a little depressed. I [...]

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A Little Depressed

I’ve been feeling a little depressed this weekend; a little weepy and melancholy and I don’t know why. I feel both overwhelmed and bored at the same time. Like I want to do something but I don’t know what to do. And irritated because people always want me to do things that I don’t want [...]

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