Anyone TTC who has been diagnosed w/ Bipolar Disorder? Want to be buddies?

[jollypop7]

I'm looking for someone who shares the same sort of struggles as I do. Anyone TTC who shares those complications with me? Medication, mood swings, etc?

 

[fuzzylogic]

im bipolar and ttc!

 

[fuzzylogic]

i have moodswings all the time... i am currently in a depressed episode and ttc is making it worse because im frustrated and miserable

 

[jollypop7]

i have moodswings all the time... i am currently in a depressed episode and ttc is making it worse because im frustrated and miserable

It's so nice to hear that someone is in the same boat as I am! It's been so hard for me to juggle life and TTC and moods all in one fell swoop! How are you managing your symptoms? Are you taking medication? I stopped taking mine-YIKES look out world!

 

[fuzzylogic]

im still taking meds... three everyday!
its definately hard for me.... i just feel extremely low... at one point i just wanted to die!
i just try not to get myself into stressful situations because thats what triggers my mood swings alot
my doctor told me i shouldnt be ttc because im not stable at the moment
but i think ttc and having a baby will be the best thing for me!
i want to stop taking the meds because i dont want it to harm the baby if i fall pregnant...
x

 

[jollypop7]

Yeah that's been hard for me too, deciding to stop taking my Lithium has been a serious battle. I believe it's for the best, and I'm not going to let my BPD stop me from having a baby!!! It's a disorder, not a debilitation!!! (At least that's what I keep telling myself, anyway.) BTW I love being able to read your accent in what you type. Like saying "fall pregnant". Does it seem to you that I have an American accent when I type? I wish it were cooler. American accents are boring...lol

 

[momtoboys1]

I have BPD I currently take paxil and resperidone.
I am weaning myself off the medication slowly but I find the paxil withdrawl is pretty nasty. Sorry I'm not bi-polar but similar.
I've had some very bad lows, but have been happy for a good 6 months now, plus even though there is no cure for my disorder I kinda wanted to get off the meds anyway.

 

[momtoboys1]

BPD = behaviour personality disorder (includes feelings of manic depression)
I was always told I was bi-polar and got this new diagnosis last fall

 

[jollypop7]

BPD = behaviour personality disorder (includes feelings of manic depression)
I was always told I was bi-polar and got this new diagnosis last fall

Thanks for sharing! I thought that BPD was borderline personality disorder. Maybe there are more than two BPD's! lol wouldn't surprise me. I'm a psychology major and the terminology is never ending!

 

[reedsgirl1138]

I am bipolar and off all meds for a year now...UGH!! It gets rough

 

[molly85]

Hey Ladies.
I'm on the otherside of the prescription as a support worker in MH but I feel your suffering's are hard enough at the best oftimesbut when yafighting withdrawelor side effects eugh.
Just keep an eye on the high when you get those 's you can have to much baby stuff.

hugs and strength to all

 

[fuzzylogic]

Yeah that's been hard for me too, deciding to stop taking my Lithium has been a serious battle. I believe it's for the best, and I'm not going to let my BPD stop me from having a baby!!! It's a disorder, not a debilitation!!! (At least that's what I keep telling myself, anyway.) BTW I love being able to read your accent in what you type. Like saying "fall pregnant". Does it seem to you that I have an American accent when I type? I wish it were cooler. American accents are boring...lol

im currently take quetiapine, ive never been on lithium. im also on another med which is an antidepressant! im not going to let it get in the way of having a baby either! lol all americans love british accents and all british people love american accent. i can image how different we sound when we say "fall" lol i love your accent sweetie!

 

[jollypop7]

Yeah that's been hard for me too, deciding to stop taking my Lithium has been a serious battle. I believe it's for the best, and I'm not going to let my BPD stop me from having a baby!!! It's a disorder, not a debilitation!!! (At least that's what I keep telling myself, anyway.) BTW I love being able to read your accent in what you type. Like saying "fall pregnant". Does it seem to you that I have an American accent when I type? I wish it were cooler. American accents are boring...lol

im currently take quetiapine, ive never been on lithium. im also on another med which is an antidepressant! im not going to let it get in the way of having a baby either! lol all americans love british accents and all british people love american accent. i can image how different we sound when we say "fall" lol i love your accent sweetie!

Yikes! I took antidepressants at one point but they made me have a major manic episode. That's when I was diagnosed. I've never heard of Quetiapine. I wonder if you have different regulary prescriped medications over there than we do? Wouldn't surprise me a bit, wish we had more options here. So what else do you do to manage your symptoms? Any good suggestions for me?

 

[fuzzylogic]

yeh my doctors were hesitant to put me on anti depressants as well as my mood stablizer because they feared id have a manic episode, but i havent had it yet. yeah we probably have different med because our different locations. i get free councelling and im constantly monitored and visited by my doctors on a daily basis because things have been pretty bad lately. i suggest you avoid all stressful situations, make sure you take your meds and if something is bothering you or causing you upset, talk to someone about it because it could help. its difficult to suggest things to help someone with bipolar because you never know when their mood will switch or what has caused it!

 

[molly85]

Know your triggers. Know what's leading to a manic phase like spending abit more wanting stuff that plain has no function, impulsivity etc. then workout what you can do lie tweek ya meds have counciling or just let your other half know. Same for the depresive episodes.
We have Carbamazapine to here its a modd stabalizer also know as tegratol I think it's also used in epilepsy brains aweird and wounderful thing.
Fuzzy is the HTT coming to see you thats really good those guys are fab wish I could get a job there. Have you got a decent CPN/socialworker?

 

[jollypop7]

I'm actually very good at managing my disorder and have become very aware of my moods over the past few years. I'm just looking for tips that help you, for example when I'm feeling a little bit high or low I like to take a bath and read. Just things like that. I'm not worried about full blown mania or depression right now. My fiance and I are very good at symptom spotting, and since I'm pursuing a degree in Psychology I have a lot of great resources to turn to in times of need.

 

[molly85]

thats cool. crikey wracking my poor wee brain it's on the night shift. It's so person dependant. If your arty I'd say paint or draw. If your musical play or listen. I guess you would know better than me asi usually talk toclients and suss out their likes and dislikes and work with thatfinding the silver lining to a cloud etc. Having someone validate your having a tough time some times seems to be enough. I'm not sure there is an actual manual sadly would makeeveryones life easier. Are you going to train a as a psychologist or psychotherapist?

 

[jollypop7]

I have aspirations to be a professor of Psychology one day. Gotta finish my grad school first though! I'm minoring in Sociology, too, so that hopefully I can teach those courses as well.

 

[molly85]

Jeez clever stuff. I'm on a break from my Mental Health NUrsing I am just not a theoretical sort of person

 

[Tanikit]

Hi, its nice to know others are going through this. I was only diagnosed in Dec/Jan but have had bipolar probably since I was 15 years old (so more than half my life) Things are starting to stabilise now, but they still aren't that perfect. I will continue on my meds until I fall pregnant and then see what happens once the first trimester is through. I managed ok with my first pregnancy (not perfect, but it was ok) so I am hoping the same thing will happen this time.