
Nooma42
Active member
Hello all.
My name is Emma. I'm 28 and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder about four years ago. I was originally taking Fluoxatine for social anxiety disorder and was then put on Epilm Chrono also (I think 1200mg per day but it may have been more).
For some reason I suddenly stopped taking all medications last April. Something just seemed to click where I told myself I didn't need them. Maybe it was partly to do with the stupid belief that I was some how cured, or that I was getting the 'friendly' jibes from family members about being the 'crazy one in the corner'. I don't know really.
I managed for a few months when suddenly the anxiety and panic started creeping in. Followed by the depression and then the hypermania that kept me awake all night.
I realised that I should never have stopped taking the drugs and decided to go back and see my doctor. At the moment I'm starting the Epilim first. I tried a few times but the side effects were getting me down. Then I had a really bad week a couple of weeks ago and realised i just had to bite the bullet.
So I've been put on a really low dose (200mg) per day and took tablet number 8 today. I generally don't feel so bad except that I get really jumpy legs at night (like they're full of energy and I can't keep them still). I've also found that I get angry at the least bit thing. Angry as in I suddenly feel like I could punch something, its that bad. I'm not sure if its the pills or the bipolar.
I'm trying to remain silent and breathe through it, but its hard. I don't remember this from the first time I went on Epilim.
I'm now just trying to build up my dosage in my own time. My doctor has given me some flexibility in how I increase my dosage. I'm going up in 200mg incriments and will then go back on anti-depressants when I get to 800mg.
I've never used a forum for my condition, but I'm doing a range of different therapies and realised that talking does help. So here I am!
Emma.
My name is Emma. I'm 28 and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder about four years ago. I was originally taking Fluoxatine for social anxiety disorder and was then put on Epilm Chrono also (I think 1200mg per day but it may have been more).
For some reason I suddenly stopped taking all medications last April. Something just seemed to click where I told myself I didn't need them. Maybe it was partly to do with the stupid belief that I was some how cured, or that I was getting the 'friendly' jibes from family members about being the 'crazy one in the corner'. I don't know really.
I managed for a few months when suddenly the anxiety and panic started creeping in. Followed by the depression and then the hypermania that kept me awake all night.
I realised that I should never have stopped taking the drugs and decided to go back and see my doctor. At the moment I'm starting the Epilim first. I tried a few times but the side effects were getting me down. Then I had a really bad week a couple of weeks ago and realised i just had to bite the bullet.
So I've been put on a really low dose (200mg) per day and took tablet number 8 today. I generally don't feel so bad except that I get really jumpy legs at night (like they're full of energy and I can't keep them still). I've also found that I get angry at the least bit thing. Angry as in I suddenly feel like I could punch something, its that bad. I'm not sure if its the pills or the bipolar.
I'm trying to remain silent and breathe through it, but its hard. I don't remember this from the first time I went on Epilim.
I'm now just trying to build up my dosage in my own time. My doctor has given me some flexibility in how I increase my dosage. I'm going up in 200mg incriments and will then go back on anti-depressants when I get to 800mg.
I've never used a forum for my condition, but I'm doing a range of different therapies and realised that talking does help. So here I am!
Emma.