Bipolar Community Check-In Apr 21-27: How Are You Doing?
Hello, fellow bipolar bears! What’s happening in your lives? Do you need to vent? Celebrate? Just not feel so alone? Share to your heart’s content here.
I’m gonna vent again and I feel like a broke record. I’m trying so hard to contain myself. The med tweaks are still not affecting me the way I hoped. I have been having worse sleep since October and they have constantly been jacking up my lamictal which I take at night. Last night I skipped it (and took it this morning instead) and got 5-6 hours sleep vs 3. I’m hoping I am onto something but I’ve said that before in the last few months and it never works. Having very pressured speech at work and have gotten pulled back twice. Luckily I tend to be an overachiever so they aren’t throwing me out… yet.
You’ve been struggling with sleep for so long! It must be hellish. I really hope they can figure out the meds. And please don’t feel like a broken record. You’re going through a lot!
I think I must be pretty depressed recently because I live in a fog and cant think of anything good. I’m pretty sure I wanted to do something to day and I’ll be damned if I can remember what it was now. My brain is a fart atm.
That’s a bummer! Inability to concentrate is one of depression symptoms, so it’s very possible. My brain also turns to one big fart when I’m down. I hope you remember what you wanted to do!
We are having the opposite problem. Are you old enough to remember the smothers brothers and the spinning plates? That’s how I feel. I can’t shut my brain down.
I started a keto diet because my doctor recommended limiting sugar, and I can’t do moderation. I’d rather have no carbs at all (well, 20 grams of carbs a day). There are pilot studies showing keto can be good for bipolar, so I’m kind of excited to see what it does for me. So far, so good, but I’m only 2 weeks in. Wish me luck!
I don’t have a link, but I think they are finding that it only affects some people with certain genetic makers. That might be a large number, but I wasn’t included 🫤, so when I tried it, it did a whole lot of nothing for me. I hope it works for you though!
I hope it works for you! I did a year or so of keto to lose weight and I felt great. Unfortunately I Iost too much weight and I’ve been struggling to find a good dietary balance ever since.
Glad to hear it worked for you, but it really sucks you can’t find what works now! I hope you find something that keeps you balanced and well-nourished.
My dad keeps going on about starting keto, and christ knows I could lose the weight. Of course he comes at it from the “lobster guy” angle, which I admit turns me all the way the fuck off.
It’s definitely not for everyone, but I did lose 10 lbs in 2 weeks. It’s easier than I thought it would be in terms of cravings, but I did have to buy a whole bunch of new food, and more meat, so it’s been more expensive so far.
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