Manic depression symptoms and conditions

Okay WOW! So interestingly enough, I was out w/ a friend last night and when I mentoned to him that I have Mirena-he pleaded with me to google it and find out the troubles that ppl were having. He said He almost lost his wife because of it(and by lost- I mean death) That got my attention. I told him, I thought I didn't have any problems with my Mirena... I don't even have a period ever-its great! I am truly glad he told me to look, and I am glad I read the other problems women were having. I had symptoms, that I didn't even realize I had; basically blaming it on stress or other things. I have Narcolepsy which is a sleeping disorder, and recently I was diagnosed with Fibromaylgia (s/p?) Anyways I have had my Mirena for a lil over a year; I chose it because I absolutely suck at remembering to take the "pill" everyday and I am a single mom, and I told myself I will not be in this position again with another child. (I know- a lot of "ands"...lol) Well Here is my symptoms that I didn't realize could be related. I had a nervous breakdown at Christmas last year.... I called my dad and told him he needed to go get my daughter because I didn't think she was 'safe' with me, I was balling my eyes out... I was so stressed and full of anxiety and the littlest thing would set me off-AND I knew it wasn't my babys fault, I didn't want her anywhere near me! I went to the doctor and got treated for - you guessed it manic depression/anxiety ( I have had a history of it- but NEVER this bad) She came home after a few days. However, I still get easily irritated, more easily then I should- normally I am a very patient person. I sleep all the time....ALL THE TIME, I suffer from eccessive Fatigue, and nothing I take seems to help. weight gain-yep I got that too... I am the heaviest I have ever been in my life! I weigh more now then I did when I was nine months preg. with my daughter. Bloating.... yep I got Bloating, I don't feel comfortable in any of my clothes- I absolutely hate to wear Jeans anymore, and Yes I do suffer the 'gas' problem too. I was completely embarrassed and thought I was all alone on the fear of making it to the bathroom on time... I am a grown woman of 30 (so I am still kinda young to have any problems like that!) Oh yeah...I do have the Hot flashes, people would tease me and tell me I was too young for that-DUH! I want to enjoy my daughter, she will be 4 years old in march, I want energy to do the simple things, to enjoy life again, I want to feel attractive again.... honestly right now I feel kinda hideous.... So I have two major positive I am facing... no pill to take everyday, and no period!!!! If I go have it removed; what will my cycle be like? will I bleed all the time, will it just last a long time at first and then regulate, I guess I would like to have a heads up on what to expect. then there is one more question... If I remove the Mirena and choose a different IUD; will it have the same side effects? I need a B.C. option that doesn't require me taking a pill everyday, and I already tried the depo-shot that was a bad one for me.... that was like one long, on-going period that never stopped(don't want that-lol) So if Anyone out there has any advice, I would greatly appreciate it! Thank you so much!

It took 3 years for me to be diagnosed with hypothyroidism and for a year I tried levethyroxine. This was a total waste of time. I was so exhausted the kids kept missing school, I kept walking into things, couldn't remember anything so I asked my doctor to let me try armour thyroid. This has apparently T4 T3 T2 and T1 and the T2 is the one that helps your metabolism (weight).
The change is nothing short of miraculous...I know it may not work for everyone but it is worth trying. I also had very extreme mood swings and the doctors were considering manic depression, but the latest thinking with that is to take your TSH levels higher before considering drugs such as lithium. I have just moved to Reading and my new doctor thought my T3 levels too high so reduced my armour dosage by half .....BIG mistake. Ended up in bed for days, couldn't remember which day it was, and the mood swings
!!!!!!! screaming, tearing my hair in frustration, punching my boyfriend. I staggered, literally, in tears back to the doctor who reinstated my original dosage of 2 grains one day 3 the next etc. For me my TSH has to be 0.1,
T4 around 14 and T3 around 8 to 9; basically on the high side but my blood pressure stays low as does my body temp and I feel alive again. It is worth trying different variations synthetic T4 AND T3, and don't rule out armour thyroid if nothing else is working after 6 months of use.

I took the ring out this morning after putting it in about a week ago. After suffering from manic depression for years, I've learned to watch very closely what happens with my body when I begin a new medication, and one week was more than enough for me.

The day after first put the ring in, I began feeling mildly nauseous, like morning sickness. I couldn't be around certain smells that I've always loved without wanting to throw up, (again like morning sickness,) and god help me if I skipped breakfast! Then the headaches started, like knives through my eyebrows and forehead. The second night I woke up wringing with sweat, and noticed a slight vaginal burning sensation. Stomach bloating became a problem slowly, and I noticed my ankles and feet swelling. None of these side effects went away as the days passed, and I was suddenly needing more and more sleep just to function for a few hours. I'm lucky that I'm currently on vacation from school, because I found myself sleeping up to 15 hours a day.

This morning, I'd finally had it. I woke up at 7 AM because the vaginal burning was too intense to be ignored. I pulled the ring out, grabbed a book, and ended up sitting on the toilet for about 3 hours. Twelve hours later, the inflammation has subsided just enough to be tolerable, and I can't wait for this stuff to get out of my system.

Never again. Never again, says I!

I've been on Seroquel for a month now. My dosage was progressively increased from 100mg to 400mg for severe chronic insomnia, a symptom of manic depression.

Within one month, I've gained 20 pounds and I look as if I'm six or seven months pregnant.

I am weaning myself off of it, because my doctor doesn't seem to care much about the weight gain, despite the fact that I eat less than 1000 calories a day.

A symptom of bipolar disorder is also depression, and the more I look at myself in the mirror, the more depressed I get.

I'd rather go without sleep than gain weight at the rate I've been gaining it. It's just not safe, and I can feel it taking its toll on me physically and psychologically.

It's just not worth it in my opinion. I'm giving Melatonin a try. Hopefully, that will work for me. It was suggested by one of my nurses.

It's not easy to go from a 4/5 to nearly a size 9 in a month. It really makes you feel terrible, especially when you exercise an hour and a half everyday and are on a low calorie diet.

Until I'm given something that can counteract the weight gain, I refuse to stay on Seroquel.

I admit I'm having some bouts of insomnia, but they're not nearly as bad as they were before I started the Seroquel. Perhaps that will change once the Seroquel is all out of my system.

I also notice I'm itching everywhere, from head to toe. I suppose that's a symptom of weaning yourself off of the drug.

My 50 yo healthy wife started 40mgs daily March17, '07 on March 21, '07 she died of heart failure. She was being treated for manic depression
Kevin

Typically when I have used Prednisone in the past, I've taken it only for a short time (5 days at most of 20-30 mg). As for a side-effect for me, it's only been POSITIVE! I have manic-depression, and this stuff elevates me. In fact, it can steer me to become increasingly euphoric even after stopping it after just a few days. I know for a fact as a 46 year old having mania and depression for 10 yrs and seeing many doctors, they would all rather see someone semi-depressed (meaning more managable for them), than too euphoric. I then take more lithium to bring me down before I get too out of control. Just do a google search on "predinisone depression". You will know what I mean. Also, this of course won't work for everybody. I'm explaining my own observations. And certainly long term, it will have it's side effects. Find sth. else if it bothers you. Every drug has it side effects, and sometimes they include the GOOD. www.intrepid.ws

Okay ladies this kinda weird for me but i need answers!!! I am a 26 year old male, my now x-girlfriend and i were together for almost ten years in which she was always on the depo shot once every three months i beleive was the dosage. Things were never perfect between us but for the last year and a half we both felt things were going in a very good direction. This problem started when we talked about why she she had very little sex drive, so she talked to her doctor and they decided to put her on Ortho-Tri cyclene she was on that for i believe about 5 months inwhich she started to retain water pretty bad so like most women she had to do something about this problem, again goes to the doctor and he doc tells hr that Yasmin was the answer to the problem. Just for the record about 3 or 4 days before she started taking the Yasmin she told me just how incredibly happy she was with were our relationship has gone. Well sunday came and she started the new birth control as the week went on there were no side effects until Friday May 6th (her birthday) she spent the day shopping with her mother and we had dinner plans at 6pm, well we meet up and she tells me we need to talk!!! I sit down on the couch and she tells me we shouldnt be together and that she decided this sometime during the week of the 6th!!! At first I never thought it was the bc but i have since changed my tune. This girl has always made me her #1 priority and all of a sudden she turns into a cold hearted @%^#* doesnt even let me talk or anything, just keeps telling me that this is how it is and i should deal with!! I instantly lost control of my emotions and went in a state of manic depression (basicly just wanted to be dead) Well i made though all this and stopped communicating with her or should i say trying to communicate w her in about the middle of July. Basicly told myself that it was my fault and on and on, well all of a sudden the last week of October comes and she calls out of the blue!! Telling me how she cant get me off of her mind, i felt elated and told her that love is hard to cover up. Then i find out that she was almost done with her period, which means she was taking the reminders and her real feelings were once again comming out, well we have been hanging out and decided that the problem with our past is that we never had a good solid friendship, just basicly relied on one another!! So great we are going to make this work right?? One other thing is that she was very reluctant to start taking the bc after her last period because she didnt want those feeling to go away, i didnt want to be controlling and told her that it was decsision she has to make in order to be happy. Well she wanted to test the whole idea of the bc being a factor and started taking it again and now she tells me that she just doesnt feel the same way about me as she once did, i want to remind you that she has always been confident in us and it just seems like this damn pill is screwing with her head MAJORLY!!! What do i do ???????????? I feel like im being cheated out of the love of my life......
Sorry its so long alot to think about everyday, i just want her back to normal ---Chad----

I started Lamicatal May 19th, 2005. I was warned by my doctor of dangerous rash and itching. If so, stop taking medication, call him if not too bad that I need to call 911 to go to the hospital. On my print out from the CVS pharmacy is clearly stated: Serious (sometimes fatal) skin rashes have occured while using this medicine. Immediately notify your doctor if you develop any type of rash. If this medicine is the cause of the rash, the medicine must be stopped. Even after stopping this medicine. It is still possible for the rash to cause permanent or life-threatening scarring along with other problems.

Possible Side Effects:
drowsiness, trouble sleeping, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, muscle aches, double vision, blurred vision, fatigue, weakness, headache, shakiness, or clumsiness.

Symptoms of an Allergic Reaction include:
rash, itching, hives, fever, swollen glands, swelling of the lips or tongue, painful sores in the mouth or around the eyes, severe dizziness, or trouble breathing.

Symptoms of Overdose:
may include unusual dizziness, serve headache, unusual sleepiness, involuntary eye movements, and loss of consciousness.

I starting itching really bad the second day on the medication. To the point I had huge bruises allover me. I got a spurt of energy that I have not had in several years the second night but not since then. I can't go to sleep at night. Even taking 6 Tylenol PM and a Klonapin I don't get sleepy until around 9 to 100am in the morning and then I sleep all day long. I have started to have frequent headaches, suspious bumps around my mouth area. My muscles ache, too. It is Memorial day weekend so I can't call my doctor but I am going to on Tuesday. I have (MDD) Major Depression Disorder, Manic Depression, (TRD) Treatment Resistent Disorder. Nothing I have taken thus far has helped me with my depression.

Does anyone have first hand knowledge on ECT treatment? I am seriouly considering this procedure. I am desperate but I have no insurance or money because I haven't be able to work for 9 years now. This is the only thing that has kept me from getting the ECT treatments, is money! I have contacted every Talk show, hospital, clinical trials and no luck in finding free help with ECT.

Any ideas, guidance or suggestions would be most appreciated, I am dire to get help soon or I won't make it.
Sincerely,
Lost Hope

manic depression episode after stopping prednisone

I started the drug this past Tuesday afternoon. It's now Saturday afternoon.

I just today noticed red marks on my arms and stomach that almost look like early stretch marks. I know this is from the water weight gain as certain pants of mine already don't fit and my stomach, arms and face feel very bloated.

I have had a headache, severe, the past 24 hours.

The biggest and hardest thing I am experiencing right now is SEVERE mood swings, bordering hostile and maybe even life-threatening.
I am worried that noone here has talked about people with bi-polar (manic depression) taking the drug....

I am bi-polar and was never asked by my doctor about it.

I strongly feel it's a big reason I am feeling very, very sick (mentally). I have had my bi-polar under control for almost 10 years and right now, I feel as suicidal as I felt when I was at my sickest.

I feel crazy and dizzy and out of control. I am crying constantly and biting off any head that gets near me.

This is the scariest thing I have ever experienced and I have only been on it 4 days!!!!

I will NEVER take this drug again.

I am a singer which is the reason I was put on it. I have been having vocal problems.

If you are a singer reading this, I highly suggest you weigh the benefits of taking it...and if it's worth it for a quick voice fix.

I'm scared and I want off.

I have Bipolor manic depression. I have tried suicide 4x. I have had a big chage in weight from going at app 198 to 340. I also have CHF. I have horrible dreams, I have sweeling to my hands (i used to wear a 7 ladies ring, now its an 11. Help Me somebody. please

I weighed 198 when i started lithium 4 years ago. I now have CHF and i weigh 340. Help, has this happened to anyone else
P.S. My phyco wont take me off of it. I also have Bipolor manic depression with 4 attempted suicides. If you can help me please write back

mood swings like a manic/depression

Have tried many anti depressants and Prozac is the only one that has worked for me. I have Manic Depression and have been living in hell..until now.

I HAVE BEEN TAKING LAMICTAL FOR ABUOT 6 MONTHS. FOR MANIC DEPRESSION. I TAKE 300MGS DAILY. 200 IN THE AM AND 100 IN THE PM.
I NEED TO KNOW IF ANYONE IS GETTING SIDE AFFECTS SUCH AS DRY EYES, BURNING RASHES AND SKIN PEELING ON PALMS? MY SKIN KEEPS SPLITTING AND PEELING AWAY. HURTS A LOT.
THANKS,
MEL