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Posted by 4mygrls on June 29, 2004, at 15:47:49
my skin. i feel like i'm going to explode. for the past couple of weeks i have been so stressed out. the only thing that helps is when i take a klonopin. it feels like i'm going through withdrawls from something. i can't take the littlest issues. i woke up this morning and i was okay for about 5min. I took my meds(150mg lithium,350mg wellbutrin and .5 of klonopin. a little while later it hit. my nerves are shot. this afternoon i finally broke down and took a klonopin. my rx is for .5mg klonopin 3xdaily. my pdoc said that if i got too tired taking it 3x daily that i can take it 2x. i starting taking it 2x daily and was fine. now these past 2 weeks have been horrible. i'm back to taking 3x daily. but the effect seems to not last long. i get edgy again. what is up? i was dx with bipolar nos. i don't have manic, so says the pdoc. it seems i'm more depressed. how can i deal with this anger,rage and not being able to deal with any stress or decission making?
Posted by barbaracat on June 29, 2004, at 19:40:38
In reply to i need some help. i feel like i'm crawling out of, posted by 4mygrls on June 29, 2004, at 15:47:49
You're not alone, sweetie. I'm going through the same thing. Intense irritability, stress and sometimes the only thing that relieves it is crying. I'm going to go back on lithium since it really helped smooth out my bipolar depression and these rageful feelings. You may not be on enough lithium at only 150mg. Wellbutrin might be contributing to this edgyness.
If you've been dx'd as bipolar, the crawling out of your skin and fury can very well be mania. It can take so many forms, and very few manic episodes resemble the grandiose happy stuff we read about in novels. I agree, klonopin can cause tolerance and not work as well after a while. I have had good luck with gabapentin (Neurontin) when anxiety is unbearable, but that's just me. Fish oil works well but you have to take a high enough dose consistently. I usually forget. Treat your bipolar and reconsider the Wellbutrin. It's notorious for causing jaggies. And if you can force your body into a good workout, that's the best remedy.
> my skin. i feel like i'm going to explode. for the past couple of weeks i have been so stressed out. the only thing that helps is when i take a klonopin. it feels like i'm going through withdrawls from something. i can't take the littlest issues. i woke up this morning and i was okay for about 5min. I took my meds(150mg lithium,350mg wellbutrin and .5 of klonopin. a little while later it hit. my nerves are shot. this afternoon i finally broke down and took a klonopin. my rx is for .5mg klonopin 3xdaily. my pdoc said that if i got too tired taking it 3x daily that i can take it 2x. i starting taking it 2x daily and was fine. now these past 2 weeks have been horrible. i'm back to taking 3x daily. but the effect seems to not last long. i get edgy again. what is up? i was dx with bipolar nos. i don't have manic, so says the pdoc. it seems i'm more depressed. how can i deal with this anger,rage and not being able to deal with any stress or decission making?
Posted by 4mygrls on June 29, 2004, at 20:52:29
In reply to Re: i need some help. i feel like i'm crawling out of » 4mygrls, posted by barbaracat on June 29, 2004, at 19:40:38
i've been taking wellbutrin for a long time. it's never had this affect on me. i recall going through these episodes before being on wellbutrin.so i don't think it's the wellbutrin. the odd thing is that starting this afternoon i've been feeling alot better. i'm actually very happy. not in a manicy though. i do think i'm on too little lithium. i will be seeing my pdoc on thursday and i just hope something can be done. thank you for your reply. i appreciate it. it feels better knowing that there really is other people out there who goes through the same thing as me.
Posted by Somatization on June 29, 2004, at 20:54:59
In reply to i need some help. i feel like i'm crawling out of, posted by 4mygrls on June 29, 2004, at 15:47:49
Xanax has helped me with the same kind of issues you discussed. My advice would be to let your doc know the higher dosage of Klonopin is no longer effective, and you might ask about Xanax.
Hang in there, you'd be surprised if you knew just how many people feel exactly as you do now. I know how you feel.
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