bipedal Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Just popping in to say hello. I'm out of work, thanks to our fabulous economy, and all of this unemployed downtime is driving me crazy. I'm also in the middle of a med change, and the combination of those things has damn near run off my boyfriend of almost 3 years. I figured that now was as good a time as any to find some NON-HIM moral support, since I'm pretty sure the way I've been recently has bled him dry. I'm having a really hard time over here, and wanted to say thanks for the vicarious support I've gotten from these boards in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryp Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Heya Bipedal, Welcome to CrazyBoards I think you'll find a lot of good support here - I know I have. It helps to read the rules (there's a link up on the top left) before you dive in Cheers, Tryp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olga Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Bipedal, welcome to Crazyboards. I'm sorry to hear about your layoff and the troubles with your boyfriend. If you are having difficulties with all that time on your hands, maybe you could consider doing some volunteer work. It's a reason to get out of bed in the morning, and when I'm depressed, there's no good reason to ven get out of the pjs. I hope we can help you with some information and encouragement. olga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 hey bipedal - I like your username, welcome to cb (I read a lot before posting too) and I hope you find it as supportive and helpful as I have-- there are some great people here and a lot of us are going through the same things and can commiserate/empathize/understand a little better than your average jane/john non-mentally-interesting person. I hope your med changes level out and you and you SO are able to work through this, sorry if I missed it, but are you seeing a therapist (tdoc) by any chance, or just the doctor who writes your rxs? If there's a community health program or something it's possible you could get in on a sliding scale (IDK if you have insurance) and sometimes it can really help to work out daytoday stuff like goals and effective ways to cope and communicate when you're feeling so badly. I'm rambling b/c am tired, but hope to hear more from you around here, hang in there, m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scatty Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Hello and welcome! This board is full of great people. I hope you like it here as much as I do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bipedal Posted February 28, 2009 Author Share Posted February 28, 2009 hey bipedal - I like your username, welcome to cb (I read a lot before posting too) and I hope you find it as supportive and helpful as I have-- there are some great people here and a lot of us are going through the same things and can commiserate/empathize/understand a little better than your average jane/john non-mentally-interesting person. I hope your med changes level out and you and you SO are able to work through this, sorry if I missed it, but are you seeing a therapist (tdoc) by any chance, or just the doctor who writes your rxs? If there's a community health program or something it's possible you could get in on a sliding scale (IDK if you have insurance) and sometimes it can really help to work out daytoday stuff like goals and effective ways to cope and communicate when you're feeling so badly. I'm rambling b/c am tired, but hope to hear more from you around here, hang in there, m Meg - thanks! I bike a LOT and it's the only real positive outlet I've found for the hypomania ... if I can get myself out of the house. I do centuries and that kind of stuff, so it seemed only fitting. I've got insurance, but it's the mediocrest of insurance. Thanks for explaining what the doctor references mean - I have a primary care physician who's lovely, but we don't talk about this at all. I have a doctor at their behavioral health branch - would he be the pdoc? - who writes my prescriptions, but I only see him rarely. He's pretty good about giving me flexibility - I got to pick which med I wanted to try this time - and I can call him directly with questions. I don't have a therapist, though... between being unemployed and the fact that I might lose my insurance at any time (it's from my boyfriend's job, which he hates) it didn't seem like a possibility. At the moment, I'm on day 5 of the lithium and am feeling better SO MUCH BETTER than during the taper at the end of my depakote. I'm so glad to get rid of that stuff - I've felt like I have to puke all day every day since I started taking it. I forgot what it felt like to actually be hungry! Weird, right? (And yet somehow I gained 10 pounds in a couple months. Also weird.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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