Bipolar support thread

Two4Tuesday

big_Daddy_Dave wrote: »

this may have no correlation to bipolar (I hope)

does anyone have time awareness issues?

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a resting heart rate averaging 115bpm, even when Ive just woken up

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I also have time awareness issues sometimes. Most recently, I wanted a glass of coke. I got a glass, went to the fridge to get the bottle of coke, and was about to pour it into the glass when I noticed that the glass was already full :eek:

I have a high resting pulse around 110, rising to 130 even after just walking up a single flight of stairs.

Tulip

*hugs* to everyone suffering right now.I am back and Just come out of hospital as I got very ill with my bipolar.I dont want to say too much as it is personal but the experience I had was like a switch came on and another person came down over me (I call it ill person) and I did things out of character,My parents were so upset as I was at their house and they wanted to help me but didnt know how to.So I went to a local hospital first and then up to Wales to a unit to see if they could help me get well and they got me so much better,Havent been back too long and I have just been home for 2 weeks and this week it will be 3 I am just so glad to be surrounded by friends and family and while up in Wales I had support from friends,texts,cards and even nice presents

I was in Wales from April 7th to June 21st so thats 2 and a half months,I was allowed to ring parents each day and talk to them,even rang my care team once a week as well.I cried as I missed my family but one weekend they came to Wales and visited me one weekend which was nice.I found it hard when they left Wales to go back to Devon after they stayed in a Travel lodge as Dad cant travel long distances and could only cope the one way,stay overnight then drive back as it was a long way.

Katie

big_Daddy_Dave

hope you feel better Tulip.

cant tell you how good it feels to finally find people with similar experiences, speaking to my friends about the experiences they just dont really understand it, supportive, but if youve never experienced it theres not much advice to give.

can anything be prescribed for memory loss? I want to start uni in October, it'd be pretty hard if i cant focus/remember stuff

Trialia

Dave - trouble with awareness of time is a recognised bipolar trait, actually! I have that one too.

Anyone else here having steadily more problems thanks to fear of dealing with ATOS and the DWP again? I'm due to be transferred from IB to ESA soon and I'm so petrified I want to die.

Transformer

you know where you describe the other person switches on and the problem with memory, its as if you are talking about me. I see the hospital tommorow asti team and am nervous as hell as felt have had no help so far.

You start to try to find out whats wrong with yourself and I thought schitsophrenia, and others have suggested it, as have two ids, but have desperate low depression and stupid over the top ups and no in the middle. First time i have thought that the other person is still me but has another id. Yet I seem to know the other id is me with diff name and personality, but that does not fit with schisophrenia as surely I woudl not be aware of the other me. Hence hoping the doctors do the diagnosing for me once and for all.

Does anyone with bipolar suffer seeing things that are not there, as in distressing flashbacks and people well you would want to forget suddenly standing in front of you and severe paranoia?

Think the hospitals are only interested in suicidal threats where I am, if you answer no you are not thinking along those lines you get no help. I mean I am not stupid enough to tell them how often I think those thoughts as know it would mean taking me in.

Do they know depressives dont always give full info.

Well anyway I go tommorow and am hoping for meds that will help me stabilise as fed up of the rollercoaster. I have been told they have got me down as anxiety disorder, ptsd and poss personality disorder, but it has never got properly diagnosed.

How do you politely say look I have come to you, I need help as dont know how longer I can put up with ME.

Sorry for the rant, I am stressed about tommorow

Each time you go you see a different person and have to go through whole scenario, anyone else experience it, hence my prior dropping out before, it really does not help.

System

Trialia wrote: »

Dave - trouble with awareness of time is a recognised bipolar trait, actually! I have that one too.

Anyone else here having steadily more problems thanks to fear of dealing with ATOS and the DWP again? I'm due to be transferred from IB to ESA soon and I'm so petrified I want to die.

I've been through 2 ESA assessments now and both times its been recorded that my MH has worsened as a result.



I wish they realised how much more ill they are making people

Transformer

I havnt had to go through esa and atos yet, but can only imagine how stressful it is for mental health even though I dont fully have diagnosis yet myself apart from mentally ill and neurological illness as well.

confusing enough for me to understand!!!!!

Perhaps they old brigade is back they dont count what they cant see, disgusting though it is whilst people become frailer with the stress.

skipsmum

tulip, hugs & best wishes, Im glad you are feeling better xxx

Cialilerin

Hi, I just quickly pooped on here and haven't had time - yet- to read all of the posts.
I have suffered with depression on and off for a number of years, then after my last child was born 4 years ago, I had terrible post natal depression. I was lucky and received great care at a mother and baby unit but my moods were still very unstable so my care went to the local mental health clinic. Since then things have been terrible. A couple of months ago my consultant dictated a letter to my GP in front of me and mentioned bi-polar. I asked him if that was my diagnosis then and he said that he doesn't like to label people. I have struggled so hard to get a decent service from my health care professionals. My family are convinced I have bi-polar as they say that I have clear highs and dips. Recently I was very low - on new medication and my sister requested that I have a CPN, but was told there were not the resources and I was given the number of a helpline that runs during office hours. I fel so frustrated. I have 4 children who are also suffering because ogf my condition and I am attempting to hold down a high pressured full time job.
I don't know about everyone else's experiences but mine have been awful and I consider myself an articulate person with strong support from family and friends and yet I still feel that I am banging my head against a brick wall.
Sorry I have come onto this thread and while I wanted to wish everyone well, I have ended up moaning.

Tulip

Thanks Dave for your message and good luck for tomorrow.
thanks Skipsmum also for your message,Cialilerin Hi!

Had a great day today.I was going to walk to my parents house but not ready to do so yet but I will soon when I am stronger.

Katie