Here we can all be heard for a little while. Part 3

tea_lover

Or if the matted part is near the ends, a bit of a trim maybe? Otherwise, I second the conditioner idea.... and patience!

codemonkey

Thick wavy hair with a tendency to matt reporting for duty. I'd try using your fingers first and work gently from the bottom, separating bits of hair at a time. If you can hold it above the matt, it won't hurt too much.

I would do it dry with leave in conditioner but that's because my hair is a nightmare to detangle when it's wet.

calleyw

Evening my lovelies,

Hugs and squishes and handshakes all round.

Great to see you WaS. You don't know how great you are. You are so self aware about your condition. And shows what amazing person you are.

Well it looks like Action man has moved in now. I called the council to see when I should put him on the council tax. They said if he sees it has home and main residence even though he is still renting and paying council tax else where and not changed his address on anything. I have to add him!!!!

had to laugh when I rang the water company to up my direct debit. I told them needed to up my payment as my BF has moved in and he takes 10 min showers which is longer than me. And he does not have a full head of hair. The customer services assistant said best leave it at that and not ask what he gets up to :rotfl::rotfl:

Well paid my fine from the DVLA down the phone.

Everyone try and get some rest.

Yours

Calley X

whitewing

Congratulations on your new family!

System

will catch up in a sec

sorry for previous posts was on a bit of a mad one, doctor increased my meds and my head is less racing today (still somewhat hyper and elevated but more in control) xx

Torry_Quine

MU glad to hear from that things have calmed down

System

surveyqueenuk wrote: »

MU, Olanzapine is horrid stuff isn't it? I never had an original thought in the three years I took it. Sometimes, I think that the psychiatrists should be made to try these drugs themselves! But, as BP2-ers, we do need something to keep us on an even keel. Even if we think we don't.

The good news is, Olanz. is not the only mood stabiliser out there. There's a myriad out there and you deserve the opportunity to find the one which works best for you. Just as an example, and this is in no way medical advice, but I've been stable for a few years on carbamazepine now and I know many people see it as the very devil. We are all so different in that respect.

So could you possibly consider asking the doc for an urgent medication review and maybe taking your zyprexa in the meantime? You would only be taking it until you saw the doc again so it would only be a temporary situation, but more to the point, a situation that you would be in control of?

Whatever you decide MU, keep reporting back to us. There are so many people here who care about you and want to hear from you, whether you are well or not.

the appointment was a but surreal, in my head i was just there for the injection (which she insisted on giving me in my bum not arm as im used to! ) but i remebered Swain had told me to tell the doctor i was up. She asked a load of questions, was i sleeping, how long had i been feeling like it, what were my thoughst like (i felt like id taken coke or speed, i never have but thats how my brains felt/feels). she told me she wanted to increase the olanzapinbe and see me in a few weeks, if im not settled then she wants to refer me back to mental health team which might be for the best. prblem with being under GP is they can;t change my meds only adjust them, so we will see how i feel but if im not normal by then (lol normal what is normal feels like and unattainable goal lol) then i maybe do need to see them. not seen a psych for about 4 years now so maybe i need to see one. managed to cope with work even if i did go on a manic cleaning spree and have the whole shop cleaned by 6pm :rotfl: it seems to be worse at night. Swain went to bed at 12 (and insisted i take my meds asap) and i chilled on the sofa for a bit but still felt wired as hell. less so today but its creeping back up. im having another half hour the taking meds and trying to sleep as i have to be up at 10am for work.

System

Waves_and_Smiles wrote: »

Aww, thank you my friends. Fortunately, I am now well enough to realise I am not well which is progress. There was a potentially catastrophic day when I decided I needed to do good for society and had tapped the number of the DWP into my phone to cancel all of my benefits and find a job (which I somehow thought I was going to walk into 2 hours later). I am relieved to say the least that I didn't do that!

The Christmas decorations are still up, I know it's ridiculous but I don't have the energy. Also does anyone have any idea how to comb out a huge matt from hair? I have thick, wavy, long hair and I haven't brushed it for 3 weeks. It is now just a massive lump.

You need to get yourself on of those tangle teezer brushes. I got a knock off one for tk maxx and its amazing, my hair gets crappy at the ends and really knotted (lol embarassing story, when i went to my cousins wedding my sisters were doing my hair and some of the underneath bits were like dreadlock but that brush got it out!) but it works like a dream. If its beyond the point of savng though (ad my haor has been before) i just cut the worst bit out

glad you're feeling better than you were and glad to see you back, sorry you've been having such a rough time recently *squishes*

Pyxis

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codemonkey

Pyxis, you've been very quiet lately. Hope you're OK.