u/Marinah_h

Hi, im 22F and have been prescribed with Cipro for a UTI, I usually investigate about every med Im prescribed bc I've been more mismedicated than actually right-medicated. I've taken 3 doses already, no side effect (only dry mouth but idk if its a side effect or just me sleeping with my mouth open) but I'm scared about the extreme side effects some experience, i do have tendency to anxiety and panic attacks since i have bipolar and also i already experience insomnia before this pill, but currently no side effect and i was able to sleep well because i also take Valium, on monday i have to go back to see which actual bacteria i have so my medication can be precisely prescribed for that bacteria, should i wait to monday and stop taking it to prevent the side effects that are horrible to me? I've read that only 1 to 2% experience that extreme side effects but I don't wanna take a chance

I'm moving 2600km away from home with my bf to seek better job opportunities as here there is literally none. I come from a difficult house so it is crucial for my mental health to eventually be able to move out and this is the time. But as i have a mood disorder this really big change is triggering everything that can be triggered in me, so I'm here asking for advice. It tears my soul that i have to leave my cat behind, she's both mine and mom's but i am deeply attached to her. I know she'll be fine, I'm often at my bf house for days and she doesn't care, when i come back she cuddles with me and when I'm gone she's with my mom totally okay but it's getting really difficult to not cry every time i think about not seeing her in months, maybe years or maybe never again. Bringing her with me is not an option, it's too far away, I don't have a car to take her with me and we don't know where we are gonna be at, we'll probably move out to various places before finally settling in and by that time she will get used to me not being there, by that time bringing her there will be selfish. I also really struggle with not seeing my friends, they'll travel to see me and vice versa but maybe i will get to see them once or twice a year and that makes me really sad, i know that i will meet new people and i will be okay, but i cannot stop thinking about living my people and my cat. This opportunity is one of the best things that happened to me and i am willing to sacrifice those things for a better life for me, but these things are not letting me be excited to go and just sad and grieving all the time.

Hey, im now dealing with hypomania and i have this extreme impulse of drastically changing my appearance, it has happened before, i trimmed my bangs really short and bleached my brows (which looked really good) but when the impulse went off i got an identity crisis that lead me into the episode that got me the diagnosis (cyclothymia) i don't know how to deal with the impulse and if i actually change my hair (i want short hair now) how not to totally freak out even though is just a haircut because i let the mania win even though i will probably do it anyways, I don't understand why i struggle with self perception that much, when I do this kinds of changes i usually don't feel like myself bc something changed and i start disassociating. Im off meds now so just taking meds isn't an option, someone knows how to cope with this?

Hey, I have been diagnosed with cyclothymia a few months ago, the symptoms started early teenage years (im currently 21F) I've been on Quetiapine for a month after diagnosis and before i was taking Lorazepam for sleep and Lexapro for depression (wich fucked me up i triggered a huge mania episode that lead to my diagnosis) I'm free medication now and doing therapy wich helps a lot, but now im having health issues with nerv pain in both arms and i was prescribed ultracet in the ER. I took 2 pills already every 12 hours but I'm kinda worried about the opioid effect long term and im worried of having a maniac episode because of the relaxation and kinda like "happy" effects of tramadol ( even though is a the minimum dose recommended for my kind of pain that us ruining my mood state) and then the down when i stop taking the medication. It's only for 5 days but i wanna know if anyone has taken ultracet and feel free to share experiences and warning signs. I'm also very aware that the effect is fake and that i will not be taking more than what my dr told me. But for some reason i just remembered that i have a mood disorder and that it will probably affect me in other ways, i also told my psychiatrist that in on the medication and he didn't say anything so i assume it isn't a big of a deal for me.