u/nonameanonymousone

Hey, for those that work at scooters. I'm curious. Just how sugary would you say the featured iced coffees are? Scared of diabetes, but also it's so good lol.

For those of you who have been following the musical for a long time and have heard many different versions. Does anyone remember a lyric comparing Eurydice and Orpheus saying that Eurydice knew how to survive, but Orpheus made her feel alive. May have mixed up some wording on that, but mainly talking about Eurydice knowing how to survive. I've seen New York theater workshop version, many boot legs on YouTube, once on stage and the pro shot twice. I forget where and what song I heard that from.

Have been in therapy for eight months now due to a psychotic break. Been going every week and was in PHP/IOP for a while. My entire life has also been an utter shit show. So I figure its a lot of stuff.

How many drinks do you have and how often do you drink? Are your liver levels high, low or normal?

Sorry I'm new to all of this. In every post I see everyone bashing INFJ. Why? Whats wrong with it?

My psych put me on 100 mg bid and then 300 at night. Sometimes I'm good about taking it, other times I'm not. I hadn't taken it for 48 hours and then took it right before meeting new people and found that it did help social anxiety a bit, enough to have a conversation with other people I don't know. Vs at work and on the daily, I don't really noticed I've taken it. Is it helping daily and I just don't notice or maybe my body has just started developing tolerance? Does building up gabapentin in my blood level benefit more or maybe prn would be better?

Yes. Cardiac/neuro.

Sorry everyone, let me clarify.

This is meant as an anonymous poll. No need to share med name either, unless coffee (hahaha). Was wondering just how common it was because I believed it to be uncommon at first. I believed I was one of few. Wondering what unit everyone worked because I wanted to go into a specialty in which I could learn and do more. However, have a very hard time managing now on what would be considered by majority as an easy floor.

Therapy and medication just continue to remind me that there's something wrong with me. Like I just want so bad to put that episode behind me and forget about it, but end up just continually thinking about it. This all occurred six months ago lasting for about three to four months total before the medication started to help.

Oh and also. Those of you on what you consider a stressful floor or unit. How do you manage? I know. I've heard experience, time and other similar things, but seriously how do you all manage?

High school me- read hundreds of pages a day, multiple books in a week.

Adult me- can read a book once every week or two.

During first mixed episode- can barely get through reading enough to complete my job. Issues with focus and concentration, mood, etc.

After episode- struggling to read due to concentration/focus, but unable to retain or comprehend resulting in five to ten pages taking an hour.

Doing better now a days in this area, but with bumps in the road. What about you guys? Anyone able to read two books at the same time and still do okay with that (like alternating)?

Was just thinking about this and how certain fish like salmon help due to omega fatty acids. Anyone else have different methods regarding their brain health.

With only these two meds how do you think someone would do. Symptom wise. These are meds I'm taking and I'm doing much better since starting and titrating up. With sleep and mood and the spacey feeling/psychosis is mostly gone as well as anxiety. I feel like sometimes it randomly pops up though. Tell me your theories on how someone with bipolar with mixed/psychotic features would do on only these two meds and no antipsychotics. I'm not entirely sure if I am as well as my psychiatrist and therapist though they are leaning towards it.

Lasts hours and started before being medicated for first episode. On gabapentin 100 bid, 300 at night and lamotrigine 200 mg. Don't think it's meds because I noticed this before starting meds and beginning with my first "episode". Also experienced a spaciness feeling. Had a few stressors for two days before hand. Also had paranoid like thoughts during this time. Felt better after 4-6 hours. Is the slurred speech and lack of coordination a normal symptom or could it be something else that's not bipolar? Psych said it's unlikely it's neuro related.

Hello. I have been a nurse for one year. Anytime something emergent is happening with my patient I just draw blanks. Don't remember whats going on or important details other staff should know about. Or even what do at the time. Just complete and utter blanks. Couldn't even tell my charge what was going on when she asked. What's going on? Literally said I don't know. Any advice to how to prevent this or get better with this. I grabbed another nurse to help me and her logic behind what she was doing was just so organized and she knew exactly what to do. I wish I could be like her. And so calm too. I'm a hot chaotic mess in these scenarios. No, stopping and taking a deep breath does not help me. I'm not sure I will get constant experience and exposure in this area to where I could get used to it since these situations aren't common in the tiny community hospital I work at. I've just gotten lucky over the past few weeks having gotten three of them. Thank you in advance.

Not looking for medical diagnosis just other people's thoughts.

In lamotrigine 200 mg, gabapentin 100 mg bid then 300 at night.

("Bipolar") Newly occuring since January, mixed episode possibly. Hard concept to accept and deal with which has only agitated my depression.

Marital issues. Likely declining.

Feeling like I'm already dead. Like I'm still here physically, but I'm dead. Under appreciated and learning we just don't get along and are unhappy despite still wanting to try and make it work.

My life is still crappy despite making the right decisions once I became an adult and had control of my life. But yet, even though I was setting myself up for success, my life is still crappy. Why do I even bother.

I have so much I HAVE to do this month which is the only reason why I bother getting out of the bed but doing everything last minute.

And I keep thinking I'm fine and I won't need antidepressant, but only discover that I'm not.

It can't be if I was so aware of everything going on. Very, very aware. Right? It makes no sense for me to be aware of psychosis, mood, weird sensations/feelings, etc.

If your provider told you to put in an order for heparin drip, could you and would you put it in? Does your answer have to do with your hospitals policy.

I know buspar is mainly for anxiety, but does anyone notice if it helps depression?

Tell me about your experiences. Mainly considering Wellbutrin or Lexapro. Anything and everything you have to say, but also...

1. Did you experience weight gain? How much?

2. How much did it help you anxiety and depression? How did it make you feel?

3. Anyone notice if it helped physical anxiety symptoms or emotional regulation?

4. Other side effects?

I had a patient for ischemic stroke. Past the first 24 hours, though doctors note did mention permissive hypertension. She had a hemorrhagic stroke during my shift. I can't help but keep thinking it's my fault. And think about every little detail. One of the details I'm hung up on is bp. Tech took the patients BP and it was in the 170s, but didn't notify me. I had 10 mg hydralazine available for either over 170 or 180, I can't remember. By the time I saw it and was able to get into the room it was around two hours later. Rechecked the blood pressure and gave hydralazine per listed parameters. Then it happened an hour and a half later. Assuming if the original bp the tech took was in the parameters to give and I had been in there sooner such as an hour or two earlier, could this have been prevented? Bp was in the 160s for the previous shift (12 hours). Only other BP med on board was scheduled amlodipine that wasn't available until the next shift.

I had a patient for ischemic stroke. Past the first 24 hours, though doctors note did mention permissive hypertension. She had a hemorrhagic stroke during my shift. I can't help but keep thinking it's my fault. And think about every little detail. One of the details I'm hung up on is bp. Tech took the patients BP and it was in the 170s, but didn't notify me. I had 10 mg hydralazine available for either over 170 or 180, I can't remember. By the time I saw it and was able to get into the room it was around two hours later. Rechecked the blood pressure and gave hydralazine per listed parameters. Then it happened an hour and a half later. Assuming if the original bp the tech took was in the parameters to give and I had been in there sooner such as an hour or two earlier, could this have been prevented? Bp was in the 160s for the previous shift (12 hours). Only other BP med on board was scheduled amlodipine that wasn't available until the next shift.

Should be taking 300 mg of gabapentin too, but eh it's more easily skipable for me. No seizure history btw. Mostly sober at this point.