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When I was on Tegretol, I had a lot of trouble with my eyes. I lost my depth of perception! I actually wore an eye patch for awhile in order to walk without tripping. So, if you’re on Tegretol and have trouble with your eyes. It’s normal. Not cool, but normal. Julie
 bipolarhappens.com reader question Julie, When you say you have trouble finding a comfortable place to work, do you mean creating good physical surroundings? Finding an appropriate setting? Balancing solitude with working with people? Just curious. Hi! It’s all of those things. I guess my main problem is brain fog when it comes to focusing on thing I have to do in order. For example, I have a ton of deadlines in the next week. A book chapter is due. I have to get ready for my DBSA (Depression Bipolar Support Alliance) presentation for the September conference and I have to get copy ready for a class I’m teaching. If I have one project- I can complete it very easily. Having five or six projects jumbles my mind. I make a lot of charts! Another problem is that a lot of my work brings money in months and months later- such as writing a book. So [ Read More ] Bipolar Weight Gain I gained a lot of weight last year when I was on Serequel. I basically became an eating machine! I’ve been through this so many times. I’m mad at myself because once the Serequel was out of my system. I kept eating. I could have stopped. I didn’t. So now I have more weight to lose. Doesn’t it feel like a never ending cycle! I remind myself that it took me many years to really manage this illness- this means there is hope! I can manage this weight problem. Darn it! We already have rotten mood swings. It’s just unfair that we have to worry about our weight as well! I’m doing something about it! I will keep you posted. Julie
bipolarhappens.com Reader Comment I recently received an email from a woman who plays the fiddle! This is a long exchange, but I think the information is interesting, informative and encouraging! Here is her note: Hi Julie, In a week I am teaching at a fiddle camp and have been struggling to get well for quite awhile (too much fiddling this past year!). I am starting to feel more balanced and want to maintain that wellness during the week of instructing and ensure I don’t ‘crash’ after the weekend. (No late late night ‘jamming’ for me When I read your story and about your singing (karaoke),(in fact everything you shared), I could [ Read More ]  I’ve had trouble working for about a week now. That’s nothing new- what’s odd is that I haven’t been depressed- just restless and a bit unhappy. Wait! That is depression! I’m using all of my techniques to end this non productive cycle. My goal today is making it to the library to work on a project that’s due the 18th. That is a problem. Just writing it down on this blog is stressful, so it makes more sense to go take care of the problem than worry about it all day. I will keep you posted. Do you need to do something you’ve been putting off? Julie
It’s two am!!! I had caffeine today and this is my punishment. If I didn’t have bipolar disorder, it would not be a big deal. I’d just sleep more the next day or make up for it the next night. That is not how it works for me. Because I have pretty severe rapid cycling, I can’t risk the highs of caffeine simply because they mess up my sleep so badly! I’ve only had regular coffee a few times this year – I usually drink decaf. But the iced coffee today when it was ninety degress just looked and tasted so good. It sent me way up and I thought I was going into an up swing. It took me until one am tonight to realize what was happening. Now I have to take my Ativan to sleep and my day will be screwed up tomorrow. I have enough mood swings as it [ Read More ] |
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– It’s difficult when that is a part of the culture- and I know you already know all of this – just sharing. I am also thankful for your material – I am working through the Health Cards already.