I’ve had a lot of irritation lately. My Lamictal dosage is messed up (my fault) and I can feel it affecting my tolerance level. I swear, I was in so much traffic the other day I thought I would explode. I live in a city, so this was not abnormal. What was abnormal is how I reacted to the traffic: angry words ( I will let you use your imagineation here!) Honking my horn. wow!
I felt my face squeeze into an ugly mask. And then I stopped and realized what was going on. I was rapid cycling and my head was jerking around and I started to cry a bit. I missed a few doses of my meds again and this always happens.
Solution: Take my meds on time!
Keep out of my car when I’m super irritated! Wait a bit so the traffic can clear. Accept where I am and turn on the radio, etc. Say to myself, “Calm down Julie. You’re overreacting and you really do have a choice how you feel right now.” Remind myself that this is an illness and I’m very rarely irritated when I’m not rapid cycling!
Julie
Julie-
I too had a hard time remembering to take my meds. I set the alarm on my phone to 6:30am and 8:00pm to remind me to take my meds. It
My daughter is on Lamictal, and she stays very irritable. I know it is because she is rapid cycling…..I don’t know if she needs more or less. She was suicidal and a cutter when we first found out when she was 15 yrs old. It has been a rough ride. She is 19 now and just came off my insurance and no one wants to cover her because it is a “pre-existing condition” She doesn’t want to go on any other meds because this is the first one that she has tried that doesn’t make her feel like she is a zombie. Thanks for this website!!!
I’ve had lapband, and there are some days that I can’t tolerate water except a few sips at a time, no meds on those days. Self talk is all I have to stay on task, but I am aware before hand what to expect.