harmony06
02-11-2007, 02:59 PM
i have a tendency to feel alone bored and with no energy. i find the days go by with my just sitting on the couch all day. then i feel depressed because my husband works all day and when he comes home i still havent done anything. i cook very simple meals like hamburger helper, fish stick ect. i seem to feel alright i guess but don't get anything accomplished. maybe its the meds just making me tired. my pdoc just increased my depakote to 750mg instead of 500 mg. my lamictal was decreased from 150mg per day to 100 mg. it seems that before these changes were made i was feeling better but its only been four days. i havent figured out yet why im on depakote. isnt that for manic stages of bi polar. i dont believe that ive been manic at all at least since ive started seeing this pdoc last year. im much more depressive then manic. :wave: i would greatly appreaciate anyones input
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marshmallow
02-11-2007, 07:28 PM
I don't know a lot about meds but doesnt depression make a person feel that way? Have you tried walking? I heard many people say they feel less depressed after walking. I hope you feel better soon.
jules3
02-11-2007, 07:32 PM
Yep you sound depressed.. i agree with marshmallow, walking is great for depression..but when you are feeling like that, the last thing you want to do is walk..right? ask your pdoc for a medication for depression..in addition to the lamictal..
harmony06
02-11-2007, 10:55 PM
thank you marshmellow and jules3 for your replies. i have just been to my pdoc last thursday. unfortunately when i see him i forget to tell him alot of things that are bothering me. half an hour every three weeks is not long enough to discuss all the problems and i also have a short memory. most of the time i cant remember yesterday never mind three weeks ago. i try to make a list of things that should be dicussed but there are times that i never pull it out. the subjects that we are talking about at that point are not related to what i had orrinally planned on but that also need to be dealt with. although honestly i dont feel all that bumbed out, i just dont feel liked doing anything. there are certain times of the day. like when its starting to get dark, that i feel really gloomy and alone. i have another 3 weeks before going back to my pdoc and i will deffinitly speak to him about it. thank you for your input, it may make all the difference in the world. i dont usually see the depression comming until its really bad.
jules3
02-11-2007, 11:31 PM
Y wait the 3 weeks..call him if you get him on the phone tell him you cant wait 3 weeks to see him again..tell him you need to come in this week..be firm!:mad:
harmony06
02-11-2007, 11:52 PM
:confused: im really worried about bothering him, i know that he is a busy pdoc and probably doesnt have the time to fit me in so soon. i only started going there a year ago and dont really know how these things work, youd think that i would know by now. the problem is that i think ii like him a bit more then i should, ive told him about it because i want to be as open as i can in order to get the best treatment possible. i felt that this may have something to do with my problems because i also think that i might have ocd. due to the fact that i am very obsessive and compulsive about most things that i do. anyway because i told him about it, i"m afraid that he'll think that, that is the real reason that im calling. i also feel kind of stupid calling so soon after my last appointment. i dont know what to do. ill have to think about this one. thanks for getting back to me though.
Llama
02-12-2007, 04:05 AM
bipolarindenial, it's good that you were honest with your pdoc. But I would really encourage you to call your pdoc about your symptoms. It's hard to get everything out in a short pdoc visit and it's easy to forget things too. I know I get pretty stressed out about doc appointments. They just make me nervous. ANYWAYS, I hope you feel better soon.
jules3
02-12-2007, 09:15 AM
Im thinking now that you told him that, its probably not a good place for you to go..maybe you can explain the situation to him about you needing to go more often but now feel weird about it. ask him if he thinks maybe a recommendation from him to a new pdoc would be the best thing to do now?? Believe me, im sure this is not new for him, hes probably seen it happen before.