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Soooo RS made me go back to the ER yet again. This morning I went to stand up to go to the bathroom and got so dizzy I fell back on the bed. I sat for a minute to reorient myself, then stood and made sure I was steady, then went to the bathroom and came back. I didn’t tell him bc I didn’t want him to worry. But when he came in around 7:30am I tried to sit up in bed and fell back down again. I told him about the chest pain and dizziness and he freaked and took me back to the ER.

The ER was odd. They were triaging people at the door, only letting the one in need of care in, and making everyone wear masks. It was nearly empty. I have to wonder if they were just sending people immediately to the department they needed to be in if they didn’t need to go through emergency. I really don’t know.

I got a chest X-ray and a head CT, along with bloodwork and an ekg. Everything is normal!!! Absolutely no idea what is causing this, except we know it’s not anything immediately life threatening. So I don’t know. My pcp did say something about fluid from the sinus infection backing up into my ears and causing vertigo, but I don’t know what could be causing the chest pain. I’ll have to follow up with my pcp and see if we can figure this out.

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I am so sorry wildflowerchild. I hope you find some answers soon.

With this coronavirus stuff, I have been having high anxiety and several panic attacks daily. I can take Seroquel 25 mg during panic attacks and sort of stay awake and function, but not for more than 1 panic attack in a day. Pretty much anxious about everything.

Had either OCD or hypomanic episode where I was trying to organize coupons even though you can't go to the store and buy any of the brands unless it's makeup or something. Threw it away today. I hope trash comes early tomorrow so I don't try to rescue it.

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I am so sorry wildflowerchild. I hope you find some answers soon.

With this coronavirus stuff, I have been having high anxiety and several panic attacks daily. I can take Seroquel 25 mg during panic attacks and sort of stay awake and function, but not for more than 1 panic attack in a day. Pretty much anxious about everything.

Had either OCD or hypomanic episode where I was trying to organize coupons even though you can't go to the store and buy any of the brands unless it's makeup or something. Threw it away today. I hope trash comes early tomorrow so I don't try to rescue it.

It's been a tough day
Sorry to hear about your anxiety and panic attacks. That sounds very upsetting and bothersome.

Do you have any PRNs besides Seroquel that you can take? I know how exhausting Seroquel can make you!

Also, do you have a therapist you can contact? Pdoc? It may help to talk it out with someone. You can also use crisis text lines if you're comfortable with that idea. They're very nice people and they give you approved resources that help you cope with what you're dealing with.
 
 
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HI spikes!

Many people, likely most people, have difficulty with self-compassion.
We don't grow up being taught this skill.

Here's a link you may want to explore. There are additional videos on youtube on this topic. This is Kristen Neff. Another respected speaker on this topic is Brene Brown.

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I agree. I was not taught this grrrrrrrrrrrr

I hope you enjoy the video, Fuzzy!
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My only PRN is Seroquel 25 mg, 1/2 tab 25 mg hydroxyzine (no help from that), or Klonopin. Trying not to take the max Klonopin to help once I do manage to ditch the stuff. I suppose I could take the whole 4 mg dose today as I have been managing on 3mg/day for nearly a year now except a handful of times.

I don't have a T. Called pdoc last week but as I am getting off lithium and having to do half the dose of lamotrigine, that has been hard with moodiness & irritability. If this coming week is still bad panic attack wise, I will phone him. I think I have an appt. around the 13th. He already did both phone (if stable enough) & in person appts. before, but I have a feel it's going to be a phone appt. this time even though it was initially scheduled as an in-person appt.

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My only PRN is Seroquel 25 mg, 1/2 tab 25 mg hydroxyzine (no help from that), or Klonopin. Trying not to take the max Klonopin to help once I do manage to ditch the stuff. I suppose I could take the whole 4 mg dose today as I have been managing on 3mg/day for nearly a year now except a handful of times.

I don't have a T. Called pdoc last week but as I am getting off lithium and having to do half the dose of lamotrigine, that has been hard with moodiness & irritability. If this coming week is still bad panic attack wise, I will phone him. I think I have an appt. around the 13th. He already did both phone (if stable enough) & in person appts. before, but I have a feel it's going to be a phone appt. this time even though it was initially scheduled as an in-person appt.
I hope the Klonopin helps if you decide to do 4mg.

I also hope your next pdoc appt goes well on the 13th! I'm glad you can contact your doctor before that appt if needed, though.

I know how difficult it can be to get off meds, but I have never done a reduction of two meds at the same time, so I can imagine that's especially difficult for anybody. You are in my thoughts, and I am crossing my fingers that you will feel better soon.
 
 
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I laid around in bed today listening to the wind blow very hard. I dreamed that someone had wrapped my head and face in cloth strips so that I couldn't breathe. I tried to remove them but couldn't. Then I finally woke up with my cpap on my face and I had to get it off quick. So here it is 5:22 and I've been up out of bed for 22 minutes. I don't know what's wrong with me.

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So if anyone is wondering I finished my elimination diet a few days ago. Apparently I am fine even with milk (which I thought impossible) although I don't think I'll drink as much of it as I used to because too much does upset my stomach somewhat. But I can have all the cheese I want as far as I can tell and a glass or two or some on cereal is fine.

I guess this just reset my system. I guess things must have been irritated in there and not eating anything for so long was the cure.

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Soooo RS made me go back to the ER yet again. This morning I went to stand up to go to the bathroom and got so dizzy I fell back on the bed. I sat for a minute to reorient myself, then stood and made sure I was steady, then went to the bathroom and came back. I didn’t tell him bc I didn’t want him to worry. But when he came in around 7:30am I tried to sit up in bed and fell back down again. I told him about the chest pain and dizziness and he freaked and took me back to the ER.

The ER was odd. They were triaging people at the door, only letting the one in need of care in, and making everyone wear masks. It was nearly empty. I have to wonder if they were just sending people immediately to the department they needed to be in if they didn’t need to go through emergency. I really don’t know.

I got a chest X-ray and a head CT, along with bloodwork and an ekg. Everything is normal!!! Absolutely no idea what is causing this, except we know it’s not anything immediately life threatening. So I don’t know. My pcp did say something about fluid from the sinus infection backing up into my ears and causing vertigo, but I don’t know what could be causing the chest pain. I’ll have to follow up with my pcp and see if we can figure this out.
I am so sorry your are still going through this, but I am glad they did further testing and ruled out heart related issues. I'm sure your GP can sort this out

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So Grateful for the sleep I got. Hard to physically get out of bed when I have been in it so long

Its a nice cool day here and I really want to open the windows but the pollen has just exploded in the last week, Just taking the dogs to the pasture had me sneezing like crazy. Time to take allergy meds daily again.

I think some of my plants might have survived winter

I need to go rake out my flower beds and all around the porch... we have a huge oak tree that gives us literally 3 feet of leaves on the ground every year... but not today. Its too windy I'd rake them out and the wind blow them right back LOL ........ I will wear a mask out there tomorrow.

My husbands bruise ? its literally falling down his body !!! its down to his knee now It looks horrific to be honest. Hes still got alot of pain. The area of the contusion is rock hard and still has swelling.. This is going to take forever to heal.

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Despite sleeping way too much and feeling like I was suffocating, I still feel a bit depressed. I've got a CD playing but its not helping as much as listening to music had been. I didn't wake up until 5 p.m. and then I felt like I was being suffocated in the dream I had of someone wrapping sheets around my head and face and I couldn't breathe. I woke up feeling the same way with my cpap. Now its 6:15 and I'm just feeling like a pile of sludge.

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I made the mistake of turning the news on. I hadn't watched any news since Friday. They are saying to get ready for a surge. The us deaths are already way too high. Think I'll go back to my book. I'm reading the ABC murder dective books backwards from Y to A. They don't even have cell phones. A simpler time.

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I realized last night that I have addictive tendencies. By no means am I a hardcore drug addict, and I'm not really feeling up to going into details, but it is something I need to work on.
Also have a growth on my lip that's bothering me. I see my primary in about a month so hopefully he'll be able to do something about it. It bleeds a lot if I play with it.
Am having some "issues" with my med combo, but if I stick to it the way my doc says to and add an Ativan here or there I'm mostly stable so I guess I shouldn't complain.
I have some things I need to resolve because I'm just coming out or at least having a break from mania and made some mistakes with some people.
I feel like a bad person.
You are not a bad person, spikes. You have a really tough illness you are constantly dealing with. I am so glad you are feeling more stable now!! That is awesome!!

Try not to judge yourself about this friend thing. We have all done things that we wish we had not done or said when manic. It's just a part of the deal. So, go easy on yourself.

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HI spikes!

Many people, likely most people, have difficulty with self-compassion.
We don't grow up being taught this skill.

Here's a link you may want to explore. There are additional videos on youtube on this topic. This is Kristen Neff. Another respected speaker on this topic is Brene Brown.

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Someone here mentioned baking bread. I did, too, today. I was afraid it wasn't working out, but it did in the end. It's a Czech Easter bread called "Mazanec". It's a yeast raised bread flavored with vanilla, lemon zest, rum soaked raisins, sugar, butter, and slivered almonds inside and whole blanched almonds outside. It's a firm bread eaten plain or with jam and/or butter.
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Someone here mentioned baking bread. I did, too, today. I was afraid it wasn't working out, but it did in the end. It's a Czech Easter bread called "Mazanec". It's a yeast raised bread flavored with vanilla, lemon zest, rum soaked raisins, and slivered almonds inside and whole blanched almonds outside. It's a firm bread eaten plain or with jam and/or butter.
I have never heard of that bread before, but it looks delicious.

How long did it take to make?

Making bread frustrates me because it's so difficult to get right (at least for me it is). I've even messed up making bread that goes in a bread machine.
 
 
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Someone here mentioned baking bread. I did, too, today. I was afraid it wasn't working out, but it did in the end. It's a Czech Easter bread called "Mazanec". It's a yeast raised bread flavored with vanilla, lemon zest, rum soaked raisins, sugar, butter, and slivered almonds inside and whole blanched almonds outside. It's a firm bread eaten plain or with jam and/or butter.
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I have never heard of that bread before, but it looks delicious.

How long did it take to make?

Making bread frustrates me because it's so difficult to get right (at least for me it is). I've even messed up making bread that goes in a bread machine.
It took almost 3 1/2 hours if you include all of the rising periods. That's with the butter already room temp and the raisins soaked in rum. I guess hands on time was around 1 hour. I had to also blanch and skin the whole almonds.

I used to fail at yeast breads all of the time until my husband bought me my KitchenAid mixer. The dough kneading attachment has made a big difference in my success. My yeast-based recipe projects are mostly just homemade pizza dough, the Mazanec, a Czech roll recipe, Czech buchty (sweet filling soft rolls), and Czech koláče, which are basically like buchty, but in Danish shape. I also once made a Christmas coffee cake with nuts, fruit and glaze.

The house smells great!

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Despite sleeping way too much and feeling like I was suffocating, I still feel a bit depressed. I've got a CD playing but its not helping as much as listening to music had been. I didn't wake up until 5 p.m. and then I felt like I was being suffocated in the dream I had of someone wrapping sheets around my head and face and I couldn't breathe. I woke up feeling the same way with my cpap. Now its 6:15 and I'm just feeling like a pile of sludge.
Sorry to hear that, Moose. Have you told your pdoc that you're experiencing depression?

How much sleep are you getting in total? Try not to get too much. My previous therapist and my current therapist have both warned me that too much sleep can exacerbate existing depression.

If you're interested in learning more, read the article I put in the trigger box. (Warning: mention of suicidal thoughts, etc.)

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