Lamictal Inducing Mania?

Viewer_Discretion · 2012-05-24T18:18:07.309119+00:00

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME. I went from 50mg to 75mg, and all hell is breaking loose. :( It's super scary. I'm having a really hard time sleeping, even with aids.

xvv · 2012-05-24T15:49:03.479431+00:00

Hemp can be used to create plastics? REALLY? :O

Rakosman · 2012-05-24T15:32:54.761823+00:00

I have a collection of memorable quotes, and this is going into it. Beautiful, and so true! :)

yano2go · 2012-05-24T15:24:52.880098+00:00

New retail worker here (I'm 20 and it's my first real job, everything else has been volunteer work up until this point). I work at a kiosk that offers a free body-scanning size matching service. Again, it's free. I don't sell shit. You would be surprised at the rude people I meet every day. I had an old Jamaican man cuss my coworker and I out because he said machines are taking of the world, that medicines are ruining humanity (he was just rambling at that point) and some other stuff. What really pissed me off was that he came up to us smiling and asked, "What's this about?" I had someone who was rude to me yesterday while I was working, then after I got off of work he followed me as I left blowing his horn and fucking with me. I got so pissed off that I opened my car door and almost got out of the car, in an intersection, just to give the shithead a piece of my mind.

I deal with people like this every day. I cope by making a game out of it. I'm not allowed to approach clients, so I basically stand beside the machine and say, "Good morning!" "How are you?" "Have a great day!" etc. If they're rude to me, roll their eyes, act like they didn't see me, look away quickly, I'll get even louder and more excited every time they walk by (most people walk by my kiosk 5-10 times because it's in a very well-traveled location). I do this until I get some sort of positive response (and I love knowing that I'm annoying them, but just seeming super happy).

Like yesterday, it was 10:00 and the mall had just opened. I told a woman "Good morning!" and didn't move (we're not allowed to move from where we're standing, it looks like you're coming at them). She rolled her eyes and shook her head. Really, hoe? So the next time she came by, I said, "GOOD MORNING MAAM! LOVE THAT SHIRT!" she did the same thing. The third time I sang to her, "I SAID GOOD MOOOOOORRRRNIN'!" and finally got a response. I was like, "Fuck yeah, bitch. Gotcha."

You've just got to find a little game you can play that really amplifies people's jerkitudes. I've even had some people apologize for trying to avoid me before after I repeatedly said hey to them. Now, there are some people that make me rage immediately, and I've never been a fan of unprovoked meanness (which kiosk workers are subject to because we're more or less pests to the mall-goers. They come for the stores, not the kiosks!), especially when I'm genuinely trying to make people feel happy or smile. I love to make people feel good! Plus, I'm manic now, so I really have to keep that in mind when dealing with rude people. The reason why I almost went to start a fight with that man was because I'm manic. If I hadn't been, I would've shrugged it off. It just hit a raw nerve when he continued to pester me AFTER I GOT OFF WORK. See? Ranting now. :)

But, really, make a game out of it, and have a little sympathy for those people who have nothing better to do than bitch about free services they inquired about or complain about how un-red their apples are. If that's what's bugging them, they have some things they need to sort through as well. :) And, 90% of the time, what they're pissed off about has NOTHING to do with you anyway, they're just ranting at the wrong person. Keep that in mind also!

GOOD LUCK, and CONGRATULATIONS!

Edit: My posts get 10X longer when I'm manic... Sorry, I JUST HAVE SO MUCH TO SAY!

Draugar · 2012-05-24T15:09:22.026225+00:00

This happens to me pretty often. A few weeks ago I had a day where everything felt unreal. The place I'd lived at for a while felt like it should've been familiar, because I recognized it visually, but for some reason it just felt really different being there. Odd. And everything had that familiar oddness. It was like I'd been shown pictures of the places before and told about them, then a few years later actually visited the place. Not to mention the weird floaty, surreal feeling in my head.

I thought I was the only person. I have no idea what to do when this happens except to ride it out. I also have the same problem with writing. If I stop, especially if it's not an assignment for school, I'd say 85% of the time I won't go back to finish it. That goes for artwork and other hobbies that can be left unfinished. It seems weird reading/looking back on that stuff and thinking that I wrote it. I don't know why. :/

Viewer_Discretion · 2012-05-24T11:28:33.248680+00:00

That's awesome. I'm glad to hear that it doesn't affect mania, because that gives me a starting point. It's been excellent until the last week or so, where I've been becoming increasingly manic every day. I definitely need something to chill me out.

Viewer_Discretion · 2012-05-23T23:31:02.416874-07:00

If you Google "Lamictal Induced Mania," it actually comes up with a lot of stuff, both personal accounts and medical reports. "Lamictal Causing Mania" also provided me with some really interesting finds. Here was the first one I viewed, and it's very detailed.

http://www.crazymeds.us/CrazyTalk/index.php?/topic/11628-lamictal-causing-euphoric-hypomania/

bearwave · 2012-05-23T22:12:51.406299-07:00

No problem! OH WAIT

/r/VXJunkies is my favorite. How could I forget! En[t]joy. :)

Se7en_Sinner · 2012-05-24T04:56:06.576497+00:00

This jam is so awesome that I screencapped it for tomorrow after I pick up. Made me crack up at a [0]! :D Thanks, guys!

bearwave · 2012-05-24T04:52:04.278699+00:00

I think I actually googled "weird subreddits" or something. But there are xworld subreddits from the First World /r/firstworldproblems to /r/seventhworldproblems. By the way, /r/seventhworldproblems is even weirder than the fifth world. And the sixth world is somewhere in between the two. I think I found the rest (5th world onward) by just typing them in when I was high to see if it was actually anything. :p

bearwave · 2012-05-23T21:37:46.472461-07:00

/r/FifthWorldPics is pretty crazy too. ;)

8srs9 · 2012-05-24T04:25:45.888196+00:00

Fuck everything about this. Discrimination is so wrong. Unfortunately, it's extremely easy to make a case for discriminating against individuals with mental illnesses, because social interaction is such a huge part of nearly every job, and mental illnesses can affect that social interaction for better or for worse (in my case, mania makes me AMAZING at my job). But there's a huge stigma associated with it, as you know, and most people are going to hear that you're bipolar and automatically assume it's a terrible, awful thing, even worse than depression (people tend to be more sympathetic towards depressed individuals). Bipolar Disorder isn't going to get you much sympathy, because it's extremely stereotyped, and thus, misunderstood by almost everyone who is not bipolar or does not have a loved one that is bipolar.

I'm so sorry. I wish there was more advice that I could provide you with. Stay strong.

dudelolwhat · 2012-05-23T21:08:25.060679-07:00

YES. I'm fearing that my Lamictal is inducing a manic state (I'm Bipolar I). I'm VERY aggressive, but way too happy until something does something to piss me off, I yell without realizing it, I'm usually soft-spoken and I talk loudly almost all of the time, I'm extremely hyper, I can't remember what I was talking about more than halfway through a short sentence... Like, I can't even remember the last word I said.

What dosage are you on? I noticed this change when I upped from 50mg to 75mg, and within the last 2-3 days it's gotten REALLY bad. I made a post about Lamictal causing mania a few minutes ago because it's messing with me so much.

bipoloiter · 2012-05-24T03:31:29.377937+00:00

Self-diagnosing can be dangerous. I was diagnosed about a month and a half ago with Bipolar I, and if I hadn't done WedMD quizzes and asked random people online, I never would've sought help. I would've continued to be miserable and confused, wondering if everyone felt like me and had to hide it too.

So, while I don't think there should be something that says "YOU ARE BIPOLAR IF...," something that could tell people what signs and symptoms they should look for (and maybe a few "red flag" ones that would encourage them to see a doctor immediately) would be extremely useful, I think.

Darkmatter998 · 2012-05-24T02:56:30.992708+00:00

That's the same thing I did! My derm prescribed Doxycycline to me before I started Accutane, because my acne was so severe she was afraid it would cause a terrible initial breakout (she also put me on steroids for the first two weeks to prevent swelling and whatnot).

I have pictures of my entire journey (before Doxy, after, before Accutane, after) if they'd be useful. You can tell a HUGE difference from my before Doxy picture and the after photo.

TheMasterOfNone · 2 days

It depends on where you are. I work in a mall here in the US, and I see maybe one of these a day (and it's usually the same lady who mall walks/rolls there every day). They're easier to spot in stores where older people who use electric scooter wheelchairs like to shop, like Christmas decoration stores and Wal-Mart. I'll see maybe one electric wheelchair scooter in the mall per day, then I could go to the Wal-Mart after work and see five in thirty minutes.

Edit: Forgot to mention that, in my neighborhood in my home town, an old couple both use these wretched scooters. One day they blocked me in when I was trying to back out of my friend's driveway and stared at me for about five minutes, then I finally backed up crooked and almost got caught in the creek. Then they had the nerve to tell both of us that I didn't know how to drive, whilst still refusing to move so I could actually get the fuck out. I have too much patience sometimes. But I did flip them off and tell them that they blocked me in, and if they weren't so concerned with my driving that they decided to stop immediately behind the driveway that I could've backed straight up. Assholes. They were jerks when I was a kid, too, and I was about to move out. So fuck those guys.

Darkmatter998 · 3 days

Doxycycline helped me out a lot. It's really helpful if you have large, nodular or cystic acne, or you will see the results more easily if you have this type of acne.

If you are seeing more acne now, that is likely because the medication is working to push the bacteria in your skin out, which is creating new acne. If it's not better in a few weeks, then you should talk to your doctor.

Doxycycline is an antibiotic, and it works by killing the acne-causing bacteria in your skin. This will lessen the severity of your acne. Be sure to eat plenty of yogurt, especially if you are a woman, to restore the beneficial bacteria to your system!

Viewer_Discretion · 27 days

I've noticed the increased energy, and I love that. I meet with my Dr. in a week, so I'm going to see what making myself eat does. The increased energy and the ability to think (most of the time) without racing thoughts is amazing, and I really don't want to try anything else unless I absolutely have to.

Viewer_Discretion · 27 days

I'm not really am emotional eater (or I never considered myself one). I'm more of an... I LOVE FOOD! eater. I didn't eat all day, I just ate one or two large meals every day.

Viewer_Discretion · 28 days

My boyfriend will keep checks on me, I'm sure. :) But when I eat, I get full so quickly that I don't know how much difference it makes. That's probably just my stomach beginning to shrink up though. D:

The good news, though, is that we usually have some weed (he's getting more today). That's the only thing that actually makes me hungry, and I can actually taste the food. I can enjoy eating, actually eat a normal amount or slightly more, not feel slightly bad about it, and feel hungry. I have a meeting with my Psychiatrist on May 2nd, so I'll keep note of what happens between then and now.

Edit: The interesting thing about me, though, is that when I recovered, I gained about 80 lbs. I was 200lbs, went down to 90lbs, held steady at about 125lbs for a while, started taking Accutane and steroids, and WOOSH, it went through the roof again. I think the fact that I've been trying to lose weight will make me even more susceptible to relapsing.

Viewer_Discretion · 28 days

Thank you! I'm afraid that this is going to make it easy for me to relapse, and I can almost feel it happening. I've gone from disinterest in food to occasionally being repulsed by it, even if it's my favorite thing. I think the urges are coming back, too. That voice saying, "No, no, don't do that. Think about the calories." :(

Catnip_Tea · 1 month

This is Kristen Stewart. I'm too high to find the link right now, but I read an article with this picture in it yesterday. It had some other pictures of her actually smoking, too.

gryffndr · 1 month

Actually, more and more smokers (at least the ones I toke with) buy local or from other sources that are completely unaffiliated with cartels. This is, unfortunately, what happens as a result of prohibition. This violence is what black markets can create. If the drugs were legal, this wouldn't happen. This is why many sensible smokers avoid fueling this madness.

And, actually we like to acknowledge this because this helps support our push for legalization, because, again, this is a direct result of prohibition.

Happy 4/20 Eve!

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