Hi everyone,
I'm new to this forum. I wanted to see if anyone has some tips.
I was diagnosed with bipolar type I four years ago after switching to a manic episode after taking Effexor. I used to be pretty stable on Seroquel and Cipralex. October 2015 I was switched to Latuda during a depressive episode. I stopped Latuda in May 2016 due to side effects and regret terribly doing so. I didn't notice for a while but I went into a hypomanic phase. I didn't have a psychiatrist following me where I lived. I finally got help in August 2016. The hypomania went away after trying Abilify and then Epival while keeping Cipralex. However I fell into a crippling depression and I've been on sick leave for 6 months now.
I am now on Lithium and Cipralex which seemed to be helping me improve initially but now I just feel like I'm going backwards. I can't be motivated to do much of anything. I worry that I'll never be able to do my career. I do see a psychologist every 2-3 weeks but I give up on her homework too fast. I can barely eat now- I'm so anxious and stressed that I get nausea, sometimes vomiting, diarrhea. My tinnitus has come back too.
I really want to help myself get better but all I seem to do is lay in bed. Sleep is okay but I have to take a zopiclone every night.
Does anyone have any tips on what I can do that can help me overcome this long stretch of depression?
I'm new to this forum. I wanted to see if anyone has some tips.
I was diagnosed with bipolar type I four years ago after switching to a manic episode after taking Effexor. I used to be pretty stable on Seroquel and Cipralex. October 2015 I was switched to Latuda during a depressive episode. I stopped Latuda in May 2016 due to side effects and regret terribly doing so. I didn't notice for a while but I went into a hypomanic phase. I didn't have a psychiatrist following me where I lived. I finally got help in August 2016. The hypomania went away after trying Abilify and then Epival while keeping Cipralex. However I fell into a crippling depression and I've been on sick leave for 6 months now.
I am now on Lithium and Cipralex which seemed to be helping me improve initially but now I just feel like I'm going backwards. I can't be motivated to do much of anything. I worry that I'll never be able to do my career. I do see a psychologist every 2-3 weeks but I give up on her homework too fast. I can barely eat now- I'm so anxious and stressed that I get nausea, sometimes vomiting, diarrhea. My tinnitus has come back too.
I really want to help myself get better but all I seem to do is lay in bed. Sleep is okay but I have to take a zopiclone every night.
Does anyone have any tips on what I can do that can help me overcome this long stretch of depression?
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