Did you sleep last night? how are the spasms?
bizi

Good luck with getting answers.

I don't know if the person or guy at the dispensary could help you
with your specific one too.

No clue.

Donna

I don't know when it started, but yesterday afternoon, I went up... WAY UP.

I was so happy because I thought that I was coming down to my baseline, and that the 7.5mg dose of the Abilify would be enough to keep me there. So, I'm VERY disappointed and sad that my BP took over again, but I'm not surprised. It's just the same old s***. It could take MONTHS to get me back to baseline

As an adjunct med for acute manic or mixed episodes, the recommended dosage of Abilify is 10-15mg/day, but can be safely raised to 30mg... I'm NOT going to take 30mg of Abilify with 800mg of Seroquel, and I have no plans to f- around with it that long waiting for it to work.
Obviously the 7.5mg I'm taking now isn't enough to put down this episode. It needs to be increased, maybe taken twice a day, or maybe I need a different med altogether. I have to call my pdoc tomorrow. I see her on Friday, but that's not soon enough.

My legs were very bad yesterday, especially in the evening and last night because I just couldn't sit still and was doing ridiculous things. MJ is the only thing I have in my tool box to calm me down enough to sit still and/or sleep (but only in late evening or night cuz I'm not going to sit around getting stoned all day). I smoked so much last night so I could sleep that the spasticity in my legs really let up and didn't wake me up once.
My legs aren't feeling very good today either. I'm trying to do sedentary things so that I don't get caught up in any projects and rev myself up and make things worse.

As far as the vaporizer, I haven't heard back from the company that makes it, but it occurred to me that I may have damaged a part of it when I was using it wrong, but I think I'm using it right now because it works, but only 1-2 times right after I pack it with MJ. I think maybe the coil is heating up too fast. So I just ordered another one for $14... no idea when it will get here tho. I guess it's good to have spares anyway. I read on their website that some people change them every month (not happening), but some people use the same one for a year, so changing it couldn't hurt.
I don't know what the hell I'm doing

I hope you continue to get some good sleep.
don'tknow how those things work...
good luck getting one that works right.
(((((HUGS)))))
bizi

So much for doing sedentary things...
Yesterday I just got to the point where it was impossible to sit down and stay still doing anything, and now I have the cleanest kitchen around! I cleaned EVERYTHING in there except the cabinet doors because I had to leave myself something to do in there today lol.
I'm in a lot of pain this a.m. but it's not something I think about when I'm doing ridiculous things cuz I'm just driven.

The early afternoon hours have been the witching hours for me lately, but this morning I woke up with a lot of anxiety/agitation, which the Klonopin doesn't help with. Not a good sign. I haven't gotten up and running yet, but I'm sure it's coming- just like it has the last couple of days...

I have an appointment with my pdoc on Friday, but I called her around 9:30 this morning and left a message. I don't want to give this time to escalate, and I'm so uncomfortable unless I keep myself focused on some task (usually cleaning), something has to be done, like NOW...
Please cross you fingers that she wants to do something now, and whatever she decides to do, works out for me.

I'm not messing around with that vaporizer until I get the new parts for it.

oh kay, I am sorry you are escalating....I hope you get a call back from your pdoc.
((((HUGS))))
bizi

It's about 11am, and the psycho-motor agitation is starting to kick in now.

My pdoc wasn't in the office, but the covering one had the secretary give me a call back... I have to go in to see my pdoc at 7:20am tomorrow.

I had problems with this back and forth while I was on Abiify (but as a primary mood stabilizer) after being d/c'ed from the hospital the second time. I went up to the max of 30mg, and I ever came down. So, I've thought about it, and I think I want to switch meds. We will see what my pdoc has to say tomorrow...

Kay

I'm so glad you are getting in to see the pdoc tomorrow.

Donna

oh kay,
this sounds miserable.

glad that you are going in sooner.
keep us posted....
bizi

Of course my BP kicked in yesterday, and I was being ridiculous again...
I've been tired in the mornings recently, but I think it's because I've been abusing my body so badly when I get all revved up, but IDK.
I'm in a lot of pain...

My pdoc agreed that the Abilify is not working, and isn't going to work, and she is very concerned. She thinks I've been manic vs. hypo.

She wants to be more aggressive, and switched me on a new atypical antipsychotic called Vraylar that's supposed to treat acute manic and mixed episodes. I hope it f-ing works.
There is no generic, so I can't afford it, and she is giving me samples.

She had me take 1.5mg this morning, and I'm pretty tired. So, it's probably sedating like the rest of the atypicals, but it's also before my recent witching hours, for the revved up ridiculousness, so there's plenty of time for me to go up again.

I may TRY to take a nap- now.

I'm supposed to take 3mg tomorrow night, and I have to see her again on Friday.