I am glad that you are feeling calmer.
have a good day and good luck at your doctors appointment.
love bizi

thank you so much
love
bobby

he gave me the largest dose of linzess

he told me to stop using activated charcoal because it interferes with my other medicine but fennel or peppermint tea were fine. I still feel really good.

i took linzess this morning but then read how many people had rapid significant weight gain although some people lost weight. i am just terrified of gaining more weight. I have two scales. I have a hard time using the digital scale because of balance and i have a hard time reading the numbers on the other scale.
I will call the doctor later and tell him I am not going to use it.
Now something is wrong with my air conditioner. the remote won't work and I couldn't turn it off manually so I unplugged it.

Bobby

Call maintenance about the remote, maybe its the batteries and they can help you with that. Sorry about the Linzess, but you also have to remember
the people that gained lots of weight had to eat lots of food.

Donna :hug::grouphug:

I unplugged the air conditioner to turn it off. When the porter came up he replugged the ac and then everything worked. I guess it reset itself.
You are wrong. The people said they ate the same and rapidly gained weight and when they went off the drug it was hard to lose the weight. I just feel I can't take the chance. So far it hasn't worked anyways.
fondly
bobby
Linzess - Has anyone experience rapid weight gain from this medication? I've been on it for 9 days?

the g.i doctor returned my call and I told him it didn't work and that I was also afraid of the rapid weight gain. He said he had nothing else and if the phillips worked then keep on using it. He didn't make any other suggestions.

I am dependent on the mag oxide pills(generic phillips caplets). I take 3 mon, wed, fri and only 2 the rest of the days.....I was taking 3 everyday but the lithium caused loose stools. This seems to be working for me.
bizi

I tried those but they didn't work for me. Maybe I should take lithium lol. today it was so bad I took magnesium citrate liquid. I had taken six phillips caplets. That is 3000 mg of magnesium.
I just went. I was so uncomfortable today that I just wanted to go to sleep. I just made coffee. My stomach is still uncomfortable. I don't know what to eat. Today I had crackers and maybe I should not have had them . I had a Greek salad. I bought Dr. Tobias Colon Cleanse but haven't tried it yet. I wanted the linzess out of my system. I will start trying it tonight. It got great reviews on Amazon and I think over 23,000 people have bought it. I wonder if this is the way the rest of my life is going to be. The lower dose of aplenzin seems to be much better. I am definitely not as manic or depressed.
Love
bobby

I just ordered lemon balm and I have valerian root supplements and hopefully they will help my anxiety and help me to sleep. I also ordered senna plus. I guess I am still manic. just bought another tunic in a pretty blue.

Sending you some hugs.

And I eat crackers with peanut butter the cheese ones when my stomach
is upset. Weird as it might sound.

Donna :grouphug::hug:

thanks. I didn't take a laxative tonite. I want to see what happens if I stop for a few days if I can stand it. I took some valerian root. I don't know if it affected my anxiety or sleepiness.
fondly
bobby

Valerian root is supposed to help with anxiety!
love bizi

so is lemon balm. I went this morning without taking a laxative. I had a tablespoon of apple vinegar cider. I don't know if it was the left over side effects of the laxatives I took the day before. I also read that a tablespoon of olive oil might work. I might try that tomorrow. I read that green tea might help or hinder.
I just bought something that helps with the stomach lining PepZin GI,..that might also help with constipation.
I had a lot of fruit yesterday and plan to drink a lot of water today.
love
bobby

A long time ago, one of my clients used to take biscodle or something like that spelling is wrong.
Used to work for her.
I am laxative dependant.
bizi

the phillips and the magnesium citrate work for me but I am trying not to use them. Right now I have a terrible stomach ache and gas. I am making fennel tea. I want to try to be laxative independent.
Love
bobby

this is going to be very hard for me. I had some teaspoons of apple vinegar cider and some fennel tea. I read lemon juice is also good. I will try that later.
My poor teeth. I guess I should brush them every time I take the apple vinegar cider and the lemon juice. I am drinking more liquids . Coffee is supposed to be
good. I ordered some nondairy creamer. It might help to eliminate dairy products. I just took one caplet versus six of magnesium because I am afraid I was so used to the dosage. I am also going to take a lot of vitamin c which might be helpful.
I feel better.

Bobby

Good job, its going to take you a while to get it to work, or take effect I'm afraid. But you can get it done. I have lots of faith in you.

Once you put your mind to it.

Donna :hug:

thanks Donna. I will give it only a little time.My stomach ache was so bad yesterday that I couldn't stand it and got very depressed. Today so far nothing has happened. The g.i. doctor didn't suggest it. He said to continue with the phillips since his medications didn't work. I got in a very bad mood yesterday too and felt a lot of anger.
fondly
bobby

I went a little. I had a few teaspoons of apple cider vinegar and a tablespoon of olive oil. I am going to have to ask Marci to give me back the ginger tea boxes I gave her. Even though I read something bad about them for one of my conditions they do help the stomach. I took something last night and I am not sure what but for the first time in a long time my stomach felt normal this morning.
I went overboard buying things for Danny. I have to stop that. I also ordered some things for Cecilia's dog Prince. One came and it is a squeaky little rubber pig. After last month's credit card bill I have to really control myself big time. I am still out of control. I refused to add up all the cab fare.It often comes to about thirty dollars round trip.Now I have the additional expense of the psychiatrist and the month charge of 50 dollars for him to write the prescription for klonopin.

Bobby

For now start writing down what you do each day. So you can remember.
That way when you have a good night and the next morning wake up
having a good morning. Then maybe you have figured it out.

But also keep a eye on what you are eating also. Because it might make
a difference too.

right now I'd stay with what you are drinking if you are having good days.
And then later ask for the other drink back or just ask her to get the
box so you can order the same stuff. in case it looks like you are trying
to get it back to drink.

Donna :hug::grouphug:

I gave her about four boxes and I am so nervous about money I don't want to buy them again. I have given her so much already, probably way too much. I can't take the pressure of typing everything down. a couple of days ago I was so happy and hadn't been happy in years. It is my bipolar. I can't figure out why that day I was so happy. I was by myself. My sleeping is atrocious. Today I was up at three and that happens a lot. Again it is my bipolar and my being out of control. No sleeping pills have worked for me. I drink a lot of soup because it is cheap. My stomach has been so upset the past months that most food doesn't appeal to me. I read a great deal. that is my primary activity. At night I watch msnbc if I can stand it. I play with my kitty cats.
writing these things every day would just be a waste and create more anxiety.
I hardly ever wake up feeling good. I wake up usually exhausted. My depression is better but I am still have depression practically all the time.
thanks for trying to help me. I go to ebay every day for momentary happiness when I buy something.
fondly
bobby
now i just got a stomach ache

I also listen to Josh Groban most of the time even when I am reading.

either the tablespoon of olive oil or the few tablespoons of apple vinegar cider still seem to be working! I am praying that it will continue. Yesterday Robert came over and put the uber app on my smartphone. I gave Danny lots of toys and hamburger. Robert got on my case about not walking. Marci was there and he said I could try to walk with Marci. He said everybody is depressed and he doesn't believe in bipolar. He didn't comment on post traumatic stress. My anxiety was going through the roof! When he left I opened some wine. Maybe I should walk down the block and back when Marci is here. I just have no motivation and don't know how to get it.

I am sorry he is ignorant about the validity of bipolar....that must have been a slap in the face.
bizi

Bobby

It honestly is the pits that anyone says they don't believe in bipolar.
But it happens. Do see if you can walk with Marci while she is
there. And maybe that will help.

I wish I had some other ideas too.

Donna :hug::grouphug:

I decided to go for a short walk with Marci but she is not here and was supposed to hear at 9. guess she isn't coming. she didn't even call
bobby

Bobby

Maybe she had an emergency and couldn't call.

I hope she is okay. And so are you.

Donna :hug::grouphug:

she came in the afternoon. I swear she said 9 in the morning

Bobby

Honestly she probably did. But since you are always there.
She probably thought it didn't matter. So just tell her if she
needs to change the time to call you please. So you don't worry.
Its the only nice thing for her to do.

Donna :hug::grouphug:

I missed this...he put the uber app on your phone!!!!!
Did he put your credit card info in and set it up...explain it to you?I am so excited that you might be able to use uber and save money!
(((((HUGS)))))
love bizi

I didn't fill it out. He just got me so anxious and I don't even think I can type in the destinations. I have so much trouble using the keypad. He says I don't have enough collagen.
I had a stomach ache all day yesterday. Ginger tea finally helped. I wonder if it is one of my medications. I have to look up the side effects of the blood pressure medicine. The stress over Marci didn't help. I haven't gone yet but have gas. I just had the olive oil and apple cider vinegar. Now i will have the coffee. I probably will have to go back on laxatives. I am miserable.
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I am sorry you are still having stomach problems.
(((((HUGS)))))
love bizi

I don't know what I took but my stomach is feeling better. I went today -it is working.
love
bobby

Bobby

Its honestly sounding like part of at least your problem is the anxiety.
So maybe for now keep up your routine. To see what you can
do. If its working its better than it was right.

Donna :hug::grouphug:

it was a new supplement.
fondly
bobby

What is the new supplement?

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the olive oil and apple cider vinegar really helps! After all these years I think I am free from laxatives!