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Posted by firenrain on April 27, 2004, at 12:54:16
I am 40 and BPII,few hypomanias lots of severe dep. In feb. I ended up in a catatonic type psycosis. Hospitalized two weeks put on 1000mg ( yes 1000) seroquel and 150 welbutrin. Now on 150 lamictal 300 welbutrin 200-400 seroquel. Feeling better.Question... I just can't seem to do any housework. I am overwhelmed just stay in my room all day on the days I don't work (3 days wk)Husband working 50-60 hr week to make up for me not being able to, 15yr son helps alot but I feel lazy & sorry wife & mother. Does anyone relate? My house is discusting.
Posted by Sad Panda on April 27, 2004, at 13:35:50
In reply to Lazy housewife...need feedback, posted by firenrain on April 27, 2004, at 12:54:16
> I am 40 and BPII,few hypomanias lots of severe dep. In feb. I ended up in a catatonic type psycosis. Hospitalized two weeks put on 1000mg ( yes 1000) seroquel and 150 welbutrin. Now on 150 lamictal 300 welbutrin 200-400 seroquel. Feeling better.Question... I just can't seem to do any housework. I am overwhelmed just stay in my room all day on the days I don't work (3 days wk)Husband working 50-60 hr week to make up for me not being able to, 15yr son helps alot but I feel lazy & sorry wife & mother. Does anyone relate? My house is discusting.
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>Hi,
Sound like Atypical Depression type of symptoms. I am so unmotivated & lazy that I sometimes wonder how I manage to breath :) Looks like you are on top of the BP side of things with Lamictal & Seroquel, maybe try more Wellbutrin to see of that gets you moving. Are you relatively happy now?
Cheers,
Panda.
Posted by jms600 on April 27, 2004, at 17:04:56
In reply to Lazy housewife...need feedback, posted by firenrain on April 27, 2004, at 12:54:16
Hello,
I can relate to you lack of motivation and apathy, as I suffer from it too. I call it my 'depressive boredom'. I just don't seem to be intereseted in anything! I've tried Effexor and most of the SSRIs, but none have helped. Infact I think Effexor tended to make me more apathetic. I hoped 40mg Prozac would help, but all that has done is exacerbated my anxiety and made me very jittery. My doc has now lowered my dose to 20mg.
Maybe Ritalin may help, but I think, as a stimulant, that will just have the same effects as Prozac and make my anxiety worse - or in your case - make your manic episodes worse.
Posted by chemist on April 28, 2004, at 0:13:49
In reply to Lazy housewife...need feedback, posted by firenrain on April 27, 2004, at 12:54:16
> I am 40 and BPII,few hypomanias lots of severe dep. In feb. I ended up in a catatonic type psycosis. Hospitalized two weeks put on 1000mg ( yes 1000) seroquel and 150 welbutrin. Now on 150 lamictal 300 welbutrin 200-400 seroquel. Feeling better.Question... I just can't seem to do any housework. I am overwhelmed just stay in my room all day on the days I don't work (3 days wk)Husband working 50-60 hr week to make up for me not being able to, 15yr son helps alot but I feel lazy & sorry wife & mother. Does anyone relate? My house is discusting.
chemist here....i agree with previous pst in re: adding ritalin...or dexedrine, adderall...all the best, chemist
Posted by firenrain on April 28, 2004, at 20:51:53
In reply to Lazy housewife...need feedback, posted by firenrain on April 27, 2004, at 12:54:16
Thanks to all of your replies. I took adderal for a few years for ADD. My insurance changed and I stopped taking it about 1&1/2 yrs. ago. Sometimes I think that is why I crashed and burned. I did so much better on 40mg of adderal a day. My doc that I am now seeing is afraid of psycosis and mania that could be brought on by adderal he's also concerned about adiction associated w/adderal. I really want to take it again. Interesting you two thought that. Thank you.
Posted by fraulein1456 on April 28, 2004, at 21:09:28
In reply to Lazy housewife...need feedback, posted by firenrain on April 27, 2004, at 12:54:16
I can relate...I too have been diagnosed with catatonic psychosis. When things were bad my house was a mess and it seems like a huge effort even to take a shower and wash my hair. There were days for me, about six months ago, when it was all I could do to get up and take a shower and then go back to bed. It's a terrible way to live. I can't remember all the drugs I tried last year to get over this. Ritalin was one of them. It helped a little bit. Then I tried Abilify. Wow, what a change. After two weeks I was up and cleaning my house and painting and doing all sorts of things. So you may want to talk to your doc about Abilify. For me a very low dose did the trick. I take 7.5 mg (half of a 15mg pill). And I also take Lexapro, but I don't know if that is doing anything for me.
and P.S. you are not lazy! Be kind to yourself.
Posted by Sad Panda on April 29, 2004, at 5:22:20
In reply to Re: Lazy housewife...need feedback, posted by firenrain on April 28, 2004, at 20:51:53
> Thanks to all of your replies. I took adderal for a few years for ADD. My insurance changed and I stopped taking it about 1&1/2 yrs. ago. Sometimes I think that is why I crashed and burned. I did so much better on 40mg of adderal a day. My doc that I am now seeing is afraid of psycosis and mania that could be brought on by adderal he's also concerned about adiction associated w/adderal. I really want to take it again. Interesting you two thought that. Thank you.
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>If Adderall worked so well for you in the past I would push your doctor very hard to have it. It makes no sense to give poor treatment now for fear of a pychosis that may never happen later. Other things you could try would be the secondary TCA's Despiramine & Nortriptyline.
Cheers,
Panda.
Posted by firenrain on April 30, 2004, at 12:09:14
In reply to Re: Lazy housewife...need feedback, posted by fraulein1456 on April 28, 2004, at 21:09:28
> I can relate...I too have been diagnosed with catatonic psychosis. When things were bad my house was a mess and it seems like a huge effort even to take a shower and wash my hair. There were days for me, about six months ago, when it was all I could do to get up and take a shower and then go back to bed. It's a terrible way to live. I can't remember all the drugs I tried last year to get over this. Ritalin was one of them. It helped a little bit. Then I tried Abilify. Wow, what a change. After two weeks I was up and cleaning my house and painting and doing all sorts of things. So you may want to talk to your doc about Abilify. For me a very low dose did the trick. I take 7.5 mg (half of a 15mg pill). And I also take Lexapro, but I don't know if that is doing anything for me.
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> and P.S. you are not lazy! Be kind to yourself.
Fraulein, wow, It's so nice to hear from someone else that has been where I've been. I know you've been exactly where I've been because I have said those exact words, word for word. I can remember finally taking a shower and crying as I slowly dried off and feeling that that was just too much. It's as though my brain shut down, I didn't care if I died but I couldn't have done it because it was too much effort. The only thing I could feel is guilt and worthlesness and even that was slowly numbing out to blankness. It was an effort to talk much less call a doc. I've not ever talked to anyone who could relate to that. Thank you... They did put me on abilify when I was in the hosp I think that made me agitated but maybe it wouldn' do that now or maybe it wasn't abil that caused it...Hard to tell I will ask my doc when I go back in two weeks.
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