YOU ARE NOT ALONE - A companion online community discussion board for The Mental Illness Happy Hour podcast with Paul Gilmartin

300mg bupropion
100mg lamotrigine (considering going up to 150mg)
40mg propranolol for palpitations and anxiety

It's almost been a month since my counselor told me he thinks I'm Bipolar II. I feel like I need to tell everyone I meet so they will understand why I am the way I am but I know I can't. It comes with such a stigma. My employer is changing health insurance carriers so everyone in my office is talkin...

**hugs**

Sorry to hear that about your mom. I feel like I should tell everyone but I haven't. I've only told close family.

This interview was so good I felt compelled to post here. Whether Seth sees this or not I want to say your story was so real and raw, but your journey beautiful. You've come so far though maybe you can't see it yet. I was touched so thank you for sharing. Probably one of the best episodes I've heard...

I agree with cpa85. Sometimes going to work can be a nice distraction IF your work isn't really stressful. If you feel like it's too much to handle you might be able to claim Family Medical Leave (FMLA) and that will protect you for 12 weeks of unpaid leave, and job protection. Check out this link f...

I'm happy to hear this!

Thanks for the info. I'm not having anymore kids. My daughter, she's five years old, is autistic and frankly I can't handle any more than her. So I don't need to worry about that. I'm not on birth control (husband had a vasectomy), but apparently there is a concern with taking lamotrigine and being ...

Update: I did end up telling my parents and since then my mom has been checking in on me, which she never does. It's not a nosey way or anything, just dropping a text here or there asking how I am or how my meds are working. It's kind of nice.

Thanks for the advice. It's kind of odd how the Abilify was prescribed to me. My therapist can't prescribe, I guess that means he is actually a counselor, but anyway his recommendation to tell my doctor was Abilify or Lamictal. My doctor called me in for a consult and warned me that he didn't think ...