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]]> By: Daniel J. http://thelastchancetexaco.com/2008/01/09/sideways/comment-page-1/#comment-415 Daniel J. Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:48:38 +0000 http://thelastchancetexaco.com/sideways/01/09/2008/#comment-415 I'm bipolar. Long-term sobriety is possible, even with severe mental illness. I’m bipolar. Long-term sobriety is possible, even with severe mental illness.

]]> By: Chris http://thelastchancetexaco.com/2008/01/09/sideways/comment-page-1/#comment-266 Chris Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:10:33 +0000 http://thelastchancetexaco.com/sideways/01/09/2008/#comment-266 It's been like that for me, too. Doctors used to want to put me on lithium (which made me FAT - AARRGGGHHHH), Seroquel (too tired to function), Wellbutrin (too 'well' to do the work), a combination of Colanapin, Cogentin and Haldol (when I woke up it was a brand new week). I have a nurse practitioner now who only works with people in recovery and who understands the other important parts of recovery. After extensive conversations and testing we've settled in to the combination of Lamictal, which keeps my emotions within the range which might be described as 'normal', (good for having enough pain to do the work and enough joy to do the work, but without the weight gain) and Provigil (all the benefits ADD folks get from stimulants but without euphoria or potential for addiction, plus the benefit of supporting nervous system repair and a proven aid in preventing relapse in cocaine addicts) which helps me focus long enough to do the work. I've never felt so able to face things. I'm pretty sure that I wouldn't have been able to do the work I've done as quickly as I've done it, if at all, without good professional care. But you're right, my own self medication had me in a different galaxy. Removing that and working the steps keep my feet somewhere near, if not ON the ground, today. Thank God. It’s been like that for me, too. Doctors used to want to put me on lithium (which made me FAT - AARRGGGHHHH), Seroquel (too tired to function), Wellbutrin (too ‘well’ to do the work), a combination of Colanapin, Cogentin and Haldol (when I woke up it was a brand new week). I have a nurse practitioner now who only works with people in recovery and who understands the other important parts of recovery. After extensive conversations and testing we’ve settled in to the combination of Lamictal, which keeps my emotions within the range which might be described as ‘normal’, (good for having enough pain to do the work and enough joy to do the work, but without the weight gain) and Provigil (all the benefits ADD folks get from stimulants but without euphoria or potential for addiction, plus the benefit of supporting nervous system repair and a proven aid in preventing relapse in cocaine addicts) which helps me focus long enough to do the work. I’ve never felt so able to face things. I’m pretty sure that I wouldn’t have been able to do the work I’ve done as quickly as I’ve done it, if at all, without good professional care.

But you’re right, my own self medication had me in a different galaxy. Removing that and working the steps keep my feet somewhere near, if not ON the ground, today. Thank God.

]]> By: warrior scout http://thelastchancetexaco.com/2008/01/09/sideways/comment-page-1/#comment-265 warrior scout Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:19:51 +0000 http://thelastchancetexaco.com/sideways/01/09/2008/#comment-265 one thing i am learning in my recovery is that after a couple of years of not experiencing massive dopamine dumps, my brain has really settled down an amazing amount. my life is not perfect, my perceptions are sometimes whacked, my emotional status is still jumpy once in awhile, but the hurricane like tumults of joy and especially sorrow, pain, and fear have subsided immensely. "We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness." this honestly reflects my experience. lithium sustains my mood swings somewhat, but the lack of my own self-medication inflluence has brought me back to the earth's orbit. one thing i am learning in my recovery is that after a couple of years of not experiencing massive dopamine dumps, my brain has really settled down an amazing amount. my life is not perfect, my perceptions are sometimes whacked, my emotional status is still jumpy once in awhile, but the hurricane like tumults of joy and especially sorrow, pain, and fear have subsided immensely.

“We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness.” this honestly reflects my experience. lithium sustains my mood swings somewhat, but the lack of my own self-medication inflluence has brought me back to the earth’s orbit.

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