Generic lamictal for bipolar disorder

Hey friends ♥️ anyone have experience with Wellbutrin used for smoking cessation? My Dr. mentioned he may consider this for smoking cessation but my partner and I are googling it and are seeing mixed results that Wellbutrin may induce mania in bipolar patients? Appreciate any input or any other recommendations for smoking cessation? 😬 I’m currently on lamictal 300mg.

Medicated at age 7, therapy at age 9 (rough estimates). Mom had BP1 (then manic depressive disorder, but looking back, type 1), dad manic depressive disorder but I would wager a guess BP2.
Grew up with paranoia, delusions, internal hallucinations/intrusive thoughts. Symptomatic basically before I could form conscious thought. It's been all I know, and I knew the diagnosis was inevitable. It got worse the older I got, hallucinations becoming external, paranoia growing more severe, new meds, more CBT, everything in a box on the shelf. I spent years doing tests, exams, trying to find something to fix that wasn't bipolar disorder. Anything. Something I wasn't stuck with forever. Something that meant I wasn't medicated forever. Eventually new medical advancements, I accept (more or less) I have the condition but dive into finding more permanent fixes for my symptoms.
I accept I can't, and will never be able to, work full time. I accept the hysterical breakdowns that happened 3-4x/week. I accept everything. And then the rules fucking changed.
Paranoia became centered around different things, hallucinations became more prominent, panic attacks left me catatonic, I didn't know what was happening to me.
No, turns out I'm severely traumatized, and it could just be that. I say just because BPD has a fix. You can be in remission. You cannot from BP1. It's always there, watching you with beady fucking eyes, waiting for your next episode. I don't say that to downplay it, I've had it my whole life, I know the symptoms and the havock they can wreck, but I'd accepted them as lifelong.
And now what? I can be fixed one day? What the fuck am I supposed to do with that knowledge? Like, suddenly, I could one day be a fully functioning member of society working a full time job, owning a home, having a family?
What the fuck am I supposed to do now? Why is that upsetting like suddenly I don't want to be fixed? I feel like I'm standing over a cliff's edge and I can't fully see what's at the bottom, and I have to jump, but it all feels so terrifying and wrong. I've stopped going to therapy, I've stopped trying to better myself. I am so afraid. I don't even know why. Why don't I want that?
This is what I wanted. I don't know why I'm so afraid.

hey all. like the title says i've been on lamictal for 2+ years. (almost exactly 2.5 years). i've only experienced anxiety a few times since starting the medication. however, it's been becoming more regular the past two weeks. the feeling has been the same as the anxiety i had before beginning the medication.
although, i am going through some pretty huge life changes - - my boyfriend and i became long distance last week - before my boyfriend got together (we've only been together ~4 months) i already had the plan to quit my job and move abroad to teach english for a year - i'm quitting my job in two weeks and im currently getting all my documents ready for me appointment with the country's embassy to get approved for my visa - in the meantime of quitting my job & moving abroad, im going home to spend two months in a household where my mom (definitely) has undiagnosed bipolar, and my step dad shows clear and strong signs he is a narcassist. i'm not diagnosing them, but they both have pretty clear signs. my step dad is also a raging alcoholic
so perhaps the anxiety makes sense at this time. but has anyone else experienced it coming back after over two years on the medication?

I was prescribed lamictal for mood disorder. I tried effexor and zoloft back in 2010/2013. Zoloft made me angry and effexor made me clench my jaw. After that I just said forget meds. Skip to 10 years later and I'm going to try again. Unfortunately, my anxiety about pills is making it hard. I keep telling myself it'll be okay. We're starting small son if something happens it won't be too severe. I get moments where I feel super hopeful and then moments of dread about taking my 1st dose. Please give me positive feedback.

I have adhd, autism, ocd, anxiety, depression, arfid (fear of choking and vomitting) and bipolar 2 is in question.
Failed meds: mirtazapine, zyprexa, zoloft, abilify, effexor, adderall. Lamotrigine kind if helped the depression, but that's when my anxiety got worse so i went off. Ritalin was okay, but curbed my appetite and made my ocd worse.
Lorazapam helps my panic at extremely low dose of 0.25mg as needed. Zofran helps my nausea.
The meds I tried and that failed it was immediate extreme side effects so they were only taken 1 or 2 days.
Where do I go from here? Any advice is appreciated. For reference I'm underweight so adhd can't be treated right now. I really need to get my ocd and anxiety and depression better, and preferably with meds that don't cause more nausea or lack of appetite. I can't do thc, as it causes my panic to get really bad. I've tried different ratios, smoking vs eating... it's a fail. My eating disorder is top priority, but I'm not sure where to go. I need my appetite increased, and I need my ocd to chill so i can eat.

Hello everyone!
So, I'm currently on 200mg of lamotrigine. It has improved my life to an incredible extent since it was first prescribed to me in December, and basically made the depression and associated anxiety I've been battling for a good decade vanish. I was fully stable for the past ~4 months. Yay for that!
As for the issue at hand:
I've recently begun dating someone, and we are both very interested in each other. That particular dopamine hit always triggers a hypomania for me, like I'm sure it does for many people suffering from bipolar.
Thing is, I'm not ready to open up about my diagnosis with this new guy yet, especially not while I'm actively going through a hypomanic episode. I know you should tell someone you're planning to have a longterm relationship with about these types of serious mental illnesses sooner rather than later, but bipolar has such a stigma attached to it. I'd hate to be seen as my disorder instead of "me", especially because I've been doing so well lately and am not a self destructive mess anymore. I want him to see what I'm like while stable before I tell him about having BP2. So far, I'm pretty sure he finds my enthusiasm and high energy cute, but if it gets more intense I'd definitely come on way too strong, overshare, and then scare him off.
My current symptoms are the usual - spending more money than I should, talking faster, etc. All manageable. But, last night, I stayed awake until 7 a.m. and woke up unable to fall back asleep 3 hours later. Needless to say, this is very alarming and what made me realize what's happening. No hypersexuality so far though, thank God.
I'd try to make sure I get enough sleep at night and do calming activities, but that isn't really an option. I need to get up at 5 to 6 in the morning for work and am then on my feet in a high stress/fast paced environment for 8 hours, plus a 2 hour commute and needing to do various chores at home.
Can anyone tell me their experience with having a hypomanic episode despite being on lamotrigine or another mood stabilizer? Did you have these types of symptoms too, but never actually entered a full, capital H, out of control hypomania? Should I contact my psychiatrist and tell her about this? I have an appointment in early June anyway, and I've never called her because of acute symptoms like this, so I don't know how to proceed.
Any advice and first hand experiences with this type of situation are appreciated!

I went to donate plasma for the first time yesterday and they asked what meds I'm on (understandable) and then asked what they were for. I told them one of them is for Bipolar 2, and they told me I wouldn't be able to donate until I have my psychiatrist fax them this form basically proving I'm of sound mind to make the decision to donate. It asks if I have self destructive behaviors, if I can make the decision to donate, if I will tell them if something is wrong and need medical assistance during the donation, basically confirming I'm sane enough to donate. I can understand why this is important for them but I needed that donation money and as someone whose manic phase has never lasted longer than 2 days and has never caused me to have delusions or lose sleep I felt incredibly demeaned for a disorder I feel like I barely qualify for. Now I have to wait however many days with $0 to my name until pay day so I can have this stupid permission slip signed. It seems like it would be more efficient to have their doctors do a short evaluation to confirm my sanity rather than send me home with this form that takes who knows how long to get processed. End rant I guess, if anyone else has felt this way I'd love to hear about it.

Hi all,
Looking for some advice ☺️ From the UK here.
Background: Suffered with panic disorder, GAD and anxiety induced depression for ten years but was medicated well with SSRI Sertraline. Unfortunately, somebody spiked my drink last march and I suffered from mild serotonin syndrome (SS). I had to cold turkey the Sertraline to save my life and when I reinstated a week later after I recovered from SS it never worked the same way again. I have tried 6 SSRIs/SNRIs/pregablin since and they work for a week or two and then I have a serotonin toxicity reaction and get pulled off them cold turkey. This was all done by my general doctor and not a psychiatrist. Unfortunately I ended up in the emergency department a month ago due to the awful side effects and SI I had after a bad reaction to cymbalta. This was stopped cold turkey again after taking it for a week.
I believe this is where my aka started. It’s more mental that physical as I do not need to pace but I have the severe sense of dread and terror X10000 compared to the anxiety and panic I used to deal with. I am also incredibly irritable with dark obsessive thoughts which has led me to want to jump out my skin and I can relate to a lot of you on here.
I was assigned a consultant psychiatrist who prescribed me quetiapine. I was taking this at night to help me sleep and in the day to manage my anxiety and sense of dread. It worked to a certain extent as it just sedated and zombified me. I suffered with extrapyramidal symptoms such as tremor and urinary retention/bloating so my dose is down to just 50XR release at night to help me sleep and I will be coming off this soon (I am wanting to go down to 25mg to wean myself off but consultant doesn’t believe that’s needed). I am now on Lamictal {Lamotrigine and have been taking 25mg for 6 days now. I feel like it’s made my anxiety worse and I’m taking small amount of diazepam (max 2mg bd) to help me through.
It’s obvious that I have been completely polydrugged and have had severe reactions to serotonin re uptake inhibitors which I have been pulled off cold turkey which has made everything a lot worse. My CNS is now in haywire and I am having constant adrenaline dumps creating terror and fear which has led me to be petrified of being alone or going to the shops etc where I am now a hermit living back with my parents. I’m grateful I have a supportive network.
I am now really struggling with the inner aka and it is completely debilitating. However, I am thankful that I don’t have the physical symptoms as I can’t begin to imagine the pain some of you are going through with that.
I have a meeting with the psychiatrist on Friday and want to explain that I believe I have inner aka and want to be treated for this and come off the quetiapine and lamictal. I’m afraid they will gaslight me and want to prescribe more drugs (his next option was ablify which is a huge no go after reading on here and doing my research). What I want to know is:

• if you suffer with inner aka only, how did you manage to convince your psych that this is what you have and that the drugs are doing more damage?
• if they gaslight you, how do you cope with that?

I’m planning on writing down how I’m feeling today to have as notes in the meeting but I’m terrified that they will just say it’s anxiety and want to prescribe me ablify which I will refuse.
Any help or guidance on how to engage with psychs about this inner aka would be much appreciated.

I'm thinking back to over a year and a half ago. I was obsessed with Marla Catherine and some LDS YouTubers. I joined their church, expecting I'd be living it up in Utah with all my problems solved and a perfect life. I overestimated the benefits of joining the church. Spoiler alert: I'm from Northern Ireland, and I don't have the Utah picture-perfect life. I've recently been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
For several years, I had unrealistic expectations and overestimated how much things targeted at me online, especially from influencers across all platforms, would improve my life. I was so obsessed that I almost became a copy of them, thinking I could have the same "perfect" life they portrayed.
Jump to now: After excessive spending, accumulating £2,000 in debt, and getting rid of many things I've acquired over time (for example: 200 plants and 30+ Disney VHS tapes), I've been discharged after 26 days in the hospital. I'm feeling rather annoyed—maybe mad—about how much social media dictates our lives without us realizing it.
I just want to know if anyone else has felt the same impulsiveness associated with bipolar disorder and the role influencers and online marketing play in our lives. For example, I've been bombarded with an ad for Galaxy shirts set to the song "Vincent" by Don McLean, which feels overly specific and targeted. Vincent Van Gogh was speculated to have bipolar disorder, and the song is dedicated to him. It’s almost like they’re playing on that connection.
But yeah, if anyone feels similar or was like me i'd love to know your thoughts.

I spend a lot of time researching how our nervous system works and what may contribute to the development of Visual Snow and other symptoms. Remember that there is a lot of vital information that I do not know, and may greatly benefit our understanding of this condition. Visual snow is described as an "epileptic" firing in the visual system in the brain. (Tinnitus behaves very similarly but it is occurring in the auditory nerves) NMDA glutamate receptors, which are overexpressed after excitotoxic injury may well be the trigger of an increased spontaneous firing in the nerves. In turn, the brain would decode this increased firing as "visual snow" The idea is that remaining nerve endings have been damaged enough to overexpress NMDA Glutamate receptors, thus increasing their spontaneous firing.There are various factors that contribute to the development of this condition. Everybody first had an initial trigger, and this varies from person to person. Common causes include stress, trauma, recreational and prescription drugs, Lyme, mold, heavy metals, and other toxic exposures. But what they all result in is brain injury and neuronal damage. The severity varies from person to person. The consequences of such injury doesn't just cause break in communication between healthy neurons, but a cascade of events that can lead to further neuronal degeneration and cell death. That is where visual snow comes in. Think of a broken radio or a TV where it isn't able to receive and process incoming signals so the outcome is a lot of visual/auditory noise. Our brains behave in a similar manner when there is an interference with proper neuron function and communication.Another good example is a type of neuropathic pain called paresthesia where you experience tingling and pricking sensations in various parts of your body. When nerves are damaged, they can't communicate properly and that miscommunication causes symptoms such as pain, tingling or numbness.Medical researchers searching for new medications for visual snow often look to the connection between the nerve cells in the brain and the various agents that act as neurotransmitters, such as the central nervous system's primary excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate. Visual snow can be caused when damaged brain cells emit an excess of glutamate. Many treatments use ingredients that work as glutamate antagonists, or inhibitors. Communication between nerve cells in the brain is accomplished through the use of neurotransmitters. There are many compounds that act as neurotransmitters including acetylcholine, serotonin, GABA, glutamate, aspartate, epinephrine, norpinephrine and dopamine. These chemicals attach to nerve cells at specific receptors that allow for only one type of neurotransmitter to attach.Some of the neurotransmitters are excitatory; leading to increased electrical transmission between nerve cells. Others are inhibitory and reduce electrical activity. The most common excitatory neurotransmitters are glutamate and aspartate while the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter is GABA. It is necessary for excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters to be in balance for proper brain function to occur.Communication over synapses between neurons are controlled by glutamate. When brain cells are damaged, excessive glutamate is released. Glutamate is well known to have neurotoxic properties when excessively released or incompletely recycled. This is known as excitotoxicity and leads to neuronal death.Excess glutamate opens the sodium channel in the neuron and causes it to fire. Sodium continues to flow into the neuron causing it to continue firing. This continuous firing of the neuron results in a rapid buildup of free radicals and inflammatory compounds. These compounds attack the mitochondria, the energy producing elements in the core of the neuron cell. The mitochondria become depleted and the neuron withers and dies.Excitotoxicity has been involved in a number of acute and/or degenerative forms of neuropathology such as epilepsy, autism, ALS, Parkinson’s, schizophrenia, migraines, restless leg syndrome, tourettes, pandas, fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, Huntington's, seizures, insomnia, hyperactivity, OCD, bipolar disorder and anxiety disorders.(Doctors use two basic ways to correct this imbalance. The first is to activate GABA receptors that will inhibit the continuous firing caused by glutamate. The second way to correct the imbalance is use antogonists to glutamate and its receptor N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA). These are termed glutamate or NMDA antagonists. By binding with these receptors, the antagonist medication reduces glutamate-induced continuous firing of the neuron. This explains why some drugs like clonazepam and lamictal are able to help relieve symptoms in some patients. They help reduce excitatory action in the brain temporarily)Anxiety, depression, brain fog, depersonalization, visual disturbances (including visual snow, palinopsia, blue field entoptic phenomenon, photophobia, photopsia) headaches, tinnitus, are all common symptoms associated with increased excitatory activity in the brain. Excessive glutamate is the primary villain in visual snow.I strongly believe there are some genetic components that play a huge role in the development of Visual Snow and makes some individuals more susceptible to developing it. Normally, glutamate concentration is tightly controlled in the brain by various mechanisms at the synapse. There are at least 30 proteins that are membrane-bound receptor or transporter proteins at, or near, the glutamate synapse that control or modulate neuronal excitability. But in Visual Snow sufferers, my hypothesis is that we carry a faulty gene that results in dysregulation of the proteins that control and regulate glutamate excitability. They are unknown as more research will be needed.We live in a society where we are stressed emotionally, financially, physically and exposed to a range of toxins in our environment. Combining underlying genetic susceptibility with these other factors creates all the ingredients for a perfect storm.Stress + Infectious Agents (if any) + Toxins + Genetic Susceptibility = Health ConditionIncluded below is a list of things that can lead to excitotoxicity. The list includes trauma, drugs, environmental, chemicals and miscellaneous causes of brain cell damage. (Keep in mind everybody's bodies behave and react differently to various substances)-Severe Stress (Most people that are stressed out don’t realize that once the fight-or-flight response gets activated it can release things like cortisol and epinephrine into the body. Although these boost alertness, in major concentrations, the elevated levels of cortisol over an extended period of time can damage brain functioning and kill brain cells)-Free Radicals – Free radicals are highly-reactive forms of oxygen that can kill brain cells and cause brain damage. If the free radicals in your brain run rampant, your neurons will be damaged at a quicker rate than they can be repaired. This leads to brain cell death as well as cognitive decline if not corrected. (Common causes are unhealthy diet, lifestyle and toxic exposure)-Head Trauma (like concussion or contusion) MRI can detect damaged brain tissue BUT not damaged neurons. -Dehydration (severe)-Cerebal Hypoxia-Lyme disease-Narcolepsy-Sleep Apnea-Stroke-Drugs (recreational or prescription) -Amphetamine abuse-Methamphetamines-Antipsychotics-Benzodiazepine abuse-Cocaine-Esctasy -LSD-Cannabis-Tobacco-Inhalants-Nitrous Oxide-PCP-Steroids-Air Pollution-Carbon Monoxide-Heavy Metal Exposure (such as lead, copper and mercury)-Mold Exposure-Welding fumes-Formaldehyde-Solvents-Pesticides-Anesthesia-Aspartame-MSG (Monosodium Glutamate is found in most processed foods and is hidden under many various names)-Solvents-Chemotherapy-Radiation-Other toxic exposuresInside the Glutamate StormBy: Vivian Teichberg, and Luba Vikhanski"The amino acid glutamate is the major signaling chemical in nature. All invertebrates (worms, insects, and the like) use glutamate for conveying messages from nerve to muscle. In mammals, glutamate is mainly present in the central nervous system, brain, and spinal cord, where it plays the role of a neuronal messenger, or neurotransmitter. In fact, almost all brain cells use glutamate to exchange messages. Moreover, glutamate can serve as a source of energy for the brain cells when their regular energy supplier, glucose, is lacking. However, when its levels rise too high in the spaces between cells—known as extracellular spaces—glutamate turns its coat to become a toxin that kills neurons.As befits a potentially hazardous substance, glutamate is kept safely sealed within the brain cells. A healthy neuron releases glutamate only when it needs to convey a message, then immediately sucks the messenger back inside. Glutamate concentration inside the cells is 10,000 times greater than outside them. If we follow the dam analogy, that would be equivalent to holding 10,000 cubic feet of glutamate behind the dam and letting only a trickle of one cubic foot flow freely outside. A clever pumping mechanism makes sure this trickle never gets out of hand: When a neuron senses the presence of too much glutamate in the vicinity—the extracellular space—it switches on special pumps on its membrane and siphons the maverick glutamate back in.This protective pumping process works beautifully as long as glutamate levels stay within the normal range. But the levels can rise sharply if a damaged cell spills out its glutamate. In such a case, the pumps on the cellular membranes can no longer cope with the situation, and glutamate reveals its destructive powers. It doesn’t kill the neuron directly. Rather, it overly excites the cell, causing it to open its pores excessively and let in large quantities of substances that are normally allowed to enter only in limited amounts.One of these substances is sodium, which leads to cell swelling because its entry is accompanied by an inrush of water, needed to dilute the surplus sodium. The swelling squeezes the neighboring blood vessels, preventing normal blood flow and interrupting the supply of oxygen and glucose, which ultimately leads to cell death. Cell swelling, however, is reversible; the cells will shrink back once glutamate is removed from brain fluids. More dangerous than sodium is calcium, which is harmless under normal conditions but not when it rushes inside through excessively opened pores. An overload of calcium destroys the neuron’s vital structures and eventually kills it.Regardless of what killed it, the dead cell spills out its glutamate, all the vast quantities of it that were supposed to be held back by the dam. The spill overly excites more cells, and these die in turn, spilling yet more glutamate. The destructive process repeats itself over and over, engulfing brain areas until the protective pumping mechanism finally manages to stop the spread of glutamate."Recent research has confirmed that hypermetabolism has been primarily found in the right lingual gyrus and left cerebellar anterior lobe of the brain in individuals suffering from visual snow. The definition of hypermetabolism is described as "the physiological state of increased rate of metabolic activity and is characterized by an abnormal increase in metabolic rate." Hypermetabolism typically occurs after significant injury to the body. It serves as one of the body's strongest defence against illness and injury. This means that the brain is trying to compensate for the injured areas in the brain by increasing metabolism to meet it's high energy demands. It is trying to function to the best of it's ability under the circumstances. Normally the body can heal itself and regenerate under the right circumstances. But it is extremely difficult for the central nervous system - which includes the spinal cord and brain to be able to do so, due to it's inhibitory environment which prevents new neurons from forming. That is where stem cells come in. Stem cells are an exciting new discovery, because they can become literally any cell in the body including neurons. This is an amazing scientific breakthrough and has the potential to treat a whole host of conditions. Scientists are currently doing research and conducting trials.Excitotoxicity can trigger your "fight or flight" response, as this is the body's primary response to illness, injury or infection. If the brain and the body remain in the sympathetic fight or flight state for too long and too often, it is degenerative; it breaks us down. If this cycle continues, then eventually the system burns out. It is this cycle that results in autonomic nervous system dysfunction. The results are disastrous, digestion is shut down, metabolism, immune function and the detoxification system is impaired, blood pressure and heart rate are increased, circulation is impaired, sleep is disrupted, memory and cognitive function may be impaired, neurotransmitters are drained, our sense of smell, taste and sound are amplified, high levels of norepinephrine are released in the brain and the adrenal glands release a variety of hormones like adrenaline and cortisol.I believe in order to find a treatment or cure for VS and it's accompanying symptoms, we need to address the underlying cause, reduce the excess excitatory activity in the brain, repair the damaged neurons, regain proper communication between neurons, rebalance the autonomic nervous system and prevent further cellular damage. We also need to figure out what genes, if any come into play. There is still a lot we don't know about the brain because it is such an remarkably complex organ.FAQsWon't lowering the levels of glutamate solve the problem? Well, not necessarily. That is just one piece of the puzzle. You have to remember that Visual Snow is a multifactorial and complex condition in which it stems from a number of different causes and influences. Based on my knowledge and the information I have gathered, I can conclude that the overstimulation of glutamate plays a huge role in VS and some other symptoms we experience. But there is still so much we don't know. That's why more research will be needed.Why is my condition worsening over time?That is a very good question. It is because the physiology, biology and chemistry of your brain and nervous system has been altered and has become dysfunctional since the initial trigger set off a domino of effects that leads to further degradation in the body. This puts a huge strain on your body and is constantly activating your stress response system. This will wreak havoc on your entire body. The stress response system was designed to deal with brief emergencies that threaten survival. It isn't supposed to last very long because the body cannot sustain itself for very long in this state. When you remain in "fight or flight" sympathetic state for too long, it becomes degenerative and breaks our bodies down. This affects every system in the body. When you are constantly under stress, the stress response system never turns off resulting in an ongoing destructive cycle. Stress can also exacerbate all your symptoms and makes you susceptible to developing other chronic health conditions. How is the gut related to VS?Having increased intestinal permeability is very common in this modern world because we are constantly being bombarded by toxins and stress. Our bodies weren't designed to handle such a huge burden. So we end up getting sick and become susceptible to kinds of diseases. Common causes include:-Poor diet (from excessive consumption of foods such as grains, legumes, sugars, alcohol)-Chronic stress-Toxin overload-Gut dysbiosis (It means you have a lack of beneficial bacteria in your gastrointestinal (GI) tract. They are overpowered and outnumbered by pathogens such as pathogenic bacteria, yeast, viruses, parasites)-Overuse of antibiotics When you have increased intestinal permeability, the epithelium on the villi of the small intestine becomes inflamed and irritated, which allows metabolic, microbial and environmental toxins and undigested food particles to flood into the blood stream. This event compromises the liver, the lymphatic system, and the immune response including the endocrine system. It is often the primary cause of the following common conditions: asthma, food allergies, chronic sinusitis, eczema, urticaria, migraine, irritable bowel, fungal disorders, fibromyalgia, and inflammatory joint disorders including rheumatoid arthritis are just a few of the diseases that can originate from having poor gut health.This sets the stage for chronic systemic inflammation, oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, impaired detoxification, gastrointestinal dysfunction and immune system dysregulation.Some toxins have the ability to damage and destroy neurons, myelin sheaths, synapses and even DNA. An overload of toxins that the immune system is not able to get rid of disrupts normal brain function. This eventually initiates an autoimmune response where the immune system attacks the brain and nerve cells as it tries it’s best to eliminate the toxins.The mitochondria are the energy producing section of your cells. When they are damaged by the toxic overload in the brain cells and are not able to produce energy to fuel the cell, the cell dies.In order to stop this vicious cycle, the underlying biological mechanisms of VS needs to be understood. That is the first step that needs to be taken. Any other stressors also needs to be addressed in order to reduce the overall stress load.It is important to know that VS is just a symptom of underlying physiological stress in the brain. Symptoms are your body's way of communicating with you, letting you know something is wrong in the body.I've come across some research indicating that microglial activation and elevated nitric oxide is involved in some neurological conditions. Basically the microglial cells are our brain's immune cells and when something triggers an inflammatory response, they activate and release harmful neurotoxic compounds (such as nitric oxide and pro-inflammatory cytokines) which results in neuronal injury/death. Microglial activation can also result in a loss of synaptic connections in different regions of the brain. It's basically an autoimmune response in the brain. The neuroinflammatory process appears to be an ongoing and chronic cycle of central nervous system dysfunction. This can deplete glutathione levels in the body. Glutathione is the body’s most important antioxidant which is capable of preventing oxidative damage caused by reactive oxygen species such as free radicals, peroxides, lipid peroxides, and heavy metals. This only further exaggerates the problem, which only leads to a cascade of increased inflammation.Nitric oxide plays a vital role in this process. Elevated nitric oxide levels reduces and impair natural killer cells which leads to a vulnerable immune system that is susceptible to a variety of systemic infections. -Phobe Zhang

I know everyone deserves to be treated equally and mental health is a serious and sensitive topic but when does taking it into consideration too much? For example, I have a relative with the same diagnosis as me (Bipolar Disorder I) but as much as I don't want to instill hatred towards her, she's just too much. She's always problematic, she hurts the people surrounding us, nagwawala siya when she's drunk, she's mayabang, and she talks bullshit about other people. I don't know if its just because the people around us are all also talking bullshit about her that's why its being embedded on my brain to hate her and her behaviors. She's always insisting she's fine without treatment just because she thinks she can handle things on her ways. Hate to admit but she was being the comparison my family are insisting why I should fight being mentally better. It sucks but now I am contemplating whether I should really be hating her or should I be instead being on her side? Same applies to people who misbehaves and later on explains they're not mentally fine. When should being considerate of others behaviors because of mental distress be too much?

My boss has always been supportive of me. I’ve gotten high reviews from him each year, he’s advocated for me to get higher pay, always been very open about being very happy with me and my work.
One of the older assistants here though, has taken a dislike to me ever since I’ve begun to grow professionally. It began with her taking digs about my clothes, insinuating I had a poor personality and had treated her rudely, and has progressed to her going around telling people I’m a b*tch and she’s sure I “just have to have” a mental illness or personality disorder like autism or bipolar. She’s also been spreading rumors, trying to ridicule me in groups by saying that I like the boss romantically, have a relationship with him, am retarded or weird or have such a wildly undesirable personality to work with, barely talk, am almost basically “retarded”
I approached my attorney expressing concern and because I wanted to give him reign to handle it how he wanted. He basically acted annoyed and like I was being a real bother or behaving childishly to try and address it openly. He showed visible signs of wanting/ trying to get away as I was talking to him. Like physically trying to walk off as I was talking. I got the impression maybe he didn’t want the legal responsibility of having been told something that he could be held liable for not acting on of correcting. He also claimed he couldn’t do anything as he works with her boss (this is true but that work is extremely extremely minor so basically just an excuse). I went to HR as he was not helpful and it’s obviously something that needs to be documented or that I need to get on the record about.
Meanwhile, the woman has been trying to turn everyone in the space against me especially the other older women by constantly complaining in the loudest fashion that I’m rude to her, and have treated her like a b-tch. The reality is I’ve done nothing to her but withdraw because she’s been calling me- autistic, retarded, mentally ill and a b-tch and loudly complaining to everyone who will listen within earshot of me that I have a shit personality and am “hell to work with”.
Obviously her behavior is wrong and that’s being handled but I don’t want advice on her. My issue is my boss. He knows what’s going on but tries to deny knowing anything even though we both know I literally spoke to him about it. He also obviously had a convo with HR about it as they repeated some things to me, that I only said to him.
My real issue is that he’s begun to act very disdainful toward me. Turning his back right to my face in group conversations with the team. Acknowledging others while ignoring me. Basically pushing me right out his office when I come with documents, only to then make a big show of ushering others in and having long personal convos with others after telling me he has no time for me and basically closing the door in my face. The behavior has been very ugly.
To this point there had been big bonuses, big cash christmas gifts, floral arrangements on admin day. I was of the impression he liked me and was quite happy with my work. Now that all seems to have changed and he seems almost physically angry with me, or blaming of me- like Ive embarrassed him, even though I’ve done nothing in this situation.
I’ve honestly gotten more empathy from the attorneys of the women bullying me as they see what she is saying and doing and shake their heads. Meanwhile, I get my the impression my own attorney is doing damage control around me but in a way that’s suggestive of me being the problem. Like I have issues to work on or am somehow the person with personality issues in this one-sided “dispute” which is really just plain bullying and harassment. He continues to make a show of talking and laughing with the woman responsible, while acting angry and excluding of me and I can’t even talk to him because I’m basically being blocked from visiting his office while I can see this woman and her friends are constantly allowed in his ear with negativity about me.
What is your take on my bosses behavior. I understand if he feels he can’t take a position publicly or politically owing to his status in the office but there are many ways he could show support for me off the record or behind the scenes and he hasn’t so much as nodded in my direction or said “it’s jealousy. keep your head up”. Yet I notice he has time to entertain negative speculation about my mental health and personality from this woman and her cronies though and has refused to condemn her behavior in any way. Instead he has made insinuations that we work together as a team and support one another- basically implying, chiding me for not being a team player. He constantly talks to this woman’s best friend who I quite literally hear telling him I’m rude and there’s something mentally wrong with me. The impression I get from him in these convos- is one of slight assent- certainly not telling them they’re wrong. Meanwhile, despite the many ugly and derogatory slurs being thrown against me daily, openly in the space, meant to humiliate and embarrass me and muddy me professionally they really can’t point to a single thing I’ve said or done that would qualify as inappropriate or mistreatment of them- except to say I don’t really speak to them anymore and won’t respond to the behavior.
This woman has basically rallied other people to bully me, especially the other older women under the pretense that I’ve treated her rudely and need to be taught a lesson, put in my place. My bosses, not just lack of support, but subtle collusion feels like violence to me at this point and I can’t imagine what would motivate him to treat me so badly even as I continue to crawl through hot coals to perform excellently for him in an increasingly shitty and emotionally violent situation to me.
Who’s in the wrong is not in dispute. I took her to HR and she admitted very openly and gloatingly to all the slurs she and also admitted, I “hadn’t really done anything to her”, she just felt “rejected I didn’t speak to her” and that “made her mad”. Not to mention she’s been going from person to person and big groups railing about me daily so there are many witnesses. Meanwhile, my boss has continued to act like i may have emotional problems and have imagined it. Like it’s still unsure if she’s done any of this stuff. And like I somehow need to straighten up my act and make sure I’m being respectful of them. I’ve literally see him trying to watch if I say good morning to these older women when I come in and expressing physical disapproval, acting angry at me if I don’t. Meanwhile he hasn’t held them accountable for any of their behavior.
I basically feel I’m being gaslit by him acting angry at me in a way that’s meant to suggest i’m the problem or the one who needs to adjust themself and keep spinning wheels trying to please in a wildly shitty and rude situation that anyone would leave. I think he’s trying to force a position where I’m being emotionally invalidated and manipulated to try harder and seek his approval, to distract from the fact that they’re totally wrong and deserve to be left. Could also be that he just refuses to admit anyone older can be wrong. It’s like he continues to angrily push respect to them on me while they themselves are wildly disrespectful with no checks. They are older, 50s and 60s and I’m a little younger. I can see that he continues to talk and whisper with these older women about me confidentially over my head in a way that’s rather personal, and feels inappropriate and unprofessional to me, especially considering the circumstances.
What do you make of his actions and how should I handle him? Am I wrong to take issue with his inactions and obvious chumminess with people we both know to be clearly speaking ill of me in a way that’s wildly inappropriate for an office and could get them sued. It looks to me like he’s a followe afraid to stand alone.

I’m seriously considering donating a kidney to my former boss. Before I discuss this with her and we see if I’m a match, I want to be 100% sure I’m aware of the whole process and how it’ll affect my life. I’m not sure what information is relevant so I’ll just state what I know.
She’s 40 years old and was diagnosed with an auto immune disease in adolescence. Currently getting ready to restart dialysis, she did have viable donor about a year ago but then became ineligible for a transplant because her kidney function increased. She has since regressed, no longer has a donor, and has been on the deceased donor list for 6 years.
I’m a 34 year old female. We’re of similar stature, similar ethnicities, she is about 50lbs heavier than I, idk if that’s relevant. I’m A-. I don’t know her blood type.
I have no underlying health issues. I do have a history of alcoholism but I am in recovery and doing well. A relapse for me is extremely unlikely IMO , and if it were to occur, it would be an incident, not a regression back into the lifestyle.
I smoke cigarettes. I plan to quit permanently and will quit for the process, obviously. I’m aware that smoking is nonnegotiable for this.
I have been diagnosed with hypertension at age 24. Have a family history of heart disease, father died of fatal heart attack at age 33. However, I have been off blood pressure medication and haven’t had any hypertension issues since I’ve quit drinking.
My mental health is decent. I’ve been diagnosed with depression, anxiety, and bipolar 2 disorder. However, the bipolar diagnosis was a misdiagnosis- I’m 100% certain I am not bipolar and can have that assessed if needed. My only concern is that it is now on my medical record. I’m not currently struggling with depression or anxiety and take no mental health medications. I see a therapist for my mental health and that’s all.
I’m currently taking Subutex (buprenorphine) for my alcoholism. This is unorthodox since it’s typically used for opiate addiction and I’m not addicted to opiates. My psychiatrist prescribed it for alcohol cravings and so far it has been more successful than anything I’ve tried in the past. I would be willing to go off it if it’s absolutely necessary, but I prefer not to. I’ve been on it for 8 months.
My concerns are:
What is the medical fitness test like?
How long is the recovery, and what is it like?(Limitations, pain, etc.)
How will/could this affect my quality of life?
Will I be more prone to illness?
How are the medical expenses usually covered? I currently have Medicaid. I don’t know what insurance she has but I know it’s not government assistance.
I’m not looking for compensation, however I don’t know how much work I can afford to take off for this. It helps that I can plan for it, but would be a tremendous help if this is something her health insurance can cover. That actually sounds extremely unlikely now that I’ve said it, but again, I have no idea how any of this works.
We haven’t worked together for 2 years so her being my former boss shouldn’t be an issue. I simply want to help her be able to raise her children and be able to enjoy the rest of her life. She’s the type of person we need more of in this world.

I’m seriously considering donating a kidney to my former boss. Before I discuss this with her and we see if I’m a match, I want to be 100% sure I’m aware of the whole process and how it’ll affect my life. I’m not sure what information is relevant so I’ll just state what I know.
She’s 40 years old and was diagnosed with an auto immune disease in adolescence. Currently getting ready to restart dialysis, she did have viable donor about a year ago but then became ineligible for a transplant because her kidney function increased. She has since regressed, no longer has a donor, and has been on the deceased donor list for 6 years.
I’m a 34 year old female. We’re of similar stature, similar ethnicities, she is about 50lbs heavier than I, idk if that’s relevant. I’m A-. I don’t know her blood type.
I have no underlying health issues. I do have a history of alcoholism but I am in recovery and doing well. A relapse for me is extremely unlikely IMO , and if it were to occur, it would be an incident, not a regression back into the lifestyle.
I smoke cigarettes. I plan to quit permanently and will quit for the process, obviously. I’m aware that smoking is nonnegotiable for this.
I have been diagnosed with hypertension at age 24. Have a family history of heart disease, father died of fatal heart attack at age 33. However, I have been off blood pressure medication and haven’t had any hypertension issues since I’ve quit drinking.
My mental health is decent. I’ve been diagnosed with depression, anxiety, and bipolar 2 disorder. However, the bipolar diagnosis was a misdiagnosis- I’m 100% certain I am not bipolar and can have that assessed if needed. My only concern is that it is now on my medical record. I’m not currently struggling with depression or anxiety and take no mental health medications. I see a therapist for my mental health and that’s all.
I’m currently taking Subutex (buprenorphine) for my alcoholism. This is unorthodox since it’s typically used for opiate addiction and I’m not addicted to opiates. My psychiatrist prescribed it for alcohol cravings and so far it has been more successful than anything I’ve tried in the past. I would be willing to go off it if it’s absolutely necessary, but I prefer not to. I’ve been on it for 8 months.
My concerns are:
What is the medical fitness test like?
How long is the recovery, and what is it like?(Limitations, pain, etc.)
How will/could this affect my quality of life?
Will I be more prone to illness?
How are the medical expenses usually covered? I currently have Medicaid. I don’t know what insurance she has but I know it’s not government assistance.
I’m not looking for compensation, however I don’t know how much work I can afford to take off for this. It helps that I can plan for it, but would be a tremendous help if this is something her health insurance can cover. That actually sounds extremely unlikely now that I’ve said it, but again, I have no idea how any of this works.
We haven’t worked together for 2 years so her being my former boss shouldn’t be an issue. I simply want to help her be able to raise her children and be able to enjoy the rest of her life. She’s the type of person we need more of in this world.

I'm sorry for this long ass rant I just wanted to say what I feel. 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although I don't know what's normal that's the problem I have no reference to see wether I'm normal have a problem or just a drama queen I don't know,maybe I'm just emotionally immature,and bottle my emotions too long, because my brother's abuse instilled in me this idea that expressing or standing up for myself will get me hurt because he was stronger than me so now I bottle my emotions and don't stand up for myself because I know that strength is everything and it's stupid to do so because I'm weaker and will just lose so I'm a ticking time bomb,so maybe I have the aftermath of Chernobyl or pompeii inside of me. You know what's funny, sometimes I wish that reincarnation is real because I want to be born in a different life and different body,and sometimes I even want to kill myself because I have this morbid curiosity about what happens after death other that the fact that I'm tired of life,so I guess my fear of hell saved me?yay to religious traumaaaa!!

How long did you take berberine for and what dosage did you take? What effects did you find? Did it work well for you? Did you have side effects?
I've been taking berberine for a week so far. I was taking 500 mg and it was giving me bad GI side effects so I reduced to 250 milligrams for a few days. Now I'm taking 250 milligrams twice a day, without side effects. Maybe it made me feel calm this morning but it's hard to say for sure.
I was hoping to have better energy levels and reduced waist circumference. I also have bipolar disorder and I've seen some research that they are related so I'm hoping it might help with my symptoms.

I’m 23F and not diagnosed with bipolar I or II or schizophrenia. All I am diagnosed with (I think) is major depression and dysthymia. I’m on lamictal, and my psychiatrist just prescribed latuda a few weeks ago because I get INTENSE anxiety that people are out to get me and I’m not going to go into more detail because if I do I’m just going to have more anxiety the next time it happens. It comes on SO quick and so intensely. Ill do hours and hours and hours of internet searching about god knows what. I just hide away from my family until it goes away (after days). And I will genuinely believe my fears are real and rational. Honestly, even after the anxiety goes away, I don’t tell anyone about about it because I think a small part of me still thinks it could be possible, and also I know if I tell anyone I’m just gonna be more scared the next time bc someone else knows. It’s actually been going on probably for over a year but I never told anyone until a few weeks ago. I wonder if my psychiatrist thinks these are delusions or something. She said the latuda could help with this. Honestly I’m not super educated on latuda so I hope I’m not saying anything offensive here. My question is basically is anyone else prescribed Latuda but not have bipolar or schizophrenia?

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I've been hearing myself explain to new people that I'm going to misunderstand everything basically. I hear it, I can't stop it. I only manage to make myself rethink what I'm saying, and awkwardly respond aloud to me not wanting to explain. Does anyone else do this?
I word for word have said "I am basically on a cake baking show with only a pasta roller to work with." What the hell is that? Why? I just want to shut the hell up sometimes. I feel like I sound crazier but the sentence.
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