http://girlshrink.com/the-relationship-between-insomnia-and-depression/ Advice, & Counseling on Relationships, Dating, Mental Health and More. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://girlshrink.com/the-relationship-between-insomnia-and-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-313 GirlShrink Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:37:43 +0000 http://girlshrink.com/wp/?p=90#comment-313 It sounds like you are having a tough time with your bipolar disorder. It is a tough road. Unfortunately, medical science has only gotten but so far with finding medications that work with bipolar patients. Especially when there is a dual diagnosis. It is a trial and error effort, and our bodies to begin to get use to the medications. It sounds like you are doing probably all that you can medically do, but you may have to make some major lifestyle changes as well. Part of the overall effort in treating any depression disorder is to make changes in the way we live our lives. Try to keep your life as stress free as you can. You must do some sort of physical exercise which will also help counteract the overeating. Make sure that you are doing spiritual activities. Sounds like you may be a member of a church. If so, go to it. A lot. People with compulsive disorders can replace those compulsions with something else. And being active in a spiritual center would be a more healthier alternative to overeating, alcohol, drugs, etc. It sounds like you will always need a combination of a medical and lifestyle approach to stay balanced. Continue to strive for that balance and stay in talk therapy. That is very important to stay connected to someone qualified to know when you may need extra needed support. It sounds like you are having a tough time with your bipolar disorder. It is a tough road. Unfortunately, medical science has only gotten but so far with finding medications that work with bipolar patients. Especially when there is a dual diagnosis. It is a trial and error effort, and our bodies to begin to get use to the medications. It sounds like you are doing probably all that you can medically do, but you may have to make some major lifestyle changes as well. Part of the overall effort in treating any depression disorder is to make changes in the way we live our lives. Try to keep your life as stress free as you can. You must do some sort of physical exercise which will also help counteract the overeating. Make sure that you are doing spiritual activities. Sounds like you may be a member of a church. If so, go to it. A lot. People with compulsive disorders can replace those compulsions with something else. And being active in a spiritual center would be a more healthier alternative to overeating, alcohol, drugs, etc. It sounds like you will always need a combination of a medical and lifestyle approach to stay balanced. Continue to strive for that balance and stay in talk therapy. That is very important to stay connected to someone qualified to know when you may need extra needed support.

]]> http://girlshrink.com/the-relationship-between-insomnia-and-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-278 laurie Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:58:23 +0000 http://girlshrink.com/wp/?p=90#comment-278 i have been on many meds. over the years. after a few years or even a few months they stop working. i am bipolar. also have sleep disorder and eating disorder compulsive overeater.. i jave been sober and off drugs for 24years and 4 months now. i love my God J esus Christ alot. i need help because, i am now in a depressed state and agagin i guess i shall go back to the docotor tomorrow and get perhaps a different rx. i am on wellbutrin in a.m. and tegretol thru out the day and depakote at nighttime. i have tried abilift makes heart race to fast and paxil , paxil took for two years and some other ones. i am getting very tired of to keep trying different rxs. any answers please? i also went herbs and holistic and twice wound up in er at hospital. i have been on many meds. over the years. after a few years or even a few months they stop working. i am bipolar. also have sleep disorder and eating disorder compulsive overeater.. i jave been sober and off drugs for 24years and 4 months now. i love my God J esus Christ alot. i need help because, i am now in a depressed state and agagin i guess i shall go back to the docotor tomorrow and get perhaps a different rx. i am on wellbutrin in a.m. and tegretol thru out the day and depakote at nighttime. i have tried abilift makes heart race to fast and paxil , paxil took for two years and some other ones. i am getting very tired of to keep trying different rxs. any answers please? i also went herbs and holistic and twice wound up in er at hospital.

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