I am borderline bi-polar and i am being treated with both a antidepressant and a mood stabilizer. I recently lost my insurance, so i cant afford to buy my medicine anymore. I havent taken the stabilizer for a week, but i still have about 10 of the other pills left. I have been very short tempered, and have been having panic attacks.Since i stopped taking them.
Anyway, today I went to class, everything was normal, then i went to the library to watch a film that i missed earlier this week. The lights were dimmed, and i was pretty close to the tv. I suddenly went blind. Completely blind. I stood up, thinking that I was just too close to the tv and my eyes just needed to adjust, but i couldnt see anything. I started freaking out, I didnt know what was going on. It lasted for about 15 minutes.
If anybody knows if this could possibly be a side effect from not taking my medicine.
2007-11-07 08:15:38 · 2 answers · asked by chelsea3578 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Dear, you need to go back to the clinic and tell them your dilemma, they will either give you samples of meds to tie you over or refer you to a free clinic, but you need to stay on your moodstabilizer if nothing else or the rollercoaster will start again.
2007-11-07 08:21:49 · answer #1 · answered by petra 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Taking an anti-depressant alone when one is bipolar can be destabilizing.
Go to a mental health clinic and talk to them about patient assistance programs with the drug companies - they can get your medications for you for little or no cost.
2007-11-07 16:34:59 · answer #2 · answered by MomSezNo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋