ijpetit

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1. Bi-Polar in Nursing School

   ijpetit replied to ijpetit's topic in Career Support

   Thanks for the heads up. I will have to check with the Louisiana State Board of Nursing. I was also to able to get a few strings pulled and will be seeing anothr psychiologist on Thursday. I have decided to drop my A & P II Lecure and Lab cla...

2. Bi-Polar in Nursing School

   ijpetit replied to ijpetit's topic in Career Support

   My symptoms are as follows: one day I'll be up doing things non-stop. One day in particular, I took all of the extenion/power/cable cords laying around the house, I wrapped each one separately, and placed each in its own ziplock bag. I'll work non...

3. Bi-Polar in Nursing School

   ijpetit replied to ijpetit's topic in Career Support

   My symptoms are as follows: one day I'll be up doing things non-stop. One day in particular, I took all of the extenion/power/cable cords laying around the house, I wrapped each one separately, and placed each in its own ziplock bag. I'll work non...

4. Bi-Polar in Nursing School

   ijpetit replied to ijpetit's topic in Career Support

   I just went to my psychiatrist. I had an awful weekend. The only thing he did was added Zyprexa to my cocktail, while waiting for my lithium and carbamazepime levels to come back from the lab. I seriously think I am taking WAY too much medication ...

5. Bi-Polar in Nursing School

   ijpetit posted a topic in Career Support

   I have recently been diagnosed as being bi-polar, placed on Carbamazapime (200 mg, qid) and Lithium (300 mg, bid), prozac 30 mg one time a day and clonazapam prn. Ever since I started my meds, I have had no short term memory. Now that I am taking A...