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Ritalin, Zyprexa, Seroquel, and Adderall. Concerta, Depakote ER, and Risperdol. Lamictal, Eskalith CR, Gabapentin. Lamotrigine, Topiramate and Vigabatrin.

eek They want to put me on every drug known to man to 'help me'. Adding Vicodin for 'additional stabilization'. By the time they're done administering help, I won't be able to function.

arrow The hallmark symptoms of mania include an abnormal, often expansive and elevated mood lasting for at least 1 week. Mania also may include a decreased need for sleep, racing thoughts or a sense that thoughts are "out of control," rapid and often pressured speech, increased goal-directed activities or projects, hypersexuality, reckless behaviors and risk taking, and "delusions of grandeur."
arrow Mood disturbances in children and adolescents are often more difficult to recognize and diagnose than those in adults. Some of the difficulty arises in recognizing atypical symptoms, including irritability, tantrums, physical aggression, and other behavioral problems, as expressions of mood disruptions. Examples:
exclaim Decreased need for sleep
exclaim More talkative than usual, often with pressured speech with a sense of necessity to keep talking
exclaim Distractibility
exclaim Increase in goal-directed activity or psychomotor agitation
exclaim Excessive involvement in pleasurable activity that has a high potential for painful consequences (eg, hypersexuality, excessive spending, impetuous traveling).

Damn. I thought I could escape, but I do fit the description. Does anyone besides me notice that have these drugs are used for epilepsy and schizofrenia patients? I don't have a twitch or tic so why the hell are they giving me this crap? And why the vicodin? stressed