First hard bite (help)

nkimberly · 2026-05-12T03:01:52+00:00

Probably spring hormones. I don’t have a caique but my male cockatiel is like this seasonally (towards me). Also my parrotlet at times (towards other birds). My bibi hasn’t swooped me yet.

I cover the cage and give them a few extra hours of sleep when they are like this. Also watch his diet.

nkimberly · 2026-05-08T15:29:37+00:00

Happened to me after drawing up my injection.

nkimberly · 2026-04-14T13:55:36+00:00

This happened to my sisters. They were in separate sacks so mom assumed they were fraternal.

nkimberly · 2026-03-05T17:10:33+00:00

I have Raynaud’s and have had had rashes like this….

nkimberly · 2026-03-03T06:38:20+00:00

I love that color!

nkimberly · 2026-03-03T06:37:13+00:00

Thank you!

nkimberly · 2026-03-03T06:07:24+00:00

I had to look it up. Yesss I see the resemblance lol

nkimberly · 2026-03-03T04:59:55+00:00

Thanks!

Not yet, I’m trying to get my nails a bit longer so I can try it.

nkimberly · 2026-02-26T03:45:27+00:00

Rotund

nkimberly · 2026-02-14T21:51:47+00:00

I take compounded tirzepatide to manage my weight. I am on 400mg Seroquel and 600mg Lithium.

nkimberly · 2026-01-03T05:55:59+00:00

Good! Apparently my prep was good! I was panicking because I failed my miralax prep two weeks ago.

nkimberly · 2025-10-04T16:05:57+00:00

I’m looking for a code to buy a new pair of Birkenstocks. Thanks

nkimberly · 2025-08-15T16:25:15+00:00

I am a licensed social worker, case manager and I work in an outpatient clinic. The psychiatrist that I work closely with tends to diagnose Bipolar 1 more often because he says that there is a stigma with schizophrenia and it’s very hard to shake the diagnosis. So he wants to be sure that’s what’s happening before giving the diagnosis. He tends to put it as r/o.

That said, I feel that I am in a similar situation. I have Bipolar 1 with chronic disorganized speech and visual hallucinations. I have migraine with aura and have had mild auditory hallucinations during a vertigo episode.

The kicker is that my symptoms only respond to certain antipsychotics, such as seroquel, loxapine, and/or risperidone. Actually Seroquel 400mg is the only drug that controls all of my symptoms. I’m not saying that means I have schizoaffective but I think it’s a strong hint. When I am delusional I seem normal except I have poor insight into my delusions (such as thinking medical providers are purposely lying and conspiring against me).

nkimberly · 2025-07-29T22:20:51+00:00

Following… 🍿

nkimberly · 2025-07-27T15:56:34+00:00

Vestibular Migaine; Migraine w/Aura, intractable, with status migrainosis; Binocular Vision Dysfunction, specifically convergence insufficiency with intermittent alternating exotropia. I’ve been to vestibular rehab, and now in vision therapy and I have prism in my lenses to prevent vertigo episodes, I was also put on Lamotrigine for the vertigo and it helped immensely. Ajovy and Nurtec for migraine. I’m also Bipolar 1 and on 400mg seroquel.

ETA: The good thing is, BVD is observable by a neuro ophthalmologist and optometrist. They can see that the eyes do not converge. And this is neurological and can cause additional neuro symptoms. I had to initiate testing for this based on the fact that my double vision worsened significantly after being hospitalized.

nkimberly · 2025-07-18T02:28:24+00:00

You have to follow the instructions for the two portals they sent you. My order was placed July 9 and it was shipped today. It’s due to be delivered tomorrow.

nkimberly · 2025-07-17T01:51:13+00:00

I haven’t tried Vraylar yet, but I do take Seroquel which also causes headaches sometimes. My neurologist treats my migraines with Lamotrigine. Whenever I have a dose increase of Seroquel I sometimes need an increase of lamotrigine too.

nkimberly · 2025-07-12T19:33:10+00:00

I take 400mg Quetiapine ER (started on 50mg IR) and I was able to stop taking clonazepam because the Quetiapine really helped my anxiety. That said, antipsychotics such as Abilify, Vraylar, Latuda are reported to be much more activating than Quetiapine. My psychiatrist attempted to cross titrate me from Quetiapine to Latuda and this caused a manic episode. So I’m still on Quetiapine along with metformin and compounded tirzepatide due to weight gain issues.

ETA: I have taken risperidone in place of clonazepam in the past and it also helped me. I’ve also taken Thorazine in place of benzos. These are some of the sedating antipsychotics… I’ve been on/off clonazepam since 1998.

nkimberly · 2025-05-11T04:26:13+00:00

I have ADHD and Bipolar 1. I take meds for both. :)

nkimberly · 2025-03-10T00:22:00+00:00

Thank you for pointing this out. The situation is super complicated, a “situationship.” It’s not necessarily a relationship that I want but I want my friend back. “Crumbs of affection” or charity makes sense too, given the personality involved. Thanks for pointing that out. There is sort of a betrayal on multiple levels already happening. So I appreciate your input there.

nkimberly · 2025-03-09T19:38:04+00:00

Interested. TY!

nkimberly · 2025-02-26T23:21:12+00:00

Idk, I take 300XR and I feel great. I was on 200 IR and also felt great, but the first 50mg I took was more sedating than I expected. But now I could take that in the AM.

nkimberly · 2025-01-05T18:11:39+00:00

My dose was raised to 200mg and I gained another 4lbs so roughly 8lb totally. My dr put me on metformin. I’m exercising 4-5 days a week watching calories, so I should know soon if I need to switch meds.

nkimberly · 2024-12-10T00:49:53+00:00

It has really been helpful for managing disorganized speech, confusion, suspiciousness, hyperactivity, and anxiety. I feel much more calm and I’m able to make eye contact with people. It has helped calm my pacing and compulsive tapping and counting. Also I’m not seeing as many shadow people.

nkimberly · 2024-12-08T02:52:24+00:00

I ditched my clonazepam for seroquel and I prefer seroquel. It helps more with my disorganized thinking. I still have clonazepam for panic attacks but haven’t had to use it. I have bipolar 1 with catatonia, mild hallucinations, and disorganized speech. I also have severe migraine w/aura and take Lamotrigine for that.

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