Mental Illness

[chefhottie25]

Originally Posted by naturlover_52

IT doesn't seem to be working
and NOw trying to see how I do
Just took 2 Tazadone an see how that does anything.....Doc is gonna call me today......take care and I am trying to Hang in there.....JUST not feeling LIKE me. I am feeling very uncontrolably hyper.

i am not sure what you are being treated for...but i use to take abilify 20mg twice a day for schizophrenia. it was difficult to be still or just relax when i was on it. i felt like i needed to be constantly moving. i hated it and have since been put on geodon 80mg twice a day. i am much better now. my hands still get shakey sometimes, but that is manageable. i also took trazadone. i didn't have such good results with that. it helped me sleep through the night, but i felt really lethargic for most of the next day. i now take ambien if i need it for sleep. i hope my sharing was helpful. i know you hear it all the time but...hang in there. it takes time to find the right combination of meds...it was about 18 months for me. good luck.

[lipstixgal]

Originally Posted by naturlover_52

IT doesn't seem to be working
and NOw trying to see how I do
Just took 2 Tazadone an see how that does anything.....Doc is gonna call me today......take care and I am trying to Hang in there.....JUST not feeling LIKE me. I am feeling very uncontrolably hyper.

Oh I tried that abilify and it made me twitch and jump and everything. hope you are feeling better soon though!! If you feel manic there is really nothing they can do except medicate, I only take geodon and that's it for my bipolar disorder which is under control I think

[lipstixgal]

Originally Posted by chefhottie25

i am not sure what you are being treated for...but i use to take abilify 20mg twice a day for schizophrenia. it was difficult to be still or just relax when i was on it. i felt like i needed to be constantly moving. i hated it and have since been put on geodon 80mg twice a day. i am much better now. my hands still get shakey sometimes, but that is manageable. i also took trazadone. i didn't have such good results with that. it helped me sleep through the night, but i felt really lethargic for most of the next day. i now take ambien if i need it for sleep. i hope my sharing was helpful. i know you hear it all the time but...hang in there. it takes time to find the right combination of meds...it was about 18 months for me. good luck.

I gained weight on geodon and I am on 80 mg too suppose to take it twice a day too much for me. so I only take it once a day and it works fine but I'm bipolar not manic either or depressed just on keel...

[naturlover_52]

I am gonna talk the doc about something like that
thanks you both.

thanks

[Jedi]

Originally Posted by naturlover_52

IT doesn't seem to be working
and NOw trying to see how I do
Just took 2 Tazadone an see how that does anything.....Doc is gonna call me today......take care and I am trying to Hang in there.....JUST not feeling LIKE me. I am feeling very uncontrolably hyper.

Apilify caused me to have a seizure.....and I really remember nothing else from being on it.

[naturlover_52]

I was supposed to have an appointment I thought yesterday w/ the doc....BUT I guess he felt that we had covered everything via the phone....well....I didn't
but hey He is the doc. I go next week. BUT things Are getting a bit better. went to a meeting last night for recovery for everything....mostly alanon though. went and ordered a book to help me deal w/ some other issues I deal w/. and ordered a CD. BUT today is hmmm....Just getting started and having a bit of trouble.

BUT will survive....as Gloria Ganer said in her survivor song.

[lipstixgal]

Originally Posted by naturlover_52

I was supposed to have an appointment I thought yesterday w/ the doc....BUT I guess he felt that we had covered everything via the phone....well....I didn't
but hey He is the doc. I go next week. BUT things Are getting a bit better. went to a meeting last night for recovery for everything....mostly alanon though. went and ordered a book to help me deal w/ some other issues I deal w/. and ordered a CD. BUT today is hmmm....Just getting started and having a bit of trouble.

BUT will survive....as Gloria Ganer said in her survivor song.

I can understand about getting started in the morning I have that trouble I guess its just the mental illness not allowing us to do what needs to be done. I'm tired today and have the internship thurs and fri then off sat and sun. Back at it on Monday and Tues I took one day off so that I can rest on Wed!! Get feeling better..

[chefhottie25]

Originally Posted by lipstixgal

I gained weight on geodon and I am on 80 mg too suppose to take it twice a day too much for me. so I only take it once a day and it works fine but I'm bipolar not manic either or depressed just on keel...

i had weight gain with geodon too. my friend brent always points out to me that it is a small price to pay to be stable. i have been on abilify, seroquel, invega, and risperdal until i was put on the geodon last summer. it has worked the best for me. i haven't heard voices or had a pyschotic episode in a awhile. i still sometimes have a little paranoia, but i have been able to control that with some positive self talk.

[naturlover_52]

II am in need of something that is NOT high in weight gain and works better than this crap....I would love to be able to USe Gabapentin but it isn't ON the formulary at the clinic I go to IT has helped me IN the past. I need also a better sleep med.

thanks ALL

[naturlover_52]

to go along w/ the NOT sleeping well NOW I am grieving ANother loss this will make the 4th of such since Last NOV. NOW it is my Mom's ONLY Brother...He was 76 and Much loved.
He will be missed.


thanks for letting me vent

[chefhottie25]

Originally Posted by naturlover_52

to go along w/ the NOT sleeping well NOW I am grieving ANother loss this will make the 4th of such since Last NOV. NOW it is my Mom's ONLY Brother...He was 76 and Much loved.
He will be missed.


thanks for letting me vent

i am sorry to hear about your loses. i have had great results with Elavil(amitriptyline) for sleep. it is actually a tricyclic antidepressant used for treating depression...but it can also be taken for sleep. i take 50mg at bedtime. after about a month of use it doesn't work as well, so then i take ambien for a month then back to the elavil. i hope my information helps you. stay strong.

[naturlover_52]

the trazadone works IT is the stuff for anxiety Need something else for it
Need a mood stabalizer better than the abilify or something for the jitters
etc....and or the ADD

[naturlover_52]

Well loved t he new psychiatrist but I don't get to keep him I am being sent back to the old one.....BUT he did say to get the Neurontin from MY reg doc...Md and see how it works....and it seems to be working....and also off the Abilify.
also on 100mgs a day of Buspar and seems to be helping we shall see.

take care all
hope everyone is doing well.

[Jedi]

I have a new med added to my cocktail.....Lamictal. You have to start out really slow on this one because you can have a rash from it. So far I'm on such a low dose that I don't feel anything. It's supposed to help regulate my sleep. We shall see.

[lipstixgal]

Originally Posted by JediMaster

I have a new med added to my cocktail.....Lamictal. You have to start out really slow on this one because you can have a rash from it. So far I'm on such a low dose that I don't feel anything. It's supposed to help regulate my sleep. We shall see.

I wish they would give me that I sleep horribly at night especially with the sleep apnea!! Only on geodon and ambien and klonopin..

[Jedi]

Originally Posted by lipstixgal

I wish they would give me that I sleep horribly at night especially with the sleep apnea!! Only on geodon and ambien and klonopin..

Lamictal is a mood stabilizer that my nurse practitioner thinks will help regulate my sleeping. I put myself back on a normal sleeping schedule though. And I seem to be regulating myself....but the mood stabilizer can't hurt.

[naturlover_52]

yeah they wanted to put me on that but were not gonna because of the rash. I am on a new med to MY cocktail too. Cymbalta instead of the EffexorXR.
Best of luck to you Jedi. I am not sure how things are w/ me...JUST know I am quite depressed and missing my lovely. I hate the holidays. Especially now it is just me myself and I unless I get to see my kid and her mom.

[chefhottie25]

I haven't been here in awhile...so wanted to stop in. I have a rough couple of weeks. Feeling lonely and it makes me sad. My doctor increased my antidepressant for me... I am slowly starting to feel it. I have been off of work for a few weeks and the boredom gets to me. I am back to work on monday...looking forward to that. Hope everyone is doing well.

[proximitywithoutintimacy]

My first post on this thread... I don't want to bore you all with the details of all my mental illnesses (trust me, it's not as bad as it sounds, haha) but I'm currently on Zoloft for depression/anxiety. I missed a couple of days - not on purpose, but I guess I just didn't care enough to remember. But, alas, I'm back on it today.

My ex... who was also my best friend before we got together, called me last night. I was texting, and I accidentally answered the call, freaked out, and hung it up immediately. She didn't try to call back or text me. Today, she called my best friend... who didn't answer her call.

I don't get it. She was asked politely to leave me alone for awhile, because a couple of weeks ago, she held me and kissed me and told me she loved me... then all of a sudden, is telling me her new girlfriend means everything and she would die without her. So. I told her to back away, and she did at first... at times she'll send a text or two, but now she's calling us - not sure why. However, it causes deep anxiety inside of me and I feel nauseous all over... even with the Zoloft... I just wish things weren't so complicated. She has a girlfriend... what is she doing?

Might I add that she's Bipolar II and an alcoholic... hence, we can't make a relationship work until both of our emotions are stable and she starts seriously working on herself and her addictions.

Sigh. Sorry for rambling... =/

[WheelieStrong]

Originally Posted by proximitywithoutintimacy

Sigh. Sorry for rambling... =/

Hi, you didn't ramble i don't think, god you've have fun if you read the letter i have written to people, the interesting thing is because i can't keep a copy of them, once they re sent even i often forget what i wrote when and how.

So no i am the one rambling, it's been a while since you posted so i was hoping i wasn't going to be the only, or first person to reply to you..

Are you feeling any better?
has your situation improved?