Posted by Karen_kay on March 26, 2004, at 20:48:10
In reply to What side effects would make you quit?, posted by terrics on March 25, 2004, at 17:41:38
I took lithium... Started walking into walls (and no, I wasn't wearing my heels), hallucinating, going to the restroom every hour, hearing voices (now, that's scary!!!), thought my dog was going to kill me, my walls started bending, basically couldn't function. I couldn't leave my house. I started getting blood tests everyday and my levels were in the higher, but still normal lever so......(pretty much manic... meds work funny on me.. why is that? They have the opposite effect on me then they do on every other person in the world. Lithium to me was like a bad hit of acid! Then though, the depression came back at full force and hurt!)
They added lamictal (at too high a dose, even though I TOLD my Pdoc I was supposed to taper up. What do I know?) Things got worse. Not only could I not shower, but I couldn't leave my house at all, slept at least 16 hours a day and couldn't attend class. Failed 2 classes and dropped another). So....
They added Zyprexa (an antipsychotic).... I gained weight. Felt not just like a bumbling idiot, but also like a walrus, that went from sleeping 16 hours a day in a bed to sleeping 20 hours a day on the couch. Still seeing things. Still bumping into walls, when I actually moved. Still hearing things. Thinking of moving my dog to a kennel. Now afraid to shower, not just depressed as in the past. So...
They added Lexapro (an AD).... Thinking, "Hmmm, I'm Bipolar and depressed. I'll quit all the other crap, just take this and jump-start my well-being." Got naked for a while. Made some rather risque phone calls to my doctor. Quit all meds and switched Pdocs.
Also, once I took Geodon, an antipsychotic and I developed akathesia. Wowsa! I couldn't sit still. I thought I was manic for a while, but I was wrong. It's the most uncomfortable thing I have ever experienced in my life! EVER! Look it up on the net if you are interested. That would make me quit heart medication if I had a bad heart, and that's no lie!
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