Posted by notaliseliz on July 7, 2004, at 15:55:42
In reply to Re: What's going on with me???? PLEASE RESPOND » JohnDoenut, posted by Harlock on July 7, 2004, at 13:53:14
Hi, Thanks for the words of wisdom.
I found out--what I've been taking is Trileptal and for two days have been taking paxil too.
I've been yawning like mad!!!! I look stooopid.
I haven't killed anyone in the near vicinity, but Friday I'm taking a long flight back to Texas with the kids and with my experiences with American Airlines, well, you never know. I'll just say that last time I arrived in Chicago with two tired kids and the staff was completely, well, retarded, and I went into a "controlled" rage.
Thankfully I'm bypassing that airport this time!!!!I explained to my doc that I don't think he realizes how hard it is for me to explain myself in Italian, I hope he understood. He says I'm seeing things in black and white, so I don't see the big picture, but thought it was best for me to take the antidepressant along with the mood stabiliser.
I've had no problems on the trileptal, but I'm taking a low dose, 600 mg a day.
The paxil, on the other hand, is already giving me headaches, but that could also be because I'm yawning so hard my face hurts!!!!
As for changing docs, I have to admit I'm scared about thinking about it.
I'm "comfortable" because at least I know what to expect and he knows me.As for people not realizing how it feels--I went to have my hair done today and everything she did, to me at least, sucked. I explained that she just needed to ignore me because when I'm depressed, nothing is right. Of course I got, "Oh don't be depressed, snap outta it" (in Italian, of course). Whatever.
People can look at you and say, wow, what a great life you have, healthy kids, great husband, a nice home, job, etc...but these things don't matter when our brains decide that they don't matter. And it really bites.Oh yeah, I've had to curb the road rage thing here because my husband (he's Italian) scared me and said I'll probably flip off someone in the mafia, so I'd better not do it. But driving here is a real test of patience.
Well, off to bed for me. Thanks again for taking the time to reply...
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