Posted by Enigma on April 23, 2009, at 8:32:10
In reply to Re: Remeron's now put my friend off meds for life. » Enigma, posted by sowhysosad on April 22, 2009, at 18:51:37
> This drug-free period was the pdoc's idea. I was informed of the plan by telephone after my last appointment. At the appointment itself I was told to increase my imipramine but I adamantly refused to continue with it, so he had to go back to the pdoc for another consult after I left.
Interesting.. I gotta look up imipramine.. never heard of that one (at least by that name). I think my docs know better than to take me off drugs. My irritable/rage filled bipolar side will end my marriage and get me or someone else killed (via road rage) if it ever surfaces again. I can't drink on Geodon :( (I know that's trivial to most people, but not to me), but it does a great job at mood stabilization for me. No rage, no irritability. Wife is happy.
I tried a Vivactil (TCA) once and in just a couple days of use, I was so psychotic, I was punching walls and actually threw a chair at my wife (in her direction - I knew it wouldn't hit her) - she almost left me. I quit the drug immediately. Luckily, I wasn't at a mall or someplace full of people. There were other drugs that had me picking fights with people right in front of their kids.. it was awful.
> Not sure whether it was actually to reassess me drug-free as they claimed, or more down to the fact that it was 7 weeks 'til my follow-up appointment because of the junior's annual leave, but only takes 4 weeks to withdraw.Ahh.
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> Another thing I forgot to mention: the qualified consultant's time is massively over-subscribed. Last time I was there a woman turned up who was having what looked like an acute dystonic reaction to an AP and asked to see her. She was in a terrible state, but was sent away to see her family doc with the vague excuse that it might be due to a physical condition which was under investigation so they couldn't prescribe anything (they had this conversation within earshot in the waiting room).Ack, that's horrible.
> I have that kind of relationship with my GP. Unfortunately it was my bright idea to try Remeron and then imipramine, neither of which helped me at all!Heh, you win some, you lose some. I think I picked Seroquel myself as well, and now have a basketball for a stomach. I still can't figure out why nothing I do drops the weight.
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> > And there are still millions walking the street thinking I'm just "weak"...
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> What can you do? **** 'em. You know your suffering is real.
>Exactly. Screw them. It's just really sad is all. I wish I had the power to brush by someone and give them all my disorders for a month or year!, just to see how they handle it. Then give them the innate knowledge that I'm the only one who can really take the disorder away (after they've tried everything else, just like I have). Man, to think of all the side-effects I've suffered.
I'd probably laugh in the face at a psycho-killer aiming to try and kill me. I'd say "HA!, what are you gonna do to me? I've had an ever shifting treatment resistant bipolar II disorder for 15-20 years now, and you still haven't met my mother, BRING IT ON, ****ER!"
Hmm, think I'll put that quote in my book.
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