Posted by jay on October 2, 2003, at 23:38:14
In reply to Re: jay.. » jay, posted by justyourlaugh on October 2, 2003, at 8:34:46
> jay,
> i graduated from "charm school" last friday..
> i found the information and the bulk of the program very boring and almost childlike..
> i got up everyday to socialize for a month..that in itself was a great help to me..i waited for the lunch hour to begin each day so i could play poker and smoke on the patio..
> i heard a bunch of the other "clients" talking about me a few times when they thought i was out of earshot,how very elementary..they were told by the nurses not to stare at my "tics" .
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> from that program i joined a badminton club. twice a week now i play with a room full of police officers(who keep looking at me like they know me from somewhere)
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> i am going to keep "faking it ,till i make it"
> one day i will feel apart of the world even though i would rather not at this time.
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> do you have any experience with beta blockers?
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> take care of jay..
>
> jylHey jyl....
I hear you on feeling pretty 'low' after these programs. It has really bugged me, and now I may not even take part in it. For any of us, semi-intelligent folks, ya it does sound a bit like 'school'. (Like Grade school!) Mind you, I am still keeping the idea of a less formal group meeting a few times a month, but still have to see. Do you mind if I ask...are you taking your program through the Mood Disorders Clinics of Ontario? The ones at St. Joseph/McMaster in Hamilton are looking after my current case.
About beta-blockers....hmmm..I am not 100 percent sure about them, but they do seem to have some success, I think mainly depending on the name of the medication. If it's for bad anxiety/social phobia, there are a number of other 'investigational' drugs to try. One of my top docs has suggested Neurontin in particular for people who have any attraction to alcohol. I may be giving the med a shot also, again. My Prozac/Zyprexa combo seems to be causing more problems (intense anxiety!) than help. My doc suggested increasing my clonazepam, then trying adding Neurontin and juggling around the meds from there.
So..let me know..as I think for many of us, getting our meds to be as effective as possible is best.
Take good care...ok?
Sincerely,
Jay
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