Posted by katia on February 4, 2004, at 13:55:33
In reply to Rrring - it's Barbara to say Hi » nmk, posted by BarbaraCat on January 29, 2004, at 19:34:56
Hey Barbara! (and Nicole)
BY chance, I decided to come onto Substance Abuse board (you realize that's where you posted don't you?)because I just started Antabuse yesterday, and I saw your posting.
Wow! Sounds rough. I kinda knew you were going through something very difficult. Glad to hear you're doing better.
So here's the update on me:
I don't know if you've been going to the other board or not. I've been chatting with Karen about my current state. and i come bringing good news. I'm actually in a quite stable place. In January, I got the Lamictal rash so had to go off of it - very f-ing scary I tell you! I also didn't do well on Lithium - was a shuffling drooling zombie. So I went off both.I'm only on tiny bits of Seroquel for sleep (which I need - b/c gladly enough I feel the edge of hypomania w/o it) and 12gs of Carlson's fishoil and I feel fine. For the past three weeks, I've been very up and awake. I'm also in the process of buying a house (a grounded non-manic move - I think :-).
However, in the past two days I'm starting to come down a bit - not depressed (and hopefully won't be). But overall, I feel so much better not on meds. It's insane how I was so medicated and cycling worse for the past year and half on meds. Grant it, I need the seroquel and the fish oil could be doing something. My system's very sensitive and I don't think I need a lot of meds. I've got Trileptal as a backup here if I need it.
I also just started Antabuse. I'm very excited about it. I'm so relieved to be getting alcohol and the choice of out of my life! I'm so sick of it.
So that's me. A definite shift in energy (whether it's that 84 yr old cycle that ended for me on Dec. 30 - remember that psychic - or if minimal meds is better)
Isn't it ironic? years and years of therapy dealing with the ramblings of an unmedicated mind and then presto! take a med that works and ALL those issues go out the door so easily!!!
Does make the case for meds.
VERY good to hear from you Barb!
Katia
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