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Posted by mudbunny on January 24, 2003, at 13:28:29
I AM SO DEPRESSED I CANT TAKE IT ANYMORE IT SEEMS I HAVE GOT WORSE ON MY MEDS 10MG LEXAPRO AND 200MG WELLBUTRIN. MY HUSBAND GOT NEW INSURANCE SO MY DOCTORS NOT ON THE NEW PLAN THEY DID NOT COVER MY THERAPY SO I IN DEBT TO HER OVER 700 SO I CANT SEE HER ANYMORE CALL FOR NEW DOCTORS AND THEY DONT CALL YOU BACK I AM SICK OF PAYING FOR THE MEDS I NOW HAVE A MUCH BIGGER EATTING DISORDER I EAT LIKE YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE AND THEN THROW UP MY HUSBAND JUST DONT GET IT HE SAYS HE GOING THREW IT TO . I DONT FEEL LIKE GOING TO WORK OR GOING OUT I FEEL LIKE I DONT EVEN WANT TO BE WITH MY HUSBAND ANYMORE HE COMES HOME FROM WORK AND STAYS ON THE COMPUTER TIL HRE GOESE TO BED I CANT TAKE IT ANYMORE I NEED ATTENTION AND UNDERSTANDING IS THAT TO MUCH TO ASK FOR. ANY SUGGESTIONS OR ADVISE ON WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN I STOP MY MEDS. IWILL NOT PAY ANYMORE MONEY FOR ANY OF THIS
Posted by horridmonster on January 26, 2003, at 1:32:02
In reply to going off meds cold turkey, posted by mudbunny on January 24, 2003, at 13:28:29
> I AM SO DEPRESSED I CANT TAKE IT ANYMORE IT SEEMS I HAVE GOT WORSE ON MY MEDS 10MG LEXAPRO AND 200MG WELLBUTRIN. MY HUSBAND GOT NEW INSURANCE SO MY DOCTORS NOT ON THE NEW PLAN THEY DID NOT COVER MY THERAPY SO I IN DEBT TO HER OVER 700 SO I CANT SEE HER ANYMORE CALL FOR NEW DOCTORS AND THEY DONT CALL YOU BACK I AM SICK OF PAYING FOR THE MEDS I NOW HAVE A MUCH BIGGER EATTING DISORDER I EAT LIKE YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE AND THEN THROW UP MY HUSBAND JUST DONT GET IT HE SAYS HE GOING THREW IT TO . I DONT FEEL LIKE GOING TO WORK OR GOING OUT I FEEL LIKE I DONT EVEN WANT TO BE WITH MY HUSBAND ANYMORE HE COMES HOME FROM WORK AND STAYS ON THE COMPUTER TIL HRE GOESE TO BED I CANT TAKE IT ANYMORE I NEED ATTENTION AND UNDERSTANDING IS THAT TO MUCH TO ASK FOR. ANY SUGGESTIONS OR ADVISE ON WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN I STOP MY MEDS. IWILL NOT PAY ANYMORE MONEY FOR ANY OF THIS
My heart goes out to you - I have gone off wellbutrin very suddenly and learned what a goddawful mistake THAT was. When i went off lexapro i knew a little more what to expect. You might CRASH. Big time. Just keep telling yourself that it is a chemical reaction. It goes away. Really. Ask your husband to help with very specific tasks: maybe holding you 15 minutes every evening in bed and telling you that it WILL get better. Whatever the reason for being prescribed the drugs might still be there - but getting over the withdrawl WILL get better. And keep posting. If it helps to complain to us then do so. Why the hell not. I got off the wellbutrin once and then went back on it and i'm planning to get off it again as soon as i get the courage to go through that again but i now know not to drop all of it all at once. Taper down GRADUALLY. Decide which drug to go off first and then do it SLOWLY. Then again slowly off the next one. Is there a new doc you can get through the insurance just to see you off the drugs? That might help. That's what i'm planning to do (I also just got different insurance - ugh) please let me know how it's going. and be really really nice to yourself through this. nicer than you have ever been to yourself. write yourself love letters and mail them if it'll help. go for walks. Read the newspaper. eavesdrop on other people's converstaions at public places, whatever will give you opportunities to get outside of your pain. good luck! Hang in there.
- horrid monster
Posted by bookgurl99 on January 26, 2003, at 3:49:03
In reply to going off meds cold turkey, posted by mudbunny on January 24, 2003, at 13:28:29
Mudbunny,
Hey, I'm sorry you're having this hellish moment. Just remember that it _will_ pass.
When I was really depressed and in a similar situation, I would write down 3 things I had to do and one thing I wanted to do for fun on slips and then put them in a jar. The 3 things might be things like call the dr's office and make an appt., clean the bathroom, whatever. Fun might be taking a long bath or playing on the computer, or calling a friend. Even if I only got those 4 things done all day, it was better than listening to my rambling sad thoughts on and on. It really gave me the structure to start getting my life in order.
If you can make yourself do those 4 important things, then in a week you will have done 21 practical things for yourself. It could be phone calls you need to make to get medical treatment again, or just laundry.
Can you please try to get the help you need this week? Even if you're freaked out and end up shouting at medical personnel, as long as you get the help you need it's worth it.
BTW, typing in all caps is like shouting. did you know that? it makes it kinda hard to read that way. sometimes i type in lower caps like i'm doing now. it speeds up your typing and is easy to read. :D
hope you do well today,
books
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