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Posted by steve Quinn on August 6, 2005, at 22:41:52
I DONT KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN THE DOCTORS DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO IM GETTING SO DOWN....IM PRESCRIBED DAILY....AMISULPRIDE 400MG,VALIUM 50MG,CODINE PHOSPHATE 120MG,DEXAMFETAMINE(DEXEDRINE) 150MG,EFFEXOR 150MG,ROBOXITIN 40MG.PLUS NEW STUFF THEY TRY NOW/AGAIN.FROM THE MINUTE I GET UP TO THE SECOND I GO TO BED IM POPPING PILLS.MY PSYCIATRIST IS USELESS,SEE HER ONCE EVERY 8 WEEKS IF LUCKY.THINK THEY ARE GODS IF GIVING YOU CONTROLLED DRUGS,ALWAYS THREATENING TO TAKE EM OFF YOU....GOD IM PISSED.I GET SO DEPRESSED SOMETIMES I CANT COPE,I JUST LYE ON THE SOFA,NOT LIVING.I HAVE NOBODY TO HELP ME EXCEPT MY MOTHER WHO NOW AFTER 10 YEARS HAS DECIDED TO GIVE TOUGH LOVE.....TOUGH LOVE EXCAUSE TO GET OUT.I TRIED TO COME OFF EFFEXOR TWICE IM ON XL.I TOOK A FEW BEADS OUT THE CAPSUAL OVER 6/7 WEEKS UNTIL I WAS AT 10MG,AND I SUCK THE THE LOWEST OF THE LOW I WANTED TO DIE,THEY RUSHED ME TO HOSPITAL TO FILL ME WITH EFFEXOR AGAIN.THAT STUFF IS WORSE THAN ANY CONTROLLED DRUG SHOULD BE CLASS A.VALIUM AND CODINE PHOS SEND ME INTO ANOTHER WORLD IF I WANT BUT AM ASLEEP USUALLY BEFORE THEY TAKE AFFECT.DEXEDRINE IVE BEEN ON 10 YEARS AND NEED IT TO LIVE,I WAS ON 35 A DAY FOR 3 YEARS.HUUU.CONTROLLED MY *SS.I LIVE IN MY OWN WORLD,NO FRIENDS,UP THEN DOWN,DIZZY SPELLS,PASSING OUT,BEING SICK,BAD STOMACH,IVE EVEN TURNED TO THE STREETS AND ALCOHOL NOW.ILL NEVER GET OUT THIS CYCLE I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO....ANY IDEAS STEVE A PILL A MINUTE.
Posted by rjlockhart98 on August 6, 2005, at 23:52:22
In reply to SICK OF LIFE,DRUGS,DUM DR,S,AND LOOK SH*T..., posted by steve Quinn on August 6, 2005, at 22:41:52
Steve,
You have support here. Listen i am Clonazepam 5mg, Zyprexa 2.5mg, Prozac 20mg, Restoril 30mg (nightly).
I know what the feeling of being trapped and not getting anywhere, My mom has a personality disorder majorly, very manipulating, she takes my medication, im not going to go on.
You are on alot of medication. 50mg of Diazepam (Valium) is alot, but i can understand your life sitation, if it is helpful to help make the misery leave, it seems suitable. That is my belief. I have been on Amphetamine medications before.
I dont know what else to say steve, but you can come here to ask, support, or need help.
You may blow off this post but i can just tell you, post your frustrations and you talk them out.
Take Care
Matt
Posted by bimini on August 7, 2005, at 10:33:24
In reply to SICK OF LIFE,DRUGS,DUM DR,S,AND LOOK SH*T..., posted by steve Quinn on August 6, 2005, at 22:41:52
Your 10 year history of searching for help and not finding relief is aggravating in itself. If your Doc cannot help you and you don't find yourself in a better place after two years under his/her care, CHANGE DOCTOR.
You Mom knows something needs to change, 'tough love' is adding to your stress. Can you get access to counseling or some routine which gives you positive feedback?
I don't know anything about your meds and your history, can't say what would benefit your situation.
Know you are not alone.
bimini
Posted by Declan on August 7, 2005, at 15:54:21
In reply to SICK OF LIFE,DRUGS,DUM DR,S,AND LOOK SH*T..., posted by steve Quinn on August 6, 2005, at 22:41:52
I don't know your diagnosis or your age but your medical treatment sounds hopeless. Maybe you would be better off on a couple of hundred milligrams of morphine a day and nothing else. But that's not right either. The Valium will be a problem for you. 50mgs/d is such a lot. When I took that sort of dose I was really fearful/agoraphobic/unable to shop. You probably need a new doctor and I imagine that's a problem. You certainly need to think it all through for yourself. It's the sort of thing that takes ages to sort out even when you are controlled and systematic. But stick around hey, I managed to get an opioid/benzo problem much improved in a decade or so. It just doesn't get any easier as you get older.
Declan
Posted by Phillipa on August 8, 2005, at 0:19:52
In reply to Re: SICK OF LIFE,DRUGS,DUM DR,S,AND LOOK SH*T..., posted by Declan on August 7, 2005, at 15:54:21
Where do you live that a doctor would prescribe 50mg of valium? The only time I've seen this is in drug rehab. Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by kerria on August 8, 2005, at 7:52:18
In reply to Re: SICK OF LIFE,DRUGS,DUM DR,S,AND LOOK SH*T..., posted by Phillipa on August 8, 2005, at 0:19:52
Hi Steve,
i'm sorry that everything looks so hopeless right now. It's way difficult to not have support in real life. Your post describes my situation a little. i'm on the 200 mg daily morphine and my psych prescibed 50 mg daily valium but i don't take the valium mostly- only once in a while. sometimes i worry that i'm saving it even :(
i have separate parts (DID) and severe physical pain that drs keep accusing is psychological pain. Probably my psychDr feels sorry for me because we're so hopeless. Therapy is so hard - can't communicate with parts.The thing that would help the most- supportive family and a true friend would help so much.
Do you have a therapist?
Maybe that would help. Maybe not- for me it just makes everything worse because it reflects what's goingon in my life too much. Try going to a good church. Join and outdoor hiking club or pursue another interest that you have. Maybe you will find someone with a lot in common. If not you can still enjoy the interest. Pain is so much easier to take when you're not alone.Keep writing, Steve.
Take care,
kerria
Posted by steve Quinn on August 9, 2005, at 2:32:03
In reply to Re: SICK OF LIFE,DRUGS,DUM DR,S,AND LOOK SH*T..., posted by kerria on August 8, 2005, at 7:52:18
IM 29 AND FEEL THE BEST YEARS HAVE GONE,THE ANTISCCOTIC DRUGS PUT SO MUCH WEIGHT ON ME I FEEL LIKE A WORTHLESS,NO GOOD FAT TRAMP.I SAID TODAY TO BE DEPRESED ON THE AMOUNT OF AMPHETAMINE IM ON,THINGS ARE BAD.MY GP DOSNT HAVE MUCH TO DO WITH THE MEDS,ITS A DR FROM THE CDT.DR PETERS BITCH....HU
Posted by denise1966 on August 13, 2005, at 10:52:45
In reply to Re: SICK OF LIFE,DRUGS,DUM DR,S,AND LOOK SH*T..., posted by steve Quinn on August 9, 2005, at 2:32:03
Steve,
What else have you tried over the past 10 years? Have you tried an MAOI? Sounds to me as though you are on far too many drugs but what do I know.
Do you know what affect each one is having, the Doctor must think they are doing something what does she think each one is doing?
What about ECT would you consider that?
Denise
Posted by Declan on August 16, 2005, at 1:03:16
In reply to Re: SICK OF LIFE,DRUGS,DUM DR,S,AND LOOK SH*T..., posted by steve Quinn on August 9, 2005, at 2:32:03
Wait till you're 52. The best years of your life having gone, I mean. Very amusing.
Declan
Posted by Phillipa on August 16, 2005, at 10:59:42
In reply to Re: SICK OF LIFE,DRUGS,DUM DR,S,AND LOOK SH*T..., posted by Declan on August 16, 2005, at 1:03:16
No Declan 59 and then what are your chances that you will find a drug that works! Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by bimini on August 16, 2005, at 11:53:32
In reply to Re: SICK OF LIFE,DRUGS,DUM DR,S,AND LOOK SH*T... » Declan, posted by Phillipa on August 16, 2005, at 10:59:42
No, I heard life begins with 60. I can hardly wait, LOL.
bimini
Posted by Phillipa on August 16, 2005, at 19:45:40
In reply to Re: SICK OF LIFE,DRUGS,DUM DR,S,AND LOOK SH*T... » Phillipa, posted by bimini on August 16, 2005, at 11:53:32
Bimini, 60! I can hardly wait. So how old are you. Probably in your 20's with 60 so far in the future. Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by bimini on August 16, 2005, at 22:32:57
In reply to Re: SICK OF LIFE,DRUGS,DUM DR,S,AND LOOK SH*T... » bimini, posted by Phillipa on August 16, 2005, at 19:45:40
Just turned 48. I feel about 8 at times, after schlepping around a while I feel more like 84 and rocking chairs start to look really good.
bimini
Posted by Declan on August 17, 2005, at 6:15:08
In reply to Re: SICK OF LIFE,DRUGS,DUM DR,S,AND LOOK SH*T... » Declan, posted by Phillipa on August 16, 2005, at 10:59:42
You mean what are *my* chances,PJ?
I've found drugs that work, for a while, and then....still, I'm old fashioned with traditional values, I like those old bottles with cork tops with maybe wax on top with names like 'Forced March', and directions that go "Dissolve one tablet under the tongue. Do not swallow. (Used by Ernest Shackleton in the Antarctic.)
Born too late.
Do you reckon it's suburbia? I don't live in suburbia (do you?), but I think I live in fear of it. Can they do a double blind clinical trial on that?
Declan
Posted by charlie-no-nose on August 19, 2005, at 22:48:19
In reply to Re: SICK OF LIFE,DRUGS,DUM DR,S,AND LOOK SH*T..., posted by Declan on August 16, 2005, at 1:03:16
Wait until you hit 63. I agree that life does not necessarily get better with age--so it's important that you get needed help now. Have you considered ECT? I have had it and it did not help me, but it has been a lifesaver for some. Charlie-no-nose
Posted by Jeroen on August 23, 2005, at 12:56:30
In reply to Re: SICK OF LIFE,DRUGS,DUM DR,S,AND LOOK SH*T..., posted by rjlockhart98 on August 6, 2005, at 23:52:22
dont give up, i have tardive dyskinesia from geodon. im trying to solve it with low chance of relief
Posted by wildcard on August 25, 2005, at 9:50:41
In reply to SICK OF LIFE,DRUGS,DUM DR,S,AND LOOK SH*T..., posted by steve Quinn on August 6, 2005, at 22:41:52
i see u posted this days ago...any change? That indeed sounds like way to much medication and not knowing where u live, financial circumstances re: drs etc., I am not sure how to guide you. I am actually younger than you but depression makes us all feel our *best* years are gone...U are not alone in this struggle and i know it sure as hell feels that way. Look into your options...Do u HAVE to stay w/ this same dr?? Have u gotten other opinions? What is dx?
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