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Posted by Jeroen on September 15, 2009, at 13:34:25
i really feel bad right now, i just had sex
my tics are worse in my eye, depression and psychosis are increased
why is this happening to me? i'm so sad
Posted by Maxime on September 15, 2009, at 13:43:03
In reply to i really feel bad right now, i just had sex, posted by Jeroen on September 15, 2009, at 13:34:25
I'm sorry that you are feeling so sad. I can relate to that right now. Today I burst out crying on the bus. I don't know what to tell you except keep hanging on. The sadness will pass. Do you have any hobbies that take will take your mind off your sadness? Maybe try to journal some of your thoughts as a form of release.
Take care.
Posted by yxibow on September 15, 2009, at 16:01:43
In reply to i really feel bad right now, i just had sex, posted by Jeroen on September 15, 2009, at 13:34:25
> i really feel bad right now, i just had sex
> my tics are worse in my eye, depression and psychosis are increased
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> why is this happening to me? i'm so sadI thought you were still in the hospital? You're in an outpatient clinic?
Or do you mean masturbation? Anyhow my point will be somewhat irrelevant.
I think not having such pleasure for such a long time what you are experiencing is a delayed reaction to something you should experience and have missed very much.
The tears are natural.. the feelings are natural, its a psychological reaction to what you feel about yourself and your illness and how it has probably defined your life for these years instead of being only an aspect of yourself.
I hate to sound counter intuitive or strange about this, but your response is actually a good thing in a way -- it shows your humanity and that you do have feelings and desires.
These effects that you have, they will subside... the best thing is not to obsess about them and to just for better or worse stay with the feeling of what seems like something positive.
I mean I can't say anything for sure because I don't know the circumstances but I have a pretty good idea that this is what is bothering you.
-- Jay
Posted by Jeroen on September 15, 2009, at 16:30:43
In reply to Re: i really feel bad right now, i just had sex » Jeroen, posted by yxibow on September 15, 2009, at 16:01:43
Augmetine 875 mg 3 times a day, increased psychosis and depression from anti biotic?
i feel exausted, dizzy, this cant be good for me
f*ck psychiatry
Posted by sowhysosad on September 15, 2009, at 19:43:11
In reply to i really feel bad right now, i just had sex, posted by Jeroen on September 15, 2009, at 13:34:25
> i just had sex
> my tics are worse in my eye, depression and psychosis are increasedCould it be the flood of dopamine from the sexual arousal that exacerbated the tics and psychosis?
Posted by bleauberry on September 15, 2009, at 20:17:12
In reply to Augmetine, increased psychosis anti biotic?, posted by Jeroen on September 15, 2009, at 16:30:43
> Augmetine 875 mg 3 times a day, increased psychosis and depression from anti biotic?
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> i feel exausted, dizzy, this cant be good for me
>
> f*ck psychiatry
>Jereon,
If you give Augmentin to a healthy non-infected person, side effects are likely to be decreased appetite, maybe some heartburn, minor stuff. It actually has a fairly benign profile and is generally one of the easiest ABXs to tolerate.
I would place money on it that you have begun a Herxheimer reaction. It feels bad and scary, but is actually a good thing. Do you know why? Because it means you just discovered something you did not previously know. That is, you do indeed have an unsuspected infection that has found a home in your nervous system and brain. I know everyone here gets sick of hearing me say lyme, so I won't say it. That is one of about a dozen possibilities of critters that can seriously screw with the brain.
Your bad reaction is not psychiatry. It is diagnostic of a serious infection.
When bad organisms live, they excrete very powerful neurotoxins. When they die in mass, they excrete huge amounts your liver and kidneys cannot flush the toxins out fast enough. That is in addition to their millions of body parts and corpses floating around in you. That sends your whole immune system and nervous system into a state of short circuit panic confusion. That is a Herxheimer reaction, and yours shows a strong neurological component, meaning the brain is involved in this infection.
If it is a minor infection, the Herx will last a few days. A more severe infection, a few weeks. For a longstanding chronic infection, a couple months or even longer.
Another term for Herx is "healing crisis". The key word is healing, even though it feels like death. Well, it is death...the death of the things that have been causing your psychosis and depression the whole time, the death of the things that made Lamictal so bad for your brain, on an on...your whole case history fits the profile like a glove. Unfortuneatly, the same symptoms you've been battling for so long will get worse on ABX until enough of the critters have been killed that you turn the corner and start feeling better than you remember in a long time.
Probably one of the most common things that happens in a Herx is depression or worsened existing depression. When it is real bad, psychosis happens. These are powerful neurotoxins. That explains to me why psych meds haven't worked, except for that short time on Seroquel which was either a random fluke or mysterious accident.
I am convinced at this time that if you were able to get treatment from an infectious disease specialist for the next few months, instead of a psychiatrist, you would have a real shot at getting remarkably well compared to where you've been with all the psych meds. It's the neurotoxins screwing you up, not psychiatry.
My opinion. That's how I see it. Been following you a long time.
Posted by Phillipa on September 15, 2009, at 22:16:26
In reply to Augmetine, increased psychosis anti biotic?, posted by Jeroen on September 15, 2009, at 16:30:43
Jeroen babble me. Love Phillipa
Posted by zzzz7 on September 19, 2009, at 7:06:08
In reply to Augmetine, increased psychosis anti biotic?, posted by Jeroen on September 15, 2009, at 16:30:43
I've been depressed from Augmentin (though not amoxicillin by itself).
I also sometimes get depressed from sex. Those are times when a slight increase in SSRI seems to help me.
You're not alone.
Posted by zzzz7 on September 19, 2009, at 7:06:50
In reply to Re: i really feel bad right now, i just had sex, posted by sowhysosad on September 15, 2009, at 19:43:11
>Could it be the flood of dopamine from the sexual arousal that >exacerbated the tics and psychosis?
I second this.
Posted by hopefullynow on October 22, 2009, at 13:26:10
In reply to Re: i really feel bad right now, i just had sex » sowhysosad, posted by zzzz7 on September 19, 2009, at 7:06:50
Just an oppinion,Im following an Tetracicline course 500 mg TID for two days only and discovered that I'm feeling nervous, paranoid, angry, nauseated, depressed, brain fog in a single word, on the walls...I'm hoping for 10 years for remission, never attained.I beleive that I'm so called T.R.Depressed but not because I never had that luck to find the perfect combo but because I live not so happy with some "friends" who send me every time that i follow an treatment with certain antibiotics in Herx reaction.This time i'm decided to endure.Bleauberry, i'm following you, you opened my eyes, thanks!
Posted by hopefullynow on October 28, 2009, at 4:43:01
In reply to Re: Augmetine, increased psychosis anti biotic?, posted by hopefullynow on October 22, 2009, at 13:26:10
Blueberry,
one week on tetracycline 500mg x 3/day and a lot of hollistic antifungals,antibacteria,and definately feeling something.The Herxheimer reaction begun the third day and realised the psychiatric treatment that I'm following doesn't provide me some relief from worsening anxiety, depression and phobias.Tried to increase Klonopin which every time helped me with the above symptoms and was astonished that it doesn't provide any reief.Is that normal?I hope that I'll have the power to follow an 1 month trial to see what's happen.Definately something's going on, I hope it's for good.
I have some questions if you can help, please:
I'm afraid that anafranil, carbamazepine and klonopin could interfere with Tetracicline and/or Nistatin, Silimarine, probiotics and hollistic treatment:(grapefruit seeds, Black walnut, artemisia).Are they metabolised by the same cytochrome?.I found that carbamazepine could interfere with the absorbtion of tetraciclines, some vague references, about the plants really dunno.Should I stop some medicine from my allopathic treatment.Please help me, give me some advices if I'm doing something wrong, I'm afraid that meds could interfere with the antibiotic and not giving it the chance to kill some nasty stuff.Thanks!
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