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Posted by b2chica on August 30, 2012, at 15:56:43
what is going on with me. this morning i was still a alittle down. think left over from all the xanax itook. about 11:00 i began to peak. peak well. i felt Great. i talked with three people, each one for about a 1/2 hour, just gabbing, talking fast about everything...things i dont normally talk to other people able. and i feel VERY VERY angry. i still want to gobble up my pills JUST BECAUSE. i want to jump off a bridge...luckly we dont have a high enough one around here where i live (midwest). an want to stand in front of a semi and HIT IT!!
WTF!!! i txt pdoc but haven't heard back but he's working so he propbably cant respond till he has a break maybe raound 5 or so. i told him i'm maxed on my rx gaba (took couple extra too) and i'm now on 1.5mg xanax.
i'm so PISSED!!!!!!!!! So MAD!!!!!!!!!
i feel blurry f rom meds, disoriented. but internal energy. nothing seems to be working!wth is going on with me?
i'll head to library but i probably wont be able to check responses till tomorrow.which I F*CK*NG KNOW i will be just old fine tomorrow. yes tomorrow , blah blah better blah fkg blah. let this f-ing night go fast! and keep me away from people and my pills, and traffic, and deep water....and....and...and/...
grrrr ughhhhh
b2c
Posted by SLS on August 30, 2012, at 16:20:00
In reply to SLS...what the h+ll!!!, posted by b2chica on August 30, 2012, at 15:56:43
In some people, benzodiazepines - Xanax in particular - can produce a short-circuit in the brain known as "disinhibition". It looks very much like the anger and aggression seen with some people when they drink alcohol. Disinhibition can make it VERY difficult to resist acting on impulses. This includes episodes of rage and hypersexuality. One can become quite talkative in the beginning.
What drugs are you currently taking, and what are the dosages?
- Scott
Posted by Phillipa on August 30, 2012, at 19:03:57
In reply to Re: SLS...what the h+ll!!! » b2chica, posted by SLS on August 30, 2012, at 16:20:00
Scott may be listed on thread from yesterday? Phillipa
Posted by B2chica on August 31, 2012, at 8:25:47
In reply to Re: SLS...what the h+ll!!! » b2chica, posted by SLS on August 30, 2012, at 16:20:00
Hi Scott.
thank you for response. i never thought about it as kickback from the amount of xanax i was taking.i txt my t three time and at about 5:30 he called me.
he listened to me and seemed to have thought it was a mixed episode.
he put me back on zyoprexa. i then yelled at him because i've already gained 8 lbs from stress eating. but he said that with no moodstabilizer, if i didnt i would probably end up in the hospital. he is right...
i took 5mg immediately and about 7:30 it really hit me.
ontop of the gaba, xanax and 1mg klonipin i took when i got home (i was desperate to calm myself down) that seemed to do it.
he them wanted me to take another at bed time and to do 10mg for one week.what i'm on is
100 pristiq
(rx) 1500mg gabapentin (been taking about 3k mg/day last three days)
4mg perphenazine (night)
6mg adderall
.5 - 2mg xanax PRN
(stopped the melatonin a couple weeks ago.had HORRIBLE time waking up this morning, still lethargic (due to med) but totally calm with only mild anxiety. but not anger.
thanks.
Posted by SLS on August 31, 2012, at 8:54:12
In reply to Re: SLS...what the h+ll!!! » SLS, posted by B2chica on August 31, 2012, at 8:25:47
I'm glad you are feeling better.
- Scott
Posted by phidippus on August 31, 2012, at 20:28:07
In reply to SLS...what the h+ll!!!, posted by b2chica on August 30, 2012, at 15:56:43
You're having a breakdown. With all the suicidal thoughts, don't you think its time to go to the hospital?
What are you taking?
Eric
Posted by Zyprexa on September 5, 2012, at 0:11:47
In reply to Re: SLS...what the h+ll!!! » SLS, posted by B2chica on August 31, 2012, at 8:25:47
Are you taking the brand zyprexa?
I have proven that perphenazine can lift mood, for me anyways. I was skiping perphenazine doses and when I started feeling bad I juat made up for the loss. And took the regular dose and with in an hour my mood was positive again.
Posted by B2chica on September 10, 2012, at 9:14:13
In reply to Re: SLS...what the h+ll!!! » B2chica, posted by Zyprexa on September 5, 2012, at 0:11:47
the first couple days after my anger episode i took the last three days of name brand zyprexa. now i'm on generic.
but have had some major psychosocial stressors the last three weeks.
Posted by Zyprexa on September 11, 2012, at 2:16:24
In reply to Re: SLS...what the h+ll!!! » Zyprexa, posted by B2chica on September 10, 2012, at 9:14:13
Do you see a difference between the brand and generic? I don't see one, except for less appatite.
What dose do you take and is it working now?
Posted by B2chica on September 11, 2012, at 9:27:54
In reply to Re:...what the h+ll!!! » B2chica, posted by Zyprexa on September 11, 2012, at 2:16:24
hi Z-
i'm on 10 mg. i pretty much started off with 10 also (first time for that). i took 5mg right away after talking with pdoc around 5pm then one before bed about 10 (per instruction)i actually notice a slight difference it doesnt seem quite as 'containing' of my emotional lability. i still seem a little impulsive, and a little 'uncontained' in terms of negative mood. but mostly ok.-WAY better than before. anxiety nixed. yay. was getting tired of that feeling
i still experiencing high level of solmnolence and appetite. as with original
though the appetite seems to maybe be leveling off. (yet i'm still eating...go figure) gained about 8 lbs. and i was pushing my luck in my old pants, i have to buy some new now... :(
i'm feeling pretty low about this mostly cuz i never lost the weight from last fall when i went on it. feel like i'm never going to get out of this hole of high weight level. i am legally fat now.due to outside stressors i'm hesitant to go off it, so i'm gonna stick it out longer. at least till the end of sept (after yougests birthday).
with approval of pdoc i am going to go down to 5mg for maintenance dose.say Z, have you ever been on lamictal? what's your thoughts.
i was but only for extreme short time. not even enough time to really see. (1 week)but just curious. any weight gain for you with that?
thanks
b2c.
Posted by phidippus on September 11, 2012, at 16:39:02
In reply to Re:...what the h+ll!!! » Zyprexa, posted by B2chica on September 11, 2012, at 9:27:54
What medication are you on?
Eric
Posted by Zyprexa on September 11, 2012, at 20:23:01
In reply to Re:...what the h+ll!!! » Zyprexa, posted by B2chica on September 11, 2012, at 9:27:54
At first when I started the generic I didn't lose weight but now I'm slowly losing it, still on the 10mg dose. I took lamictal as an add on to zyprexa, with zyprexa at a lower dose. The lamicatal did nothing much. I stoped it after about 5 months.
I think maybe you should stick with zyprexa till you can get a new job. Do you exercise and eat healthy? I've lost about 20 lbs since strted the generic in Nov last year. And its not much work. Infact I'm actualy having a bit of a hard time eating. Go figure. I'm on Aurobindo genric right now, and was on teva for the first while. The generic does seem to work just fine.
Posted by Zyprexa on September 11, 2012, at 20:27:43
In reply to Re:...what the h+ll!!! » Zyprexa, posted by B2chica on September 11, 2012, at 9:27:54
Forgot to mention that my doc has me coming off the perphenazine, which has been no problem so far. I was at 4.5 x8mg/day, now at 2 x8mg /day. Its been since last wed.
Posted by b2chica on September 12, 2012, at 9:32:34
In reply to Re:...what the h+ll!!! » B2chica, posted by Zyprexa on September 11, 2012, at 20:23:01
ok. so i had a MAJOR difficult night. i was obsessive shopping most of yesterday leaving work to shop during break (left for hour), then left again to return an item and ended up shopping more (but didnt buy this time) for another hour at lunch. and obsessivly online looking at things. in just a few weeks i've spent almost 400 on clothes...and really not much to show for it...
after work became Very irritable to degree of being "in your face' with DH. went to pdoc to pick up rx and went to pharmacy ended up shopping more, picked up 8 items but finally rx took so long that i put most back. ran errand, forgot half of what i went to do, so got home, remembered went back.
came home, downed a beer and took gabapentin, perphenazine cuz i felt TOtally out of control and took brand zyprexa for same reason. only have two name brand left. Still felt like i needed to go on a rampage of either shopping, shouting or cutting. whole time i made a game out of 'containing my true self' in terms of downplaying how i felt internally (like a funeral pyre).today could NOT get up. FINALLY after hour and half of snooze i woke up the time i normally leave to work. txt boss i was gonna be late. and came in. almost fell asleep at computer. ive been late everyday this week.
this is getting ridiculous.
i feel more awake now. but i cant handle this.
SOMETHING has to change.
i know i need to wait some things out. but i angrily want OFF zyprexa (which is probably most why i will stay on it.)
i Feel angrily FAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and painfully hopeless.the job isn't stressing me out much. but have had a few funerals in just as many weeks.
i guess i dont expect answers. i just want to be done with this episode so i can get off zyprexa and exercise again. have no energy except when i get off work. and dont have time cuz i have two little ones Constatly needing me. i feel TOO guilty to exercise then. as this is my only time to be one on one with them.
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100mg pristiq
20mg adderall TID
10mg zyprexa
4mg perphenazine.
1500mg gabapentin (or prn)
1mg xanax (prn)
Posted by phidippus on September 12, 2012, at 17:16:06
In reply to Re:...what the h+ll!!!, posted by b2chica on September 12, 2012, at 9:32:34
Are you sure you don't need a mood stabilizer?
Eric
Posted by b2chica on September 13, 2012, at 8:38:31
In reply to Re:...what the h+ll!!! » b2chica, posted by phidippus on September 12, 2012, at 17:16:06
not that i dont think i could use one, but none seem to work. i only have this kind of episode once or twice a year. and usually a week or so on zyprexa seems to help.
all the MS i've been on in tha past seem to create rollarcoaster effect every few days. kinda defeats the purpose.thanks though as it may lead to me trying another one?
Posted by phidippus on September 13, 2012, at 16:25:06
In reply to Re:...what the h+ll!!! » phidippus, posted by b2chica on September 13, 2012, at 8:38:31
Have you tried lithium?
Eric
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