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Posted by Roslynn on May 26, 2013, at 16:29:40
Hi, has anyone found a good way to turn off or interrupt those crying jags that seems to last forever?
Thank you,
Roslynn
Posted by gadchik on May 26, 2013, at 16:45:11
In reply to Stopping crying jags???, posted by Roslynn on May 26, 2013, at 16:29:40
Roslynn, I have been thinking about crying jags lately. I cant cry anymore, I miss my crying jags. I take clonazepam .5mg at night only. Crying always made me feel cleansed, better. I did have a brief, heavy cry when my son left for college, none since. I want to cry!
Posted by vbs on May 26, 2013, at 17:09:30
In reply to Re: Stopping crying jags??? » Roslynn, posted by gadchik on May 26, 2013, at 16:45:11
I haven't cried in a long time. The last time I really cried it was over the passing of my beloved cat, Tabitha. And I agree with you. Crying is cathartic.
Posted by gadchik on May 26, 2013, at 17:47:05
In reply to Re: Stopping crying jags??? » gadchik, posted by vbs on May 26, 2013, at 17:09:30
I also cried, for days and days, over the death of my little dog. But that was 2009, and then once when son left home. I do have to admit to sobbing while watching "Hachi". I really want to cry over just life going by, things ending, etc. and I try to muster it up, and it just doesnt happen now...
Posted by Phillipa on May 26, 2013, at 18:58:25
In reply to Re: Stopping crying jags??? » vbs, posted by gadchik on May 26, 2013, at 17:47:05
Same here no crying? Phillipa
Posted by brynb on May 26, 2013, at 20:21:26
In reply to Stopping crying jags???, posted by Roslynn on May 26, 2013, at 16:29:40
Well unless I'm in a major depressive episode, Lexapro has made it pretty impossible for me to cry now. I think that's the case with all SRIs. They tend to numb you.
-b
Posted by Deneb on May 26, 2013, at 20:23:14
In reply to Stopping crying jags???, posted by Roslynn on May 26, 2013, at 16:29:40
> Hi, has anyone found a good way to turn off or interrupt those crying jags that seems to last forever?
>
> Thank you,
> RoslynnWhat works for me is to work on a semi difficult problem, something like a hard yet solvable puzzle, riddle or math problem works well.
I think this overrides the emotional part of the brain.
Posted by Dinah on May 27, 2013, at 9:51:46
In reply to Re: Stopping crying jags??? » Roslynn, posted by Deneb on May 26, 2013, at 20:23:14
Great idea, Deneb! I do the same thing with anxiety.
When I'm really upset, something as simple as counting backwards from a hundred helps. Or a simple game like Bubbles or Bejeweled, set at noncompetitive level.
Posted by softheprairie on June 2, 2013, at 6:45:29
In reply to Stopping crying jags???, posted by Roslynn on May 26, 2013, at 16:29:40
Yes. For me, PRN perphenazine (for example, starting with 2 mg) usually calms me down from the crying episodes. It can be sedating for me, though. (I take 6 mg in the evening daily, then _can_ take more as needed, but I seldom make use of the PRN option.) Or, Zyprexa Zydis (immediate-release) offered help to me when I was inpatient. I think PRN Risperdal can offer such aid as well, though I have not been on it.
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