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Posted by Lamdage22 on December 4, 2018, at 8:18:17
I miss interacting with you on a regular basis. I just wanna say hi. I continue to get better so i dont start that many medication threads anymore. I am also scared sh*tl*ss of trying psychiatric drugs. To say that they are unpredictable would be an understatement!
Whats going on in your lives?
Posted by baseball55 on December 5, 2018, at 17:50:08
In reply to How are you guys?, posted by Lamdage22 on December 4, 2018, at 8:18:17
> I miss interacting with you on a regular basis. I just wanna say hi. I continue to get better so i dont start that many medication threads anymore. I am also scared sh*tl*ss of trying psychiatric drugs. To say that they are unpredictable would be an understatement!
>
> Whats going on in your lives?Hi there! After nearly four years of being in reasonably good shape, I ended up going into a psych ward for a week. Not so bad actually. Last time I was in a psych ward it was for a month. But now things are going well. All in all, I have a good life - a good job, a good income, a nice place to live, some friends, a daughter whom I love and who loves me. So I get severely depressed sometimes. I try to keep myself alive during those bouts because, once I feel better, I realize what a good life I have.
But it's still hard when I am in the throes of major depression. I feel despairing and hopeless, though I have no actual reason to feel that way.
Looking forward to christmas (which I used to hate). Will visit my daughter for a few days in NYC.
Posted by Lamdage22 on December 6, 2018, at 4:38:49
In reply to Re: How are you guys?, posted by baseball55 on December 5, 2018, at 17:50:08
Hi baseball,
that sounds pretty good. I dont really have good or bad phases. I think in that sense i am pretty stable. What made you go to the hospital for a week and did they fix it or did you?
I always get paranoid when i skip a meal!
Posted by baseball55 on December 6, 2018, at 17:43:00
In reply to Re: How are you guys?, posted by Lamdage22 on December 6, 2018, at 4:38:49
> Hi baseball,
>
> that sounds pretty good. I dont really have good or bad phases. I think in that sense i am pretty stable. What made you go to the hospital for a week and did they fix it or did you?
>
i think it was mostly time that fixed it, as well as a really wonderful doctor who met with me for 45 minutes every day. I went because I had been having intrusive thoughts of suicide for a couple of weeks and no longer felt I could keep myself alive. Sometimes just being safe and doing daily intensive therapy is enough to kick me back into gear. Over the last few years, I have found that a couple of weeks on 20mg of abilify will help bring me back to normal, but that seems to have stopped working for me. I can't take ability on an ongoing basis because it makes me gain tons of weight.
Posted by Lamdage22 on December 9, 2018, at 5:30:43
In reply to Re: How are you guys?, posted by baseball55 on December 6, 2018, at 17:43:00
Hey baseball,
i have the same problem with Seroquel and Zyprexa. You may be able to mitigate this with Metformin. Thats what i do. That and diet and exercise!
Posted by baseball55 on December 9, 2018, at 19:03:42
In reply to Re: How are you guys?, posted by Lamdage22 on December 9, 2018, at 5:30:43
> Hey baseball,
>
> i have the same problem with Seroquel and Zyprexa. You may be able to mitigate this with Metformin. Thats what i do. That and diet and exercise!Tried Metformin and it didn't help. Also, once I felt less depressed with the abilify, I exercised more and dieted and ate better. It didn't increase my appetite at all. I just gained weight anyway. A lot - 2 pound a week usually. The AAPs can really screw up your metabolism. But therapy and professional support really do help me, sometimes.
I know a lot of folks complain about being in hospital, being locked up, etc. I have always found it worthwhile when I need it and found the staff very professional and dedicated and helpful. In the many times I have been hospitalized over the last 12 years, I had met only one rotten psychiatrist and one rotten social worker. No rotten nurses or aids.
Posted by Lamdage22 on December 19, 2018, at 12:14:06
In reply to Re: How are you guys?, posted by baseball55 on December 9, 2018, at 19:03:42
Me too. Most people really want to help you.
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