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Posted by smokeymadison on January 5, 2005, at 12:55:02
so i am out now. i spent six days on the psych ward. i am feeling rather empty and far away from everything. it is probably the new mood stabilizer. i should just take a klonopin and take a nap, i think. i have had a lot going through my mind lately.
i figured out that all my agitation was probably caused by my trying to avoid feelings of emptiness. that i now feel empty instaed of agitated is probably a good sign, i think. the agitation had lead to thoughts of suicide. i am stuck at my stepmother's parents house until this ice storm lets up. it will probably be Monday before i get home. i don't know these people very well and this is hard. they picked me up from the hospital and brought me to their house. i just want to be back in familiar territory and i can't be right now. i have to wait unitl my mom or my dad can take me home b/c my boyfriend and mine;s car is not starting right now. if it were, he chould come and get me after the ice storm. this sucks!
SM
Posted by partlycloudy on January 5, 2005, at 14:39:44
In reply to just got out of the hospital, posted by smokeymadison on January 5, 2005, at 12:55:02
Posted by ghost on January 5, 2005, at 20:57:00
In reply to just got out of the hospital, posted by smokeymadison on January 5, 2005, at 12:55:02
Posted by Fallen4MyT on January 5, 2005, at 21:57:20
In reply to just got out of the hospital, posted by smokeymadison on January 5, 2005, at 12:55:02
Posted by justyourlaugh on January 5, 2005, at 22:53:41
In reply to just got out of the hospital, posted by smokeymadison on January 5, 2005, at 12:55:02
sm,
alot of us can relate to the distant "far away" feelings..
..nap nap nap.
you will be home soon..
what is worse than feeling out of control is knowing you have none..
rest..give yourself permission to be ill..
tomorrow is always a new one.
jyl
Posted by Angel Girl on January 5, 2005, at 23:09:47
In reply to just got out of the hospital, posted by smokeymadison on January 5, 2005, at 12:55:02
> so i am out now. i spent six days on the psych ward. i am feeling rather empty and far away from everything. it is probably the new mood stabilizer. i should just take a klonopin and take a nap, i think. i have had a lot going through my mind lately.
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> i figured out that all my agitation was probably caused by my trying to avoid feelings of emptiness. that i now feel empty instaed of agitated is probably a good sign, i think. the agitation had lead to thoughts of suicide. i am stuck at my stepmother's parents house until this ice storm lets up. it will probably be Monday before i get home. i don't know these people very well and this is hard. they picked me up from the hospital and brought me to their house. i just want to be back in familiar territory and i can't be right now. i have to wait unitl my mom or my dad can take me home b/c my boyfriend and mine;s car is not starting right now. if it were, he chould come and get me after the ice storm. this sucks!
>
> SM
smokeymadisonI've been wondering how you've been. I'm glad that you're out of the hospital, albeit not where you want to be right now. I hope you can go home soon where you'll obviously feel more comfortable. What new mood stabilizer did they put you on??? I ask because agitation is very much a part of me now and I HATE it. My meds don't seem to work for me the way I would like them to. Take your Klonopin and your nap. You'll be home before you know it. HUGS!!! Glad to see you back. :)
AG
Posted by smokeymadison on January 6, 2005, at 9:35:23
In reply to Re: just got out of the hospital » smokeymadison, posted by Angel Girl on January 5, 2005, at 23:09:47
my pdoc put me on 300mg of Trileptal 3x a day for two days, but i was too tired, so he changed it to 600mg just at night right brfore i left. i am still feeling a bit restless, but much better. thanks everybody!
Posted by Angel Girl on January 6, 2005, at 21:44:25
In reply to Re: just got out of the hospital » Angel Girl, posted by smokeymadison on January 6, 2005, at 9:35:23
sm
Maybe I should give that one a try. That's one I haven't actually tried yet. I know everything I have tried, including the one I'm on now hasn't worked. I'll have to discuss this with my pdoc at my next appt in a few weeks.
Have you managed to get home yet? I'm glad you're feeling a bit better.
AG
> my pdoc put me on 300mg of Trileptal 3x a day for two days, but i was too tired, so he changed it to 600mg just at night right brfore i left. i am still feeling a bit restless, but much better. thanks everybody!
Posted by gardenergirl on January 8, 2005, at 15:17:17
In reply to Re: just got out of the hospital » smokeymadison, posted by Angel Girl on January 6, 2005, at 21:44:25
Posted by smokeymadison on January 12, 2005, at 20:43:05
In reply to Re: just got out of the hospital » smokeymadison, posted by Angel Girl on January 6, 2005, at 21:44:25
i went back to the hospital (actually a different one) Saturday. just got out today. my mood is just too unstable right now and the trileptal hasn't fully kicked in. the pdoc put me back on wellbutrin, and that is helping a lot! so now i am going to go to outpatient therapy for two weeks. the program sounds interesting.
but get this...they had a SMOKING room in the psych ward!!! if i ever need to go back to a hospital again i know where i am going!
SM
Posted by Angel Girl on January 13, 2005, at 11:44:19
In reply to just got out of the hospital again/smoking room, posted by smokeymadison on January 12, 2005, at 20:43:05
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Sorry to hear you're still having a rough time of it. Maybe the outpatient therapy will help you in that regard. How is the Wellbutrin doing for you? I just recently started it and I can't say that I feel any different. I hope you enjoy your OPT and things get easier for you soon.
WOW!!! Can't believe they have a smoking room. I think it is illegal to smoke indoors anywhere where I live, including bars.
AG
> i went back to the hospital (actually a different one) Saturday. just got out today. my mood is just too unstable right now and the trileptal hasn't fully kicked in. the pdoc put me back on wellbutrin, and that is helping a lot! so now i am going to go to outpatient therapy for two weeks. the program sounds interesting.
>
> but get this...they had a SMOKING room in the psych ward!!! if i ever need to go back to a hospital again i know where i am going!
>
> SM
Posted by B2Chica on January 17, 2005, at 17:39:02
In reply to just got out of the hospital again/smoking room, posted by smokeymadison on January 12, 2005, at 20:43:05
Man, where do i sign up! Seriously...a smoking room in a hosp? that ROCKS!
(seriously though, glad you went back in if you needed to) i loved being on trileptal and wellbutrin. they worked great for me. hope outpatient works well for you. I am Very happy to hear that you have the presence of mind to help yourself. you are Very strong. btw, when i started wellbutrin last time, i quit smoking completely. didn't even have a craving. so now's the time if you want.
Best wishes.
b2c.
> i went back to the hospital (actually a different one) Saturday. just got out today. my mood is just too unstable right now and the trileptal hasn't fully kicked in. the pdoc put me back on wellbutrin, and that is helping a lot! so now i am going to go to outpatient therapy for two weeks. the program sounds interesting.
>
> but get this...they had a SMOKING room in the psych ward!!! if i ever need to go back to a hospital again i know where i am going!
>
> SM
Posted by Larry Hoover on January 17, 2005, at 20:56:00
In reply to Re: just got out of the hospital again/smoking roo » smokeymadison, posted by B2Chica on January 17, 2005, at 17:39:02
> Man, where do i sign up! Seriously...a smoking room in a hosp? that ROCKS!
We've got one at our local hospital. It got a special exemption from the law.
Lar
Posted by alexandra_k on January 17, 2005, at 21:11:12
In reply to Re: just got out of the hospital again/smoking roo, posted by Larry Hoover on January 17, 2005, at 20:56:00
Yeah. Our hospital has a smokefree policy. You are only allowed to smoke on hospital grounds if you are a patient and you are in a designated area. All the staff have to hang out on the street (looks like a great role model thing to all the passers by!).
Only 2 exceptions:
Indoor smoking rooms on the Psych wards and the cancer wards too apparantly.
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