Yet another new chapter now on Duloxetine(Cymbalta)and Clonazepam

Hey Lisa, I was only on 60 mg for 3 days but it said I am fine to go to 120 mg so that is what I have taken today. I did mention ambilify to him and he said to see how I get on with the increase of Cymbalta first which I guess is fair enough, are you okay today Lisa?

Hey Heartfeltone, How do you feel on the Abilify? 30 mg is quite a lot isn't it? Did it work for you straight away and are there any side effects? Hope you are okay :)

Hey Jan, sorry to hear of your losses :( ....that is a real reason to be depressed. What does Trazodone do? I had to go to the hospital today because the consultant was not getting back to me and even then he called me from a different part of the hospital lol, he said he is going to get one of the home team to bring a prescripstion to me tomorrow but I am not sure if he will give me the Ambilfy. Hope you are okay too :)

Thanks Karen, they did give me olanzapine 2mg when I was taking Prozac but it did not do anything. I will find out 2moro if they are going to give it to me or not fingers crossed lol

Are you okay Karen?

Sean

Blueberry pancakes sounds really nice, I have a pre paid medical card over here so I pay like £10 a month and get all my prescriptions free after that, I am sure the consultant is aware of the cost though.

Hope you have a great night :)

There is so many different drugs out there that can be mixed together that it's scary. It is such a case of trial and error and that can be the difference between life and death for some people.

Hopefully one day they will know enough about the brain and create a drug that will work faster and with less side effects.

I am home now yes, it's like 10:44 pm here in London so I shall be taking a sleeping pill soon and hoping to wake up feeling amazing.......or at least I can dream lol :)

Hi Sean,

It's hard to say how I'm really doing on the abilify because I'm having such a hard time right now. I'm not sure if 30 mg is a lot or not because I don't know what the lowest dose is. I usually wind up being on high doses of meds. I've taken abilify off and on along with an antidepressant. I haven't really noticed any side affects from it.

Sending hugs your way in case you need them.

Sean--wouldn't it be nice, as you said, for a one-fix pill with no side effects? I'm wishing you comforting dreams tonight.

Karen--YUM! Makes my mouth water--blueberry pancakes! How are the mosquitoes? :)

Lisa--thanks so much for your thoughtful reply. There are plenty of critter lovers on this board! And, I love the idea of getting out of the kitchen for an evening!

HeartfeltOne--Knowing that your surgery date is getting closer, you are definitely in my thoughts and prayers. I KNOW you'll find the inner strength to see you through this--for yourself, your daughter, your pooch, and your fish! You can do it!!! btw, how old is your daughter?

Jan

Jan, the mosquitos were terrible this year. But I found peppermint oil and pennyroyal oil helps a lot. I put some in water and we put it on a rag and wear it around our necks. Keeps them away. They also hate catnip I have found out. So we are growing that along with a citronella (geranium) plant. The blueberry pancakes were awesome and we had them again this morning. So tasty...

So abilify starts at 2mg... I didn't know that, they started me on 5mg. I hope it works for you guys as well as it works for me. Like I say, I tried going up but it didn't make a difference for me. It helped to go from 5 to 10 though.

I wish you all a lovely day...

Hugs, Karen...

Hey Heartfeltone I didnt know you was scheduled in for a operation sorry. I wish you all the best with that :)
I pray you will be okay :)

I have a sleeping pill for tonight at least but I just called hospital and the consultant I am meant to see 2moro went home sick so that is just my luck lol

Yes I never sleep for too long for some reason, Dr wanted to give me some Melatonin medicine to try get me back in a good pattern but I think he was giving me too much medicine so he withdrew it in the end.

Really wish you all the best for Thursday okay :)

Hey Thundercloud how you doing today?

It is so true about waking up and stumbling to the bath room.....the amount of times I have nearly walked into the door lol.

I think the increase in tablets have caused higher anxiety so I just taken 2 mg of Lorazapam as I found some so that should settle me down.

I really hope I get to see a doctor tomorrow because I want them to give me sleeping pills until the anti-depressants kick in and also I really want to try that Ambilify but I am not sure if they will give that to me.

Hope you are okay today?

Hi Sean,

How's everything today? hope everything went well with the consultant?

Sleep is everything, makes things worse if not getting enough quality sleep.

Yes, I'm fine, thank you. Very hot here so pondering whether to take my dog out for a bit, have to follow the shade under the trees :)

Let us know you are ok? hugs....

Hope that you are doing okay Sean... Do let us know how you are. Many of us are wondering, and hoping that you are feeling better.

Hugs, Karen...

Hey Sean,

Good to hear from you, never feel you have to apologize, no need :)

Am wondering about HFO too, not sure what time her op was.

I'm doing fine, actually have Dr's appt in an hour.

Hoping everything kicks in soon Sean, hang in there..look after yourself.

Sean- Cymbalta worked wonders on my depression and anxiety. I think it can do the same for you!

I think I may be turning a corner. I'm starting to feel more like myself. Less detached/depersonalization. I say that but this afternoon I feel it some but it least it hasn't been all day like usual. This afternoon was stressful bc I've been at the hospital to visit a neighbor and then found out my brother in law was in the ER. He's got an autoimmune disease and has a fever and unlike most folks, he can't mess around with a fever. He's been through SO MUCH with this weird disease (I don't even know the name of it). 2.5 months ago he fell off his motorcycle and broke 5 ribs, his hip and punctured his lung. His lungs are already bad from a complication of the disease. He's on steroids so his bones are not strong like ours so a simple fall off his bike and disaster! His wife, my sister, is a family physician. She warns him of such things but she can't stop him.

ANYWAY, hanks for listening to my tangent lol. Sometimes I question how ppl can go through ALL of that, over many yrs now, and not fall into a depression or have anxiety! Even my sis, I offered her a Xanax (LOL) & she declined. She's fine. I know se gets depressed but she's never taken meds. I'm the only sibling outta 5 (I'm the youngest) that has struggled. This stuff fascinates me.

Sean, hang in there buddy. We are are stronger than we know or give ourselves credit for. We are fighting a good fight and WILL come outta this not just normal again but BETTER than before!

You have been in my prayers.