In a bad place

your going to make it............the hard bit bites hard at first when on the road to recovery, remember your coping skills, use them. we care about ya.

I am sorry you are not feeling well.

I know that's scarey. I'm not feeling well either. It's like a sore throat/flu type of tying, and I'm wondering if I'll ever feel like doing anything again.

Couldn't get up the energy to walk my dog yesterday. Was on phone 2-3 hours yesterday trying to get my printer repaired (they're going to send me a new printer), so I'm proud I was able to get that done.

So it wasn't all due to tired, but today my dog wants to walk, and I'm hoping I'll be able to do that. Only slept about 4 hours last night. I'm going backwards.

Are you taking anything beside Ativan?

Chris, you can make it.

If I can make it, you can. Make of list of all the beautiful things you see in the world. Worth staying around for.

places your wanted to see, but have not. Life has a funny way of getting you there.

SKILLS, SKILLS, SKILLS,

ATIVAN, ATIVAN, ATIVAN, CALL THE PYSCH, THERAPIST

The dark always passes. I was in crisis last week. Now I am home. SKILLS kept me out of inpatient.

Work it so the dark does not win.

Peace Trina

How are you today Chris?

Chris:

You're not taking any medicine for our nerves? You're riding this one out bareback? You've got more guts than I do.

Have you ever tried medicine for emotional problems? What century do you think it is?

Hang in there Chris. Keep trying to stay in the now. This will pass. You will see your psychiatrist soon.

Hugs, Karen...

I was taking Wellbutrin, Abilify and Pristiq. They worked for a while but quit helping. I was on that combo for 3 years before and it worked, then stopped so the docs switched up the meds a lot.. tried quite a few and them went back on Wellbutrin, Abilify and Pristiq.. did well for a few months but then it stopped. So I ended up in the psyche hospital. They switched me to Celexa and Remeron but I had bad side effects to Remeron so they took me off immediately. I've been waiting to see my outside P doc.. I am supposed to see him Tuesday.

9 1/2

I just got run over by Father's Day.

I had just gotten some anxiety reducing foods off of the internet, and I got visited.

Actually it wasn't that bad.

Anyway, here are some anxiety lowering foods that I got off the net.

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(All the below anxiety lowering foods have the calmative tryptophan in them, the website said)

1. turkey
2. chicken
3. bananas

4. milk
5. cheese
6. peanut butter

(I think bread would help calm one down, because, as a carbohydrate, it makes me yawn and sleepy after I have some bread.)

(So a peanut butter sandwich with sliced bananas and butter, would seem to help.)

(Or, turkey or chicken sandwich, with cheese, and a glass of milk.)

Chris:

I'm glad you have somebody there with you.

Well, if you are thinking about harming yourself, seems like that would qualify for suicidal situation with the hospital.

Are you thinking of harming yourself, or are you suicidal? Sounds like the former choice, so you're saying you don't qualify for the hospital. Is that right?

Oh, I see, the stay in the hospital is not 2 days to a week, but the length of time before admission is 2 days to a week. Right?

But that still leaves the possibility of the ER, right? So, you know if you're feeling bad you can go to the ER. Right? And hopefully get some tranquilizers, is that what it is?

You said, "I am doing very bad" and "It's just really difficult."

Whew! Are we still at 9 1/2? Do you feel you don't want to try an ER again, cause they turned you down the first time?

You said, "They switched my meds in the hospital about 3 weeks ago but things are getting worse. I went to the hospital Friday.. they sent me home. I see the psychiatrist on Tuesday.. if I can make it that long."

After new meds that didn't work, you went into the hospital on Friday. Today is Sunday. You just got out of the hospital on Friday?

They left you on the same meds that were not working by a week or more? And then they let you go? They let you go with no improvement in meds that were not working 1 or 2 weeks prior to that?

Did you see the food items in a previous that can calm you down? Can you your boyfriend get you some of these items if you don't have them?

Health Food stores have items that can help you sleep. I take Power to Sleep at night to sleep, I use to take Melatonin for sleep at night, but it made me groggy in the a.m.

Someone on this site said Alteril (may be Ateril) from health food store. Stillnox (generic?) from health food store was another item mentioned on this web site by a contributor which helped them sleep.

Maybe that would calm you down, especially at night when you want to go to sleep. This is just an idea, whatever you think.

I went to the ER for an Ativan tranquilizer one time, because, I couldn't get to my psychiatrist because of a health problem, and couldn't get it refilled. They did give me that, Ativan, until I could get to my doctor. So it can be done.

Can you tell them that your new meds didn't work if you go to the ER, which is your decision? This may make them understand your situation better.

You do realize you can change your mind about going to the ER, don't you. A heating pad helps me sleep, calm down, etc. Can your boyfriend get you some of these items?

I didn't know you had Ativan. You worry me. That's all they would have given you at the ER, I mean, some kind of tranquilizer.

One of the times I went to the ER, they gave me a shot of 30 mg. of Librium, a tranquilizer, cause I was bad off.

It did good.

So, I'm thinking, if she can get a tranquilizer. I'm sitting here with Ativan tranquilizer right now in my medicine basket. I don't anymore, but I keep it in case I start to lose it, I want some nearby.

I was going to ask you, do you have any tranquilizers sitting around somewhere? Does Ativan calm you down? Thank goodness, thank goodness, thank goodness.

You scare me.

Chris, you are a strong person and you can deal with this.
You must live outside of the USA. In our area if you're in the ER with mental issue they admit you for observation for 72 hours and then either keep you in the ward or send you to a long term facility.