Anyone have any experience with clozoril? Might get started on it, but haven't heard much about it, and the close monitoring makes me a lil nervous....
Doing ok. Admitted to my husband and some in Aa that I had been drinking. My AA friends are checking in a lot and getting me to more meetings, so that good....
Hey all, I have a lot of reading and catching up to do here. I got caught up in my AA and rehab stuff and haven't checked in in a long time. My moods are pretty stable now on Lithium, Latuda,...
Hope you get to feeling better, HT. much love...
I'm backsliding a bit, but I'm working on it with my doc, so I hope I stay under control. Today I'm going to lunch with my cousin, which I'm looking forward to. I don't really think I have any other...
I'm still checkin in. ;) Haven't been doing as good lately. Thinking is getting dark although my mood still feels okay, which is weird. Doc wants to meet for longer next week and get into my past and...
It's coming. I'm ready for the intensive phase to be over. It's getting old. But it's working, I'm still sober so I guess I shouldn't complain!...
Taking my daughter to a few kid things this weekend. She has a more exciting life than I do. ;) I hope your doing okay UA. Praying for you....
Enjoyed reading what everyone is up to. Hope your weeks are starting off good. This weekend we smoked a pork shoulder to make pulled pork for a belated Easter gathering. It turned out really good....
Hi there, I was on Abilify for a bit and it really helped me out of a hole of depression and delusions. Unfortunately, it did help me gain 20 pounds as well. After a few months, when I was stable...
Spent the week at my outpatient alcohol treatment. My oldest daughters misses me since I'm gone so much at night, and she's at school in the day, so I'm going to take her out to a movie today. No...
Take away the g?...
I had issues at 120 also. I bumped from 60, to 80, to 120. Once I hit 120 I got real jittery and couldn't sleep. I bumped back down to 80 and I am fine there. Not the same symptom as you, but I had...
Just finished my therapy for the night, now waiting to head into an AA meeting. So exciting! ;) we don't have any plans this weekend, just survivin'. I hope you are not feeling so blue anymore UA,...
Yep, I take 80mg a day and it works for me. I got a little jittery and sleepless when I bumped to 120, but I came back down to 80 and I'm feeling better now. I think it's a good drug. We had tried to...
A lil weepy and jittery. Nice combo, eh? I see the psych tomorrow, but I'm not sure if its psych or not drinking. Overall tho, I feel more up and positive than when I was in the hospital, so I'm...
Ahhhhhh! So much more makes sense now! ;) thanks for explaining!...
Glad you got out and got some stuff done, HT. hopefully we'll both be sleeping on the regular soon. What is this "alien" I keep hearing about?! :)...
Gah, sleep has become a memory. I wake up at 3am each day and I'm antsy and jittery all day. I did just quickly jump my latuda dose, or I have the alcohol treatment thing going on. I'm thinking it...
I take this exact combo (also with cymbalta) works well for me so far...
Had to get in two AA meetings yesterday (Saturday) and just spent today mostly chillin at home. Took my girls to a movie event at church though, watched Big Hero 6, that was fun. Feeling pretty good...
Hi ht. Went through my second session last night. It's intense. I left wanting to drink, but I rented some movies and got pop and candy instead. Spent some time crying, but I made it. This is hard, I...
Wow. I'm really just overwhelmed, sitting here crying. I feel like everything is coming to a head, from my bipolar and my stint in the psych ward a bit ago, and now alcoholism and my intensive...
Good luck to you. I wouldn't be scared of gray. I'm on lithium, latuda, cymbalta, and klonopin, and I do no feel drugged or gray. They are just correcting stuff on my brain, definitely for the...
Thinking of u, hope it gets better...
I hope you find your way back up soon. You can at least talk honestly here if not at work. Or maybe choose a friend who's not in your field to confide in? Good luck to you...
Glad you are feeling up a bit!...
I feel that is where I am headed, too, turtle. I'm going to do the program....
I don't know, but I've gotten in a new heap of trouble. Went out drinking last night and ended up chipping my tooth and having the cops show up at the door after I got home. Now my doc wants me to do...
Having thoughts about my psych that are continuous and troublesome. He reminds me if someone from my past I love. Gah, I'm a flipping wreck,...
I did tell my husband I cannot promise I won't drink, that way I wouldn't be lying at least. I'm still having trouble with transference, thinking about my psych doc where I shouldn't be, etc....
My family was aware of my drinking, but then I stopped. However it's creeping back in. I don't want to tell them because I kno they will b angry that I've gone back to it after all the trouble it's...
Drinking again, second night in a row. Last night I called my psych doc while drunk at 11:30. I gave him a bit of trouble and told h how I felt about our lack of progress. Oh boy... I feel like going...
Some of u know I was in the hospital for a bit and just did a major med change. Switched from trileptal to lithium and from latuda to seroquel, klonopin and cymbalta stayed the same. After going thru...
I don't know the answer to your question, but I just wanted to say good luck! I've never heard that tremors from lithium could become permanent, but I am really not sure. I just started lithium and...
^^^ ditto ^^^...
Sorry you are still not feeling great UA, I've been feeling a bit dumpy as well. Just been slowly getting used to everything in real life again after getting out of the hospital. Also getting used to...
I can't remember if you were the one who is taking topomax? This is a definite symptom of topomax if you are on that medication. If not, it's probably possible that it could be cause by another med...
I've read up on it, just didn't seem like a great fit, but happy turtle, your initial description does fit me VERY well, so maybe it IS right for me. It's just the dsm-5 criteria that have me thrown...
Wow! How scary! So glad for the outcome tho! Hope you and he can relax now!...
Has anyone else had the schizoaffective diagnosis mentioned to them. My doc mentioned it awhile ago, then let it go, but now mentioned it to my social worker when I was in the hospital. He's toying...
Good! I hope something works great for you!...
Hope you get to feeling better UA. A super cozy blanket always helps! Thinking of you...
Spent the week in the psych ward at the hospital. A little scared to transition back into life after being sheltered for the week. Trying AA tomorrow and a bipolar group on Wednesday. We'll see how...
I just got home from the hospital psych ward. Went Monday night/Tuesday night after drinking and doing stupid things. Was an interesting week, but I came out with lots of resources and I plan on...
At hospital :( wish me luck...
Thank you, turtle and ua. I know I can't be "perfect" I just feel like I used to be so much better than I am right now. In one way I don't want them to remember me as moody or lazy, etc, but on the...
I'm not sure if NAMI is everywhere, but I would google it and see if they have a chapter in your area. It stands for National Alliance for Mental Illness or something like that, so since it's...
Soon you're going to fire me from the forum for posted your faces off... I'm sorry, I'm just really struggling. Doesn't seem to be any real triggers, my moods are just off doing their own things....
Walking that razors edge between depressed and psycho, trying not to fall off. As usual. ;)...