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| Wed, 09-14-2005 - 8:46am |
Who is here? Several people aren't posting, and I just BET you are lurking!
Post an update of how you're doing, if you want to!
Love and Hugs,
Keli

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((((((Beth))))) So glad to hear you are doing so well!
Hi all,
I need to go see pdoc but until we get this insurance crap straight I cant go. Right now we are paying out of pocket for every visit and I am not bad enough to make spending that much money valid. I have an appt mid October and I am thinking I can make it one more month. She tells me all the time to come in if I need too but I cant afford to go in when I need to unless its really serious yanno? I know I need my meds adjusted somehow because I am cycling like crazy and I havent been stable except for the first week on meds period...and that was like um....four or five months ago. Granted I am not cycling as bad as I was pre meds so its much easier to deal with but I would love to be stable.
I have something that is bothering me that I havent told anyone before and I am afraid to tell pdoc, I dont know what she will do/say about it. There are times when I mix up my thoughts and reality, like I cant tell the difference from something that really happened and something I just imagined. I dont know why it happens or what it means but its kinda scary and really hard to remember things when I dont know what really happened and what didnt.
Other than that I am still sick with this cold and I have an earache now...so I missed two days worth of classes, but back to the grind tomorrow sick or not. I cant miss anymore
Rebekah
Rebekah,
I think I would tell the tdoc about the imagination/reality problem. As long as it's not putting you or anyone else in danger she won't put you in the hospital or anything. But, at the same time, she can't help you deal with it until she knows about it.
I learned through several fine people here that my tdoc can't do me a bit of good if I'm not totally honest with her. And that, primarily, is why she is currently in possession of all my knives. If I hadn't finally confided my
I think you should tell her too !!!
My dd was having that also...couldn't keep things straight, even her stories...but that could be the pre-teens years..but they put her on ablify and it helped tremendously !!!!
Keep us posted, definately.
God could not be everywhere, so
Christina; wife to Jeff; mom to Jeremiah, Brieanna, & Gavin
Thanks ((((Traci))))
I hope that we find the right med too. I was at the point where I was sick of taking meds at all, but I'm back to my senses and know that I have to.
It will be some time before we add anything else. My pdoc believes in doing things soooo slow. Even coming off the med is a 4 month ordeal! I'm only half way there.
A friend of mine (also on lithium) thinks that it will be just the thing for me. I don't know. I hope that it doesn't cause me to gain weight as well. Lamictal would be good in that respect. As far as I know it has far less side effects than most except for the supposedly "rare" rash. (Although I haven't met one person who didn't get the rash).
Ah well, we'll deal with that when it comes, which with my pdoc is a loooong way away.
Love,
Amanda
co-cl of the Get Organized board
(((Beth)))
I'm sorry that I wasn't around and didn't even know about the su attempt.
(((traci)))
I think this med might be just what you need. FYI my hair didn't thin or fall out. I gained about 20 lbs and have finally lost a couple (but have been bingeing again so I'm on the way up). I was very ravenous at first but that went away a bit as time went on. I think within a couple weeks to a month. I think my appetite is still a little up, but I think I'm doing more emotional eating and binge eating for reasons other than hunger.
I hope things continue to go well on it. It worked for me, except I'm still coming off it lol. I need to clean my system out about. I am on way too many meds. a/d, a/p, m/s, benzo...plus my meds for allergies, asthma
Rebekah,
I can totally relate to the imagined/reality issue. I can't tell if I dreamed something or it really happened. Or if I dissociate, then what I know as real is what happened in my head. I know it's scary and unfortunately haven't figured it out myself so I have no advice, but I wanted you to know that I understand.
Hang in there.
Amanda
co-cl of the Get Organized board
Hi Traci!
i really can't remember how long it took, probably about a month - 6 weeks when i started noticing the side effects.
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