should i go thru with this?

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Registered: 03-25-2003
should i go thru with this?
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Sun, 03-26-2006 - 1:02pm
i'm feeling a little bit better ,at least inside my own home.
my tdoc isn't thrilled about it.
tomorrow i get my cardio workup done &then my pdoc will start me on amphetamines.
i've had cardio problems in the past but no symptoms in a couple of years.most dr.s think i'm describing anxiety but it was a real problem...i just don't remember the name as it was diagnosed 8 years ago.
i'm afraid i'm going to turn into a million words a minute manic idiot if he starts me on speed.i already don't like myself"with people".
what should i do?
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Mon, 03-27-2006 - 7:25am

If you are already having 2nd thoughts, you need to talk to pdoc about this before even bothering to pick up the meds.

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Mon, 03-27-2006 - 7:51am

From someone with experience...I'll say this. It turned me into a manic million miles a minute idiot...however...you can try. Stimulants run through a BP like water runs through someone on Lithium (lol, thought I'd try to make you laugh this morning). They metabolize VERY quickly. So, if you don't like it, within a couple of hours or so, they'll be gone from your system, and you don't have to take them any more.

But this isn't something YOU HAVE TO DO. Okay?

Everyone reacts differently to every drug...just like the stabilizers, and a/d's. You know the risks...you know the warnings...you know how you get when you get the manic high. Knowing all this, only you can you make your decision.

If I were you, in your shoes, and knowing you were feeling better, I think I would probably wait. But that's me. We all might jump at a chance to become manic for while again...but think about the hell mania was for you...think about how fast you became manic...and how HIGH you got...do you want to get that way again without even knowing it? That's a risk...

Just write down your risks...weigh them against your IMMEDIATE needs for speed...do it here, if you want. I'll be around today. I remember very clearly way back when...what happened...k?

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