Hi!...Home from hospital
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| Mon, 09-04-2006 - 1:05pm |
I hope everyone has been doing okay! :) Well...my hospital stay was short. I left AMA the next morning, as soon as I met with the pdoc. My regular pdoc doesn't do inpatient. Anyway, the hospital doc wanted to change all my meds, and start over. I said "NO WAY!!!". We had just gotten those straightened out on my last hospital stay in May. When my meds were given to me that night, all I was given was lamictal. No Geodon, no Xanax XR, or ambien!!!! The doc had only ordered Seroquel...which I can't take. I was furious!! I didn't sleep one minute. The doc argued with me about leaving, saying it was up to her even though I signed myself in. I told her that I wasn't a threat to myself or anyone else, and that I wanted to leave immediately. She said okay, but was very upset!! I saw my pdoc and therapist the next day, and they agreed with my decision. I'm doing great! My Geodon has been increased. My pdoc thinks that is what caused the mixed episode. We had been decreasing it, because it was making me sooo drowsy the next morning. Anyway, we are slowly going up, and so far so good! I've missed everyone here...just now getting a chance to post.
~Renee

Renee, glad to hear that you're doing well. I totally agree with your decision to leave AMA. You know yourself better than anyone else and it's a good thing that you're a strong enough person to realize that they were making a mistake. I don't know that I would be in that situation. Way to take care of you!!! Hope things continue to get better for you and that your drowsiness doesn't reappear, I am going through that a bit in the afternoons right now with the Lamictal - just started it 3 weeks ago, and my pdoc says that it is only temporary, but I am struggling to get though it.
Glad to hear you're getting back on track!
J
Glad things are getting better and on track.
keep us posted !
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