Belated Welcome, Shavtay2007

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Belated Welcome, Shavtay2007
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Tue, 03-20-2007 - 10:32am

Hi Tziporah,


I am so sorry that this is such a belated welcome to you. I've been absent from the board for nearly a month - so many things have been happening in my life that it was difficult to also come here. The good news is that life has somewhat calmed down (but I'm still crossing my fingers and my toes), which means that I'm back on iVillage.


I am so very happy to see you here, participating and sharing in our conversations! I hope that we'll get to know each other better in the coming weeks.


Welcome again!


(PS: I love the sound of your name!)


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Wed, 02-23-2011 - 3:28pm

Hi Tziporah,

It is easy to fall into the habit of not taking meds.

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Thu, 02-24-2011 - 1:48am
Hi Amy and Karen, Thanks for your email support. Checked my emails just now and was glad to see you had posted. I ended up not going to the circumcision ceremony yesterday, even though it was just down the street. I was busy watching: "Ordinary People", a movie I've watched a lot of times because of the psychotherapy parts in it--which are actually very accurate. I guess I wanted some strength before going to this new psych.doc today. After visiting my mil while she had speech therapy, I came home feeling frustrated and depressed. Progress is slow. I watched, "One Special Night", a movie that deals with aging. I understood more than ever the reactions of the husband at feeling so frustrated over his wife's senility, and the reactions of their kids. Now this stuff isn't fiction but is really happening. We'll see what this new doc. recommends in the way of testing. Leaving soon for the appointment. BTW--my former psych.doc never called. Finished with that. I have thought so many times about dropping her, that i'm actually relieved I've finally did. I never liked her response times. True, she was there in the beginning, when there were frequent visits and crises. But once I became a patient that only needed follow-up, the response was much less. That's what bugs me so much. For all she knows, I could stay on this stuff for life and she wouldn't care a blink. Tziporah
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Thu, 02-24-2011 - 9:28am
I'm really glad you had your appointment today and I hope it went well for you. It does sound like it's a good thing that you dumped your previous pdoc and you'll be a lot happier with the new one.

I haven't seen either of those movies (can you believe it), but I'll have to keep a lookout for when they come on tv so I can see them.

Let us know how your appointment went.

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Thu, 02-24-2011 - 9:28am
(((Karen)))

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Thu, 02-24-2011 - 2:04pm

Hi Tziporah,

I'm glad you are going to your new doc today.

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Fri, 02-25-2011 - 12:58am
Hi Karen, Well, the psych.doc visit went well. She's also American, so I could talk in English--even though my Hebrew is fluent. She's been here longer than I--more than forty years, so we're in the same age bracket. Some things I liked: she has a small pracice, which means it will be easier to contact her, than with my previous doc. She doesn't work for a sick fund and she takes a minimum of 45-60 minutes on follow-up visits. She told me that herself. She also gave me her email. After discussing everything at great length, she said that it was hard to know what caused the slurred speech. It could be a separate medical problem, but it could also be suggestability, because i had been reading this book, Prozac Backlash, which talks about a lot of side effects. I noticed it also happens when my mouth is dry, so that might explain it. In any event, for the time being, she didn't recommend any medical tests, something she had suggested on the phone. She also thought switching meds might be worthwhile, to try to get me to be more energetic and moving again. She told me to go off paxil, wait a week, and then start affexor at the lower dose--75mg. She told me to be in touch with her by phone or email about my reaction, and we planned another face-to-face visit for three months. I talked about it with my husband and therapist. They both thought I should give this a try. My t. said it could be that the paxil's effectiveness had worn off. My husband said, that since my previous doc hadn't responded within the time limits I had said, and considering i had given her more than enough chances to respond, i should consider this new doctor as my attending physician. it was good to hear these reassuring statements. so, with their support and blessing, i didn't take the paxil anymore. my husband thought i should finish the old package first, and then stop. i told him, i wanted to start this new regime--avoid chickening out of it, and to have it has a reserve, should i need it. well, wouldn'[t you know it? the previous doc called last night, AFTER i had been to see the new one. i was polite, but told her i had already seen someone else. she said she knew of this new doc and said i could rely on her. that was good to hear. she asked what the new doc had recommended, and i told her. she confirmed what this new doc had said, that i would probably need the higher dose. so we parted paths in a polite way. well, this new drug is slightly different from the ssri, in that it is really an ssni, meaning it also targets dopamine. i also had a therapy session last night. he gave me a specific assignment to do. i'm beginning to think that maybe that's what i need to get moving again--specific assignments. my back is starting to hurt again. really should go back to physical therapy but can't afford it. Karen, I can really relate to everything you have written. I also get up at about 5am--best time of the day for me, when I really get the most done. I know it's hard not having internet from home. my internet goes down and I'm totally non-functional! laugh. Funny, but true. Are you able to get an internet connection through your cell phone? As for living with your mother--well, I couldn't even imagine it for myself and can totally relate. I know May seems ages away--I can totally get where you're coming from. Try marking off each day on a calendar. A therapist once taught me this strategy. It really works. One less day having to be there, one day closer to being again with your husband and in Chicago. I know you're strong and can make it. As for your mom's not relating to your kid: perhaps telling her nicely that "mom, he's my responsibility. let me handle it." i know it's not easy handling a teen with the kind of problems he has, but you're doing a great job at it. As for getting up at 11:45am instead of 8am, wow! can i relate! that's what happens to me in the evening. I have worked with two people who had this problem and this is how we handled it. Each person would tell me when they wanted to get up. Then I'd call them at the appointed time. If they answered, I wouldn't get off until their feet were firmly on the ground. if they wanted to sleep more, i'd agree, but said a new time for getting up and then repeat the method. if they didn't answer, i'd keep persisting in calling until they finally picked up. usually this worked, and after a few days, they were able to get up. if you want, i'd be happy to help you out this way. send me your number in a private email and we'll try it out. my husband often does something similar in the evening to get me up. only trouble, he isn't as insistent as i, so often i just go back to sleep anyway. like you ,i'm not happy with it. i know i'm wasting good valuable time. oh, btw, the goal my t. set is that i'm supposed to do five minutes of exercise daily. considering how my back hurts, that will be a challenge. Tziporah
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Fri, 02-25-2011 - 8:00am

Hi Tziporah,

Oh, I'm so happy that things went well with this new doctor.

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Sun, 02-27-2011 - 4:42am
Hi Karen, Glad to hear you've solved the staying-in-bed-in-the-morning thing and that you're using the internet via cell. As for me, I stopped taking the meds on Thursday. Since Friday have been feeling nauseated on and off and also feel cold, even with the heat on. It's only 11:30am here and would love to just go back to bed and lie under a warm quilt. Not doing so because the maid is here and she's cleaning the house and i'm a bit embarrassed to do this. plus, she's running around all over the house. and, of course, there is work to do! laugh. last night watched a movie and had a real cry for the first time in a very long time. not sure if it's the meds or because the movie moved me or the depression or a combination. feeling tired. last night one of my fillings broke. another money hassle. feeling tapped again by this business thing. when to the physio today for my back. it's not in great shape, nor in bad shape. somewhere in between. liked your suggestion about doing exercises--perhaps the back exercises. just the thought of doing them when i'm feeling so cold and nauseated is enough to turn me off from doing them. Tziporah
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Sun, 02-27-2011 - 8:39am

Hello Tziporah,

I think you might be experiencing some withdrawal affects from getting off the meds.

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Mon, 02-28-2011 - 3:08am
Hi Karen, I was also surprised she took me off the meds like that--totally at once. Yesterday wrote her an email in the morning. She called in the evening and said it was a withdrawal effect. Started taking mg10, half of what I was taking before. She said to call at the end of the week. Still not feeling great. It's like I got this flu-like feeling, but without the fever. Cold, nauseated, tired. Also felt like crying this morning, but didn't. Meaning--I knew what would start the crying, so I just avoided the trigger. Was really bolistic yesterday. Said some very hurtful things to Shabtai, things I might feel occasionally, but would never say out loud. The whole day, just totally bolistic. He finally said it was probably the meds and he forgave me. Bless him--he is so loving! I don't deserve him--honestyly, really, I don't. Went to physio yesterday. So, was sore. Well, only a few more days till my next therapy session. Darn--I didn't believe this stupid assignment would be so hard! Finally, getting back into the work mode again after a long time being sidetracked. Morning learning is going well. I'm reading Scriptures and commentaries that seem so relevant now--so I guess that's why it's going well. Things about the wicked finally getting their revenge. I think you can connect to where I'm coming from--all those tyrants in the Mideast fianlly getting what they deserve. I also was a depressed child, but I didn't know it at the time. I didn't have the crying sensitivity stuff. Rather, it was being alone, isolated, finding it hard to make friends, angry and bitter at the discrimination, self-loathing. Only as an adult, with the help of my current t., was I finally able to indentify it for what it was. I'm glad you'e putting those techniques and strategies you learned in therapy into practice. They never get outdated really. As we mature, become better able to handle ourselves, we can increase in our ability to use the things they taught us. Tziporah
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