I’ve been away for a while, because I didn’t have internet. I finally got back online this month. I have wireless. It’s not as good as cable or DSL but it’s better than dialup.
Last month I ran out of Invega on a weekend and realized I felt better without it, so I decided not to [...]
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The trazodone hasn’t been working. I take 50 mg before I go to bed and then another 50 when I wake up around midnight. Then I start waking up again at 3am and it never stops.
I ran out of trazadone yesterday so last night I took Ativan and that was much better. I slept soundly [...]
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Well yesterday that woman who hit me called me and yelled at me over the phone. I was trying to get her insurance information and give her mine but she got me so upset I hung up on her and threw my phone. The phone fell apart, but my son put it back together for [...]
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I thought inquiring minds would like to know about all the medications I’ve been on and how they worked, and what the side effects were.
Antidepressants:
Prozac – helped my depression but sent me into a hypomanic state with aggression when dosage was increased.
Zoloft – seemed to work fine in my early 20s, but made me sleepy. [...]
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I had my first DBT group therapy session on Thursday. It was neat. I liked the therapist, he’s an old guy but pretty hip and he’s a good teacher. It felt like more of a class than a therapy session, and I like that better. I like the classroom structure. Anyway, he taught the basics [...]
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Well I have been busy!
First of all, my meds were changed recently. I am now off the lithium and Klonopin and on Invega (3mg) and Ativan (1mg) at night to sleep. The lithium didn’t seem to be working so it seemed pointless to keep taking it. The doctor also switched me to Ativan from Klonopin [...]
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