Re: No More

[Guest guest]

Dear :

I too understand the rough patches. This may sound crazy but do you have a pet

to distract you from your pain or at least comfort you that you can talk to when

it gets bad when your alone?????

I have cats, a horse, and zillions of fish... Oh and a brand new baby kitten. He

was born this afternoon unfortunately his litter mate didn't make it. The momma

just isn't good with new borns so am having to bottle feed him. But he's a

bright spark in the dreary day. Black with gold tiger stripes and is totally

tailless as the manx can get. IF i can keep him alive and he makes it to adult

hood he will be a beautiful cat just like my other 9 are.

Hugs

Lin`Owen

[Guest guest]

No , you won't feel like you do right now for the rest of your life. But

I think you REALLY need to get into some counseling/therapy You are mourning

the loss of your " old " self, this is perfectly natural, but you don't have to go

through it on your own. An increase in Meds may help, but the added benefit of

talking with someone will definately help. Best warm wishes and Hugs

Blessed Be, Lori

PS You can IM me ANYTIME!!!!!!!!!!

wrote:

I have a doc appt next Monday and i will be talking to him about

either increasing my anti-depressants or changing them. Is this how

the rest of my life is going to be? If so i would rather not be here!!

[Guest guest]

I'm glad you're still with us! You don't have to quit everything. Have a

talk with each of your docs about which meds you should be either stopping or

reducing. Then do it one or 2 meds at a time, as they recommend. And don't try

to do it overnight - you only have to reduce by 25% each week until you get to

the goal for a med. Once you've achieved that, you go onto the next 1 - 2 meds.

If you do it that way, you shouldn't experience any serious withdrawal and

should see a pdoc or therapist, or go to a partial hospitalization program for

the psychological transition and to monitor your depression.

I had to stop my anti-d overnight after the ER experience a week ago, and

now that I'm on the right med reduction program, am doing much better. I still

want the partial hosp. program for the psychological adjustment as well as to

find a good pdoc.

Also remember, if you do start experiencing depression, you can always

adjust your meds. You *did* make it, hard as it was, just like I have, so you

know you can do it again. It's one of the things that helps me get through it

now.

wrote:

The neurologist feels this is from medicine. It's enough to make me quit

everything I'm taking, but then I think again, because I'm soooo scared of going

back to the huge depression I was in. I'm not great, but I'm not trying to kill

myself anymore. But I'm not so sure putting my body at risk of maybe permanent

damage is worth it anymore.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I'm bipolar as well and it took years to find the right combination of meds.

My psychiatrist had me taking eight different meds that didn't even work.

He finally came to say I was still depressed because I was overweight. I

swiched to my regular doctor who has me now down to four meds and on the way

to being on only three. I know how you feel and it isn't fun. I'm on

Lamotrigine and Epival for the mood stabilizer ( going off the Epival)

effexor for the antidepressant and Trazodone for sleep. So far this has

worked for me.

Take care,

Norma

[Guest guest]

Norma,

Sorry I'm so late in my reply. I'm very behind in email. I know what it's

like to be on too many meds. It's awful, and put me in the hospital once.

The docs have been testing me on different meds since I was a teenager.

Nothing works. At this point I'm thinking that if the chronic pain can be

helped then the depression would lift a tremendous amount. So am

concentrating on that end. I'm very happy to see that you've been helped.