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My Rough Time Dropping Seroquel
A couple of months ago, after I was diagnosed with diabetes, my psychiatrist and I had a talk about my medications. Throughout the time I'd been feeling so lethargic, fuzzy-minded and depressed, he and I had tried different medications to cope with what we both thought was treatment-resistant depression. Paxil seemed to work for awhile, but now I... Read more
posted 05/19/2010, comments (2)|
Relapses: The Aftermath
So it's been a week since the roughest portion of my major meltdown and I have a few observations I've made from looking back. Here's what I know. 1. My mind runs way too fast. It takes more than all the energy and sanity I have to keep up with the velocity in which my thoughts run. The madness comes when I can't process all of the... Read more
posted 04/30/2010, comments (14)|
Going Off a Psychiatric Medication? It Might Not Be Easy
It's almost a rule of thumb that unless you're having a severe side effect, you should never discontinue a psychiatric medication all at once. Withdrawal effects range from minor to severe, and depending on the drug, sudden stopping is more likely to cause the most serious problems. Even if your doctor gives you instructions for tapering... Read more
posted 04/26/2010, comments (16)|
Relapses
These are never fun, only reminding me of the cyclical nature of Bipolar disorder and the haunting fact that there is no permenant cure to this disease, despite a good combination of medication and therapy. This is something I will deal with the rest of my life. This last week, I had a relapse, a pretty large one. Uncontrollable crying... Read more
posted 04/24/2010, comments (2)|
