Mental Illness

[naturlover_52]

back in the land of the living and the real world after a weeks stay in another mental place....but glad I went....and got the help to recover....and working on NOT relapsing AGAIN....and also taking things 1 day at a time...meds were changed again...and gonna see what this new one can do to help....abilify on top of the Effexor XR and the Trazadone.
living in the here and now and working ON moi....and getting healthy and happy.
trying for SSI again...hope 3rd time is the charm.

thanks all

[deeperstill]

naturlover:
keep trying with SSI. I did some work in this area a long time ago (too long ago to offer any specific help, sorry!), but i can tell you most people are denied at the 1st and 2nd levels...My firm often didn't even accept cases until they were that far along. Good luck and keep trying!

Originally Posted by naturlover_52

back in the land of the living and the real world after a weeks stay in another mental place....but glad I went....and got the help to recover....and working on NOT relapsing AGAIN....and also taking things 1 day at a time...meds were changed again...and gonna see what this new one can do to help....abilify on top of the Effexor XR and the Trazadone.
living in the here and now and working ON moi....and getting healthy and happy.
trying for SSI again...hope 3rd time is the charm.

thanks all

[naturlover_52]

IT doesn't seem to be working
and NOw trying to see how I do
Just took 2 Tazadone an see how that does anything.....Doc is gonna call me today......take care and I am trying to Hang in there.....JUST not feeling LIKE me. I am feeling very uncontrolably hyper.

[chefhottie25]

Originally Posted by naturlover_52

IT doesn't seem to be working
and NOw trying to see how I do
Just took 2 Tazadone an see how that does anything.....Doc is gonna call me today......take care and I am trying to Hang in there.....JUST not feeling LIKE me. I am feeling very uncontrolably hyper.

i am not sure what you are being treated for...but i use to take abilify 20mg twice a day for schizophrenia. it was difficult to be still or just relax when i was on it. i felt like i needed to be constantly moving. i hated it and have since been put on geodon 80mg twice a day. i am much better now. my hands still get shakey sometimes, but that is manageable. i also took trazadone. i didn't have such good results with that. it helped me sleep through the night, but i felt really lethargic for most of the next day. i now take ambien if i need it for sleep. i hope my sharing was helpful. i know you hear it all the time but...hang in there. it takes time to find the right combination of meds...it was about 18 months for me. good luck.

[lipstixgal]

Originally Posted by chefhottie25

i am not sure what you are being treated for...but i use to take abilify 20mg twice a day for schizophrenia. it was difficult to be still or just relax when i was on it. i felt like i needed to be constantly moving. i hated it and have since been put on geodon 80mg twice a day. i am much better now. my hands still get shakey sometimes, but that is manageable. i also took trazadone. i didn't have such good results with that. it helped me sleep through the night, but i felt really lethargic for most of the next day. i now take ambien if i need it for sleep. i hope my sharing was helpful. i know you hear it all the time but...hang in there. it takes time to find the right combination of meds...it was about 18 months for me. good luck.

I gained weight on geodon and I am on 80 mg too suppose to take it twice a day too much for me. so I only take it once a day and it works fine but I'm bipolar not manic either or depressed just on keel...

[naturlover_52]

I am gonna talk the doc about something like that
thanks you both.

thanks

[chefhottie25]

Originally Posted by lipstixgal

I gained weight on geodon and I am on 80 mg too suppose to take it twice a day too much for me. so I only take it once a day and it works fine but I'm bipolar not manic either or depressed just on keel...

i had weight gain with geodon too. my friend brent always points out to me that it is a small price to pay to be stable. i have been on abilify, seroquel, invega, and risperdal until i was put on the geodon last summer. it has worked the best for me. i haven't heard voices or had a pyschotic episode in a awhile. i still sometimes have a little paranoia, but i have been able to control that with some positive self talk.

[naturlover_52]

II am in need of something that is NOT high in weight gain and works better than this crap....I would love to be able to USe Gabapentin but it isn't ON the formulary at the clinic I go to IT has helped me IN the past. I need also a better sleep med.

thanks ALL

[lipstixgal]

Originally Posted by naturlover_52

IT doesn't seem to be working
and NOw trying to see how I do
Just took 2 Tazadone an see how that does anything.....Doc is gonna call me today......take care and I am trying to Hang in there.....JUST not feeling LIKE me. I am feeling very uncontrolably hyper.

Oh I tried that abilify and it made me twitch and jump and everything. hope you are feeling better soon though!! If you feel manic there is really nothing they can do except medicate, I only take geodon and that's it for my bipolar disorder which is under control I think

[Jedi]

Originally Posted by naturlover_52

IT doesn't seem to be working
and NOw trying to see how I do
Just took 2 Tazadone an see how that does anything.....Doc is gonna call me today......take care and I am trying to Hang in there.....JUST not feeling LIKE me. I am feeling very uncontrolably hyper.

Apilify caused me to have a seizure.....and I really remember nothing else from being on it.

[naturlover_52]

I was supposed to have an appointment I thought yesterday w/ the doc....BUT I guess he felt that we had covered everything via the phone....well....I didn't
but hey He is the doc. I go next week. BUT things Are getting a bit better. went to a meeting last night for recovery for everything....mostly alanon though. went and ordered a book to help me deal w/ some other issues I deal w/. and ordered a CD. BUT today is hmmm....Just getting started and having a bit of trouble.

BUT will survive....as Gloria Ganer said in her survivor song.

[lipstixgal]

Originally Posted by naturlover_52

I was supposed to have an appointment I thought yesterday w/ the doc....BUT I guess he felt that we had covered everything via the phone....well....I didn't
but hey He is the doc. I go next week. BUT things Are getting a bit better. went to a meeting last night for recovery for everything....mostly alanon though. went and ordered a book to help me deal w/ some other issues I deal w/. and ordered a CD. BUT today is hmmm....Just getting started and having a bit of trouble.

BUT will survive....as Gloria Ganer said in her survivor song.

I can understand about getting started in the morning I have that trouble I guess its just the mental illness not allowing us to do what needs to be done. I'm tired today and have the internship thurs and fri then off sat and sun. Back at it on Monday and Tues I took one day off so that I can rest on Wed!! Get feeling better..