Posted by Meddy43 on August 8, 2011, at 3:14:54
In reply to Re: Bipolar-Wellbutrin-Zyprexa-Lyrica-Oxazepam ?, posted by morgan miller on August 7, 2011, at 15:57:28
I don't think being an MD helps, maybe even hinders trying to believe the help I am getting (from my psychiatrist, for example).
Yes, I would like to know why you think Lyrica is not something I should be on.
I have tried to toughen up, and having been at work for 15 years as a doc certainly has toughened me up. And yes, I try not to use self pity so much, but I do think I need medication.
I try to deal with the cards that life has dealt me, but sometimes, being human, I crumble. Today is one of those days. I cannot leave the house because of severe anxiety. But I invited my mom over, I texted some of my good friends, and after my mom has been here I will toughen up, bite the bullet, and go to the store, just to get out of the house.
Maybe I haven't expressed clearly enough the amount of anxiety I have sometimes endured. It has incapacitated me, and it was one of the reasons I got out of the work force for now. I am trying to discuss my anxieties with my psychiatrist, but I don't know if anyone who hasn't dealt with severe anxiety themselves can even begin to understand how much it can cripple you.
I have a bottle of Valium in my cupboard which I could have used to day, but I chose not to. So I am trying to toughen up.
With kind regards; Meddy43
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