Posted by lauran on March 20, 2003, at 11:36:45
I had a bad reaction to a new med and was just starting to feel better. I restarted my old med and the reaction returned (akathesia). I will call my pdoc, but I'm going to stop the old med because the reaction was so unbearable to me. I feel like my PTSD has returned full force. I just cannot make this feeling go away. It is med related I am sure. I just need to wait it out.
I'm thinking of taking a therapy break too. It is going well for me and I am thinking of adding a group to the mix. But, for now I feel like taking time off from meds, therapy and any group involvement. Maybe once this reaction passes I will be thinking differently. Has anyone ever felt like taking a holiday from yourself?
This feeling will pass. I'd just like to do it differently this time. I know the drill. I flourish, get discouraged, go off meds, get crazy, and then fight my way back sanity again. Just once I'd like to not do things the old way. In fact, I determined not to do things the old way because it doesn't work. Plain and simple. I don't have to pay a lot of money to figure that out!
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