Posted by AMD on May 8, 2005, at 19:08:08
In reply to Re: chemist: alcohol? how much? » AMD, posted by Larry Hoover on May 8, 2005, at 18:53:32
Larry,
I don't know where I'd be without your support. Same goes for chemist. Still in trouble, but certainly better off than I'd be stuck in my own swirling head. I'm trying to stay optimistic about tomorrow, rather than worrying about yesterday. What happened happened: the best I can hope for is that over time if there was any damage, it will repair itself. The fact that I'm writing this, thinking about my problem ... well, I haven't lost all cognition yet.
Can I look forward to feeling better every day, without drugs or alcohol in my life? Has the repairing begun ... will tomorrow feel clearer than the next day, and so forth?
New question: would ketamine interfere with the efficacy of Lamictal, which I've been taking and which has kept me more-or-less stable aside from when I'm misbehaving?
I am going to try to go run at the gym now, stay positive. The more I think about the stuff I put into myself Thursday night, the more I panic. Need to keep my mind off that and concentrate on things that make me think and thus reaffirm that I haven't yet completely lost it.
So, again: has recovery begun, at least mentally? Or can I expect to wake up tomorrow worse off than today? (That is, are any of the changes induced by these chemicals of delayed onset?)
On a completely separate topic -- I've been on Celexa for several years. My pdoc has begun lowering the dose, and says it might actually improve my concentration and mood. Is this possible? I've read SSRI's can actually decrease dopamine levels, and I'm curious to see if my old energy level, enthusiasm and concentration will actually improve upon lowering the Celexa dose (very, very slowly of course).
amd
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