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Posted by Jay_Original1 on January 7, 2014, at 8:09:58
Hey all:
After barely surviving Xmas and the holidays with OUT my most important meds, I hit a low point that I really have never had. Damn if I will let that happen again! People with psychiatric disorders have a HELL of a time at Xmas AND HOLIDAYS, and most doctors offices are closed from Xmas up until the first week in january.I can't say enough, how much better I am back on my regular meds, and one new one. Stupid me, I let my clonazepam lapse, and was in hell over the holdiday's, to put it lightly. Now I am finally back on them, and am so much better about everything. It is NOT addiction, but psychological dependence. I've been on them for almost 20 years +, and they still work today as well as they did yesterday. We have also added the high quality med clomipramine, with it's anti-OCD properties. Any other users please chime in! Thanks...
Jay
Posted by Phillipa on January 7, 2014, at 8:56:21
In reply to Reaping the rewards of proper psych meds..phew!!, posted by Jay_Original1 on January 7, 2014, at 8:09:58
Jay it's true the holidays are not good times at all. Also I was struck by you saying your meds still work after 20 years. So you have attained remission. Still working at job? Congrats. So maybe my meds could still be working and the holidays just added extra stress so I didn't think they were? Thanks Phillipa
Posted by Lamdage22 on January 7, 2014, at 10:16:22
In reply to Re: Reaping the rewards of proper psych meds..phew!! » Jay_Original1, posted by Phillipa on January 7, 2014, at 8:56:21
You are fortunate. It seems to me like i cant find a pill or substance to make me enjoy life again.
Im trying to do that with friends. It was after my friends headed back to germany while i was abroad that depression hit me and that i had needed an antidepressant. After i had left school.
I hope i can get back to enjoying life again.
Posted by gadchik on January 7, 2014, at 10:27:33
In reply to Re: Reaping the rewards of proper psych meds..phew!!, posted by Lamdage22 on January 7, 2014, at 10:16:22
Good for u Jay! I have found Klonopin to be the one med that works for me with no se. It seems if I control my anxiety and sleep, I dont get depressed.
Posted by Jay_Original1 on January 7, 2014, at 12:23:16
In reply to Re: Reaping the rewards of proper psych meds..phew!! » Jay_Original1, posted by Phillipa on January 7, 2014, at 8:56:21
> Jay it's true the holidays are not good times at all. Also I was struck by you saying your meds still work after 20 years. So you have attained remission. Still working at job? Congrats. So maybe my meds could still be working and the holidays just added extra stress so I didn't think they were? Thanks Phillipa
Hi PJ:
Well, what had happened over the holidays is that I forgot to get a refill of my clonazepam to start with. I went through the holidays shivering freezing cold from anxiety, with except say for the extra prozac I had on me. I hope I *never ever* feel as bad as I was. My mind was going in dark places...and I thought the end was near. NOW, I know to make sure I ALWAYS keep at least one bottle ahead of my prescription. The kind doc also added clomipramine, at a good dose, and some respiridone with the benzos. This seems to keep all of the horror in it's place, far away from me.
That was WAY too close....
Thanx Jay :)
Posted by Jay_Original1 on January 7, 2014, at 12:31:15
In reply to Re: Reaping the rewards of proper psych meds..phew!!, posted by Lamdage22 on January 7, 2014, at 10:16:22
> You are fortunate. It seems to me like i cant find a pill or substance to make me enjoy life again.
>
> Im trying to do that with friends. It was after my friends headed back to germany while i was abroad that depression hit me and that i had needed an antidepressant. After i had left school.
>
> I hope i can get back to enjoying life again.Hi:
Sorry you are having such a horrible time. :( I have a couple of questions, though. Moclobemide threw me a REAL loop. I was unstable as a shed full of fireworks. Now, for a minute, forget your diagnosis, and simply list your symptoms. I do that and have taken all across the board in 'unconventional' treatments. I don't see that you are on a benzo. Can I ask why? For me, 25 years of use, and they always help immensely. Get back when you can,
Jay
Posted by Jay_Original1 on January 7, 2014, at 12:35:11
In reply to Re: Reaping the rewards of proper psych meds..phew!!, posted by gadchik on January 7, 2014, at 10:27:33
> Good for u Jay! I have found Klonopin to be the one med that works for me with no se. It seems if I control my anxiety and sleep, I dont get depressed.
Hey Thanks! You are so right..and anxiety and depression are different sides of the same coin. Why psych doctors haven't figured this out is beyond me!
Jay
Posted by bleauberry on January 9, 2014, at 17:19:39
In reply to Reaping the rewards of proper psych meds..phew!!, posted by Jay_Original1 on January 7, 2014, at 8:09:58
Wow, that must have been aweful! And scary.
I had that happen when I was on zyprexa. Ouch. Bad mistake.
Posted by Chris O on January 12, 2014, at 2:19:47
In reply to Reaping the rewards of proper psych meds..phew!!, posted by Jay_Original1 on January 7, 2014, at 8:09:58
Jay:
I can totally relate to what you say about Christmas being the worst holiday ever. Thanks to my mother, Christmas (and Thanksgiving) will forever be seared into my brain as the worst holidays ever. She used those holidays to shove down my throat every bit of her codependency and control issues and guilt and fear of my becoming a strong, independent man and "leaving her." Sadly, at 46, I am still struggling to come to terms with this toxic bonding, and what these holidays mean to me as a result of it. Mercifully, this year I stayed away, but I am always torn by terrible feelings of guilt when I don't go to see my poor, lonely mother, more so because I feel I still need her in so many ways. What a bummer Christmas is!
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