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Posted by floatingbridge on March 4, 2011, at 8:31:05
I'll miss most of you
Goodbye.
Posted by Phillipa on March 4, 2011, at 11:29:49
In reply to today, god was rough., posted by floatingbridge on March 4, 2011, at 8:31:05
FB what are you talking about where you going? Phillipa
Posted by floatingbridge on March 4, 2011, at 11:42:52
In reply to Re: today, god was rough. » floatingbridge, posted by Phillipa on March 4, 2011, at 11:29:49
Well, nowhere. I think social is my favorite board.
Can I leave babble but stay here at social?
Posted by Phillipa on March 4, 2011, at 21:26:45
In reply to Re: today, god was rough. » Phillipa, posted by floatingbridge on March 4, 2011, at 11:42:52
FB of course you can only post on social when the boards were more active a whole group who only posted on social . So please stay on for social. I promise to check each day. Love Phillipa
Posted by glydin2011 on March 6, 2011, at 13:55:47
In reply to today, god was rough., posted by floatingbridge on March 4, 2011, at 8:31:05
I am very sorry this site doesn't appear to be evolving in a positive way, IMO, for a lot of reasons, for a lot of people. I think when folks get what they don't want and don't receive what they do want in terms of their needs, it's not a healthy situation.
I can attest, getting distance between the site and myself has not been a bad thing for me. A more distant view changes the perspective and can change the importance this place can seem to hold when one is immersed here.
I wish you well, FB
Posted by Dinah on March 6, 2011, at 20:28:41
In reply to today, god was rough., posted by floatingbridge on March 4, 2011, at 8:31:05
Floatingbridge? What's wrong?
Posted by Phillipa on March 6, 2011, at 20:53:42
In reply to Re: today, god was rough. » floatingbridge, posted by Dinah on March 6, 2011, at 20:28:41
Dinah maybe she will answer? Love Phillipa
Posted by floatingbridge on March 21, 2011, at 0:41:20
In reply to Re: today, god was rough. » floatingbridge, posted by Dinah on March 6, 2011, at 20:28:41
Dinah, thank you for asking. I hope your question hasn't expired : \
I'm am, was, having a horrible time. Less so now only because after hitting some kind of bedrock, I haven't continued to worsen. My husband cares, though is very care worn. My son is freaked out. My pdoc genuinely cares and doesn't have a medical answer.
I have never liked being angry. I don't do it, and if 'forced' to, do it histrionically. I spend time bed-ridden, p*ssed off, or weeping w/o warning. In between I keep on trying to learn how to function. I never did. I was asleep in the back of class or doodling. I don't know.
Anyhow, despite a hissy fit, I'm still here. I don't read the board. I was too over-involved.
Thank you very much for asking. I'm still hanging in here.
I hope you are well (enough) :J. I could probably go over to psych and see....
Super best regards.
Posted by Phillipa on March 21, 2011, at 0:58:17
In reply to Re: today, god was rough. » Dinah, posted by floatingbridge on March 21, 2011, at 0:41:20
I really do suspect hormones. Right or wrong it doesn't matter just get well. Did I ask what you worked as I don't know. Phillipa late here.
Posted by Dinah on March 21, 2011, at 6:27:54
In reply to Re: today, god was rough. » Dinah, posted by floatingbridge on March 21, 2011, at 0:41:20
Of course it hasn't expired! I have been worried about you, and thought of you just last evening.
I don't read much on Meds, but have you considered an AP? I know they have downsides, but short term for a meltdown I've found they work wonders for me.
In fact, they're part of what's keeping me going right now.
My apologies if they've already been tried and rejected.
It *will* pass. I know it doesn't help much right now, but I always grasp onto the thought to keep myself anchored. I'm glad you've got a supportive husband to help you until it does.
Posted by floatingbridge on March 21, 2011, at 12:05:22
In reply to Re: today, god was rough. » floatingbridge, posted by Dinah on March 21, 2011, at 6:27:54
My poor pdoc doesn't know what to do. We discussed zyprexa and that prozac combo, but he remains firm that I will not like how I would feel based on our past experiences.
I meet w/ a respected biofeedback /stress reduction doc this week. And an endocrinologist.
Docs are saying things like gee, you feel
bad, but we don't have anything (yet) to offer. They're working on it.Sigh. I still have some xanax allowed. And a boatload of gaba knocked me out last night. So, guess things are stasis/moving forward?
Thanks. I know your question and concern didn't expire. That doesn't seem like you. Guess I was expressing embarrassment--which wasn't your intent :D
Posted by Phillipa on March 21, 2011, at 20:21:05
In reply to Re: today, god was rough. » Dinah, posted by floatingbridge on March 21, 2011, at 12:05:22
FB wow a lot of docs. Didn't know you were considering zyprexa. Love Phillipa
Posted by floatingbridge on March 21, 2011, at 21:42:47
In reply to Re: today, god was rough. » floatingbridge, posted by Phillipa on March 21, 2011, at 20:21:05
Hi Phillipa,
No, not considering zyprexa. Ruled it out. (Pdoc ruled it out. Said wouldn't work the way I wanted it to for me, personally.)
I was that desperate. Like here's my liver, my pancreaes, my brain stem, my last shred of vanity, (cause if something
causes weight gain, I GAIN), anything you want for some peace.What's that Beatles' song: I'll give you everything I've got for a little peace of
mind.I so feel like Dorothy after Toto exposes the Wizard and she Says well I know you don't have anything in that little black bag for me :(
Posted by Phillipa on March 21, 2011, at 22:03:20
In reply to Re: today, god was rough. » Phillipa, posted by floatingbridge on March 21, 2011, at 21:42:47
Oh my time to catch up. Phillipa
Posted by Dinah on March 22, 2011, at 8:18:08
In reply to Re: today, god was rough. » Phillipa, posted by floatingbridge on March 21, 2011, at 21:42:47
Zyprexa is a rather sedating AP. They aren't all like that. And while I readily admit their effect on weight and blood sugars, I think that's a greater issue if it's used on a regular basis.
I use risperdal more as I'd use klonopin, but I like the effect much better. I think more clearly, feel a bone deep calm instead of a surface relaxation, and in general feel "sane" again. I get prescribed thirty pills a month but refill very very infrequently. Sometimes my prescription runs out of time with many refills remaining.
It was like this for me. Klonopin made the anxiety go away, and that was nice. When I took an SSRI for the first time, I felt like there was a possibility that I wouldn't be overstimulated for the rest of my life (although I think in the long run it actually increased my overstimulation). But when I took Risperdal for the first time, I thought "Hey! This is what normal feels like! This is what I used to feel like." Not sedated, not anxious, and with a clear clear head.
It takes a bit longer to kick in than klonopin, and I take a smidge of klonopin if I absolutely need to be tranquilized right away. Risperdal takes maybe an hour or two to kick in. But it's way better in that I think clearly and sometimes that helps to "reset" my brain I think. So that when it wears off, I'm less likely to need it right away again.
Of course everyone responds differently to meds, and what works beautifully for me might not work for you. But maybe you could discuss with your pdoc the possibility of easing pain with a less sedating AP like Risperdal, on an as needed basis only.
Posted by floatingbridge on March 26, 2011, at 2:06:41
In reply to Re: today, god was rough. » floatingbridge, posted by Dinah on March 22, 2011, at 8:18:08
Dinah, that is such a helpful post to me in many ways. More than I feel up to saying.
I'm running your idea past my pdoc. It's emotional intensity. That's bingo. That's it. I'm neurotic as heck, but not insane (except on Lyrica?). But the feelings can become so much larger than normal. Emotional dysregulation.
It's that reset, that someone please hit me on the head I have to sleep this off it's unendurable thing that I desperately need to know is in the med chest.
I read somewhere that extreme dysphoria was, in this person's theory, a form of an attenuated seizure. I suppose that can be easily shot down, but it gave me pause. I found her site by Googling risperdal as per needed. She used risperdal and prozac to treat borderline
patients whom others had given up on wit decent results. Much of what she said resonated in an off-beat way with your description of your experience of risperdal.Bone deep calm. I like reading those
words.I do like being off of AD's right now. I feel clearer. More lucid. I'm not saying they are out of the picture, but I'm wondering about the further sensitization years of AD use have done to ME (and
myself only). However, then there are those same pesky feelings that "come sweeping down the plains...." (Musical: Oklahoma!)Thanks so much for the sensible advice. Whether it works for me, ? It was cheering to read. Thank you.
Warmly,
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Posted by floatingbridge on March 26, 2011, at 5:05:36
In reply to Re: today, god was rough. » floatingbridge, posted by Dinah on March 22, 2011, at 8:18:08
Dinah, that is such a helpful post to me in many ways. More than I feel up to saying.
I'm running your idea past my pdoc. It's emotional intensity. That's bingo. That's it. I'm neurotic as heck, but not insane (except on Lyrica?). But the feelings can become so much larger than normal. Emotional dysregulation.
It's that reset, that someone please hit me on the head I have to sleep this off it's unendurable thing that I desperately need to know is in the med chest.
I read somewhere that extreme dysphoria was, in this person's theory, a form of an attenuated seizure. I suppose that can be easily shot down, but it gave me pause. I found her site by Googling risperdal as per needed. She used risperdal and prozac to treat borderline
patients whom others had given up on wit decent results. Much of what she said resonated in an off-beat way with your description of your experience of risperdal.Bone deep calm. I like reading those
words.I do like being off of AD's right now. I feel clearer. More lucid. I'm not saying they are out of the picture, but I'm wondering about the further sensitization years of AD use have done to ME (and
myself only). However, then there are those same pesky feelings that "come sweeping down the plains...." (Musical: Oklahoma!)Thanks so much for the sensible advice. Whether it works for me, ? It was cheering to read. Thank you.
Warmly,
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Posted by Dinah on March 26, 2011, at 9:36:57
In reply to Re: today, god was rough. » Dinah, posted by floatingbridge on March 26, 2011, at 5:05:36
I found it, and like it! I especially like how she sees behaviors in many as a way to stop pain, not to manipulate others. Also, I always have seen some of what happens to me in terms of electrical activity in the brain. I remember once telling my therapist that a memory of the look in the eyes of my dog who had seizures reflected how I felt at times. Not that I see it as seizures precisely, but that something gets disturbed in the natural patterns, and can't get back to normal.
I hope that if you try it, you find it as helpful and life changing as I have.
Posted by Phillipa on March 26, 2011, at 21:35:32
In reply to Re: today, god was rough. » Dinah, posted by floatingbridge on March 26, 2011, at 5:05:36
How many years of ad's has it been forgot I also want off them as things went downhill when started taking. I don't feel anything chemically is wrong by hypervigilence and ad's don't do it. How the heck did you manage off and function also? I read also SSRI"s can cause osteoporosis. Not good. Phillipa
Posted by floatingbridge on March 27, 2011, at 17:07:41
In reply to Re: today, god was rough. » floatingbridge, posted by Phillipa on March 26, 2011, at 21:35:32
Phillipa,
I didn't say I was functioning, did I? (I can't remember.) I know I didn't die; (life can be ironically cruel). (Joke.) Life is going on, and I'm being swept along. Chronic pain psychologist started last week....
I'm lying down alot. Like right now. With my phone while husband, child, & good house guests hike.
Blessed quiet. I enjoy them; my nerves give out.
Gosh that sounds like Tennessee Williams.
Posted by floatingbridge on March 27, 2011, at 17:11:19
In reply to Re: today, god was rough. » floatingbridge, posted by Phillipa on March 26, 2011, at 21:35:32
Glad to hear your house guest situation was positive :)
Hugs,
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Posted by Phillipa on March 27, 2011, at 20:12:54
In reply to p.s » Phillipa, posted by floatingbridge on March 27, 2011, at 17:11:19
Thanks was hoping I guess that things were better for you. Love Phillipa
Posted by Floatingbridge on March 28, 2011, at 0:48:05
In reply to Re: p.s » floatingbridge, posted by Phillipa on March 27, 2011, at 20:12:54
Phillipa, these friends, one very old (encouraged me seek psychiatric help 13 years ago) and her girlfriend (new friend), were very comfortable to be with. Today I needed to rest for a few hours and there was no flack whatsoever. They played happily with my kid and vice versa (is that really a word?). I love seeing my kid with others--lots of fun and very witty.
So any anxiety about guests quickly evaporated.
Old friend on Prozac for years (happy envy). Off she crashes; on she is alright, but never a cakewalk. Says she probably will never go off again (and believe me, I gently cautioned her not to do so...). Not that that was necessary. Vit. P.
Tomorrow, kid and I leave them at the airport :(.
I'm glad your time was good. That is great news. Gotta deposit that in the experience bank and allow to grow interest :)
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Posted by Phillipa on March 28, 2011, at 19:51:15
In reply to Re: p.s » Phillipa, posted by Floatingbridge on March 28, 2011, at 0:48:05
Some do wonderfully on a single ad. Just don't stop it. As paxil l0mg worked well for me but I went off it crash at the same time thyroid went out of wack. Let me know how you are today. At least you are driving. Good sign. Love Phillipa
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