Posted by linkadge on October 30, 2003, at 8:05:34
Parnate was just begginning to work, and something in my brain just clicked on. I felt like myself. Like somebody have finally recaptured who I originally was.
Then three days later I had a crisis where my blood pressure went up to 160/110 for 6 hours.
I was not panicking but I went to the hospital.
When the told me that they were taking me off of parnate, and that I had to wait 14 days, then they were going to put me on ritalin ! If anyone doesn't have ADHD, it's me. I snapped and told them that I had to wait through 14 days of hell coming off Celexa top get on this just long enough to be told you're going to have to do It all over again.They committed me for suicidial ideation. Then they fooled around with me for the next 2 weeks by trying this antipsychotic and this antispychotic. Then in the end of waiting, they said they weren't even sure what my diagnosis was so they were going to 'observe' for longer.
I said I'm through, I know what will help, and thats the meds I was taking prior to all of this, celexa and lithium. I'm walking home and going back on that. I still want to try and salvage some of my school year.
So I left on semi good terms. I have a follow up in a week. I'll tell you one thing, they sure want to be the bosses around there. They don't much apreciate anyone who knows about meds - let alone anyone who questions there opinion.
I told them I was extremely depressed and they said thats what the seroquel is for. Bull.
I'm done ranting and raving. But I'll tell you this, you've got to be your own doctor at some point.
Linkadge
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