Posted by DeeJay on December 10, 2003, at 11:06:49
In reply to Re: Wellbutrin for anxiety wha???, posted by Dog on December 9, 2003, at 17:47:24
Thanks for sharing...you know, your story about the guy who was affected by drugs reminded me of my best friend in high school, (whom I have forgotten for some GOD AWFUL reason, shame on me)who did the lsd and other stuff with me. He was way worse and ended up getting in a bad semi-auto accident. By semi, I mean he was in the back of a truck, drunk, and the driver of the truck had stopped at a red light when my friend decided he was going to get out and move to the inside. Well, he didn't tell anyone this, so the light turned green and he was semi run over and his head got bounced around to the point of a week long coma. (all of this while my mom was on the brink) After that, he never functioned the same and ended up becoming Pentecost, the total opposite of the "punk" kid he used to be. Now he's fine, but the docs beleive both heavy usage and trauma have left him half the person he was. He had severe anxiety, loss of memory, social phobia, learning problems and severe depression. I know he was on meds, but not sure what kind.
About your mom, I was there when mine died too. The most surreal thing ever in my life. She had cancer, died at age 52. Did you experience a strange cold feeling surround you in her midst of leaving?....I swear it was her soul or some magical unexplainable step in death.
After typing my story about my friend, it makes me realize that things aren't all that bad. I'm actually a psychiatrist's assistant at a major hospital, so I have a pretty good insight to what I'm feeling, what dope I need/don't need, and the Wellbutrin just didn't make sense. Funny how this thread had turned into memory lane. It's more like a "thread combo" because all the info. coincides with both grief and medication, why we are the way we are, and what to do to make each day better. I'm still working on that. I applaud you for thinking about finishing school. You've journeyed farther than me, I stopped at my B.A. but I wouldn't change what I'm doing for anything.
I must get back to work, and appreciate all the responses I've gotten..
Cheers, >clanking of the glasses<
and I'll have another!Deej
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