Posted by Sheilac on September 7, 2015, at 9:38:47
In reply to Re: AAPs as mood stabilizers/failed traditional, posted by Lamdage22 on September 7, 2015, at 7:36:10
Usually my husband stresses me out because he is quick to temper (he takes risperdal) and my mother has terminal cancer and I'm one of her caregivers. It's very stressful and sometimes my stress makes me lose my temper or blow or become overly irrational. Also, to add to my stresses, my husband has decided we are moving again (2nd time this year), I've had 2 surgeries and I live in almost constant pain when my Interstitial Cystitis flares up.
I've been through years of counseling, yoga, deep breathing, meditation, but Geodon has really helped. Klonopin used to help, but not so much anymore. I noticed when I was taking Depakote (which flared my IC) Klonopin worked better. Unfortunately, I've failed anticonvulsants. Cross them off my possible med list.
It is imperative that I basically keep it together. Im not trying to drug myself into being constantly numb, I'm just trying to keep my BP in check and react like any other person would. I can't start screaming at a bad driver in the grocery store parking lot, or become so enraged I want to physically attack someone. That's just wrong.
Don't get me wrong, I have my times when I react correctly to the stresses, like crying, but my BP makes stress particularly hard to handle sometimes.
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