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Posted by Sebastian on August 4, 2004, at 18:44:35
Well its official, I've lost my mind. Just went back up in dose on the zyprexa. Right where I always was, the last 7 years, mostly. Guess, i will never get better. Just stay better.
Posted by woolav on August 5, 2004, at 8:51:41
In reply to I've lost my mind!, posted by Sebastian on August 4, 2004, at 18:44:35
Your not crazy. (i know we all think that about ourselves at times) but what is your dx? What are u taking zyprexa for and what other drugs are u taking with it? I had a bad experiance on it years ago and got off.
S
Posted by Camille Dumont on August 5, 2004, at 10:52:55
In reply to Re: I've lost my mind!, posted by woolav on August 5, 2004, at 8:51:41
Same here. I was put on Zyprexa and it gave me seizures and I really thought I was going "crazy" and most of the freaky symptoms stopped withing days of stopping the Zyprexa.
Posted by Sebastian on August 5, 2004, at 11:12:41
In reply to Re: I've lost my mind!, posted by woolav on August 5, 2004, at 8:51:41
I'm taking it because I scared my doctor.
Posted by woolav on August 5, 2004, at 12:43:34
In reply to Re: I've lost my mind!, posted by Sebastian on August 5, 2004, at 11:12:41
What do u mean? Like you told your doc you were suicidal or something? Because thats how i got on it too. At the time, I had no understanding of mental illness, so i just thought i was doomed and mentioned suicide. But all the sudden he had me on like 5 dif. meds and i freaked and just stopped all of them. It took years to get the courage to see another pdoc. But I never mention thoughts of that now. I just want to be treated for my depression and panic disorder.
S
Posted by Sebastian on August 5, 2004, at 19:47:59
In reply to Re: I've lost my mind!, posted by woolav on August 5, 2004, at 12:43:34
I let the flood gates out. Told every thing I thought of that was weird over the last 9 years. I was looking for advice answers, any thing. Not more meds. Which is what I got: first how about more zyprexa, more zyprexa once in a while, then low dose depakote, then I ended up with a free sample of Lamictral to take home. Said I would think about it. So no I'm not going to take Lamictal, looks horible. Phoned him up and said I would try taking more zyprexa. So now I guess I'll be taking more zyprexa. Anyways, what I said was, I wanted revenge and dreamed of taking a machine gun downtown and open fire, in the place where all the people were blaming me and beating on me, the place where all my illness started. Told him every thing, like, I wanted to do something to help me get over all this, a resolution, revenge, message any thing. All I got was take more meds. Aparently anger, is a mental illness that can be over come with massive quantities of psychotropic meds. Any ways I was not impressed, thought this was supposed to be talk therapy aswell as pill. That is what I paid for. I even told him he wouldn't understand if I told him, I was right. Anyways now he realy understands me as if he cares.
Thanks and don't think I am crazy enough to do anything stupid, what can I say I'm human. Can't help with how my mind copes with real life.
Stupid head
Posted by woolav on August 6, 2004, at 8:46:16
In reply to Re: I've lost my mind!, posted by Sebastian on August 5, 2004, at 19:47:59
I completely understand. I know how pdocs can interperate things the wrong way. I found out too that my pdoc doesnt really care about whats going on in my head, she just wants to write another prescription. I am going to seek out a therapist now. Because meds cant change how your mind thinks. But, I just remember feeling "crazy" when my old pdoc had me on zyprexa and about 5 other meds. I thought, gee, i must be a wacko. Because he never explained why he was giving me the drugs. I have had to do my own research and now when I see my pdoc i tell her what i want/need. If your doc isnt willing to listen, change docs..
Good Luck
S
Posted by Sebastian on August 6, 2004, at 11:18:05
In reply to Re: I've lost my mind!, posted by woolav on August 6, 2004, at 8:46:16
I'm just going to stop going to the doctor for a while. I've got prescriptions to last almost a year. I'll just take what meds I need.
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