Ha! I figured out how to quote from a different thread! Go me!

Geodon isn't available in the UK so I don't know much about it. Is it similar to aripiprazole/Abilify in terms of akathisia side effects? Cos that's what this sounds like. Akathisia totally sucks!

That happens to me too, not necessarily meds related though. Sometimes the depression is worst, sometimes the paranoia, sometimes the voices, sometimes the paranoia and voices are bad together...I haven't noticed any seasonal pattern though, or anything else that might account for it

I haven't had many tactile hallucinations and they've mostly been intense and rapid, like feeling a hand or foot on my back in the middle of the night, or being pulled down the bed, so I don't really know what to do for them. Last summer I kept feeling that bugs were crawling on me. Occasionally they were, so I don't know whether it counts as a proper hallucination or not, but it drove me nuts! And I had no idea what to do about it, but if something similar happens again I'll try the suggestions in the last Roll Call (though I hope it doesn't happen again!)

My parents are really stressed about my youngest brother and sister, who are complete PITAs. My sister is still driving me mad, but I mostly don't have much to do with my brother cos he's always in his room on the xbox. It's half term next week so they'll both be around all week :/ They're both adopted (the rest of us aren't) and we wonder how much of their behaviour is nature and how much is nurture. They behave so much worse than we ever did and they don't seem to learn from punishments. I suppose they have had a different upbringing than we did though as they were spoilt much more than we were cos my parents had more money then and probably felt sorry for them for their early beginnings, but I don't think that did them any favours as they are complete monsters now. They are walking contraceptive ads and really put me off having kids of my own one day! It's just so frustrating because they have no respect and we feel like we're banging our heads against a brick wall with them both. I sometimes think that our lives would be so much easier if we'd never adopted them...but then I feel bad cos that's a terrible thing to think, even if it is true

My parents could really do without the stress though. Mum is also stressed cos she's been constipated for the last week, despite laxatives, and, due to her liver problem, she has to go twice a day or her brain damage will get worse. Her tremor has gotten worse the last few days so she needs to go to the docs and get it sorted quick! Plus I'm worrying about my upcoming MH appts and I have no one IRL to talk to about it. Max's tail is looking a bit better today though, thanks to the germoline, which is a relief as I could really do without a trip to the vets right now.

*Willow*