I just got out of a mental hospital about 2 weeks ago. They diagnosed me with major depression and gave me them. I stayed in the hospital for one more week after starting an Anti-depressant, and after a few days, I was literally jumping off the walls. One night, the nurses gave me an anti-psychotic drug to put my to sleep because I was running down the hallway. The nurse even called an on-call doctor and told him that I shouldn't be leaving any time soon because I was full-blown manic. Well, I ended up leaving a few days later, still jumping and hyper, not sleeping, etc. The doctor warned my mom that I needed to go back if it continues. After I have been back, my friends and family have concluded that I have bipolar, because we could see the cycles throughout the year, and I am manic right now. The general rule is that I should see my therapist and/or psychiatrist within 48 hours of being released, but they couldn't schedule it until 2 weeks out. Then something happen, and it got changed to next week. They told me to stay on the medicine until my new psychiatrist assesses me. Well, since I have been on this medicine, I am getting 2-4 hours of sleep, can't sit still or concentrate, racing thoughts and crazy ideas, and the worst-- hallucinations and delusions. Like this morning, my mom drove my brother to work so I was home alone still sleeping, when I felt something sit on my bed. I couldn't move to see it, but I knew no one was there. After a few minutes, it got up but I felt it was staring at me until my mother came home. The past few days, I feel like something has been watching me and I will see shadows. One time in class, I looked down at my notes and there was a piece of tape on it. I tried to remove it, and then I realized that it was a hallucination. I started believing that the medication was a tracking device and that it can take control over my mind, but I am scared to stop taking it because there is someone watching me and they will send me back to the hospital. My friend helped me realize that these thoughts weren't normal or actually true, but I still believe them. I don't know what I can do until next Thursday when I see my psychiatrist. Any ideas?
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I appreciate your help.... But even you can't save me from myself.
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Med cocktail:
Geodon 40 mg
Dapakote 1500 mg
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