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Old Apr 11, 2018, 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by emgreen View Post
Congrats, Shazerac, & good for you for taking responsibility; I wish I had the fortitude. In the past I've gotten out of it by saying I was bipolar, had been hospitalized & am on SSDI (all by mail). I don't think I could handle the crowds, & if I had one of my famous anxiety attacks it wouldn't be a good outcome.
I was summoned for jury duty a few years ago and one of the questions on the response form asked about mental illnesses. I admitted that I had BP 1. They couldn't dismiss me fast enough...I sent the email at 2 AM and by 10 AM they had said 'thanks but no thanks'. Didn't hurt my feelings one bit. Now I've been called again and there was no question about MI, so I think I'm going to have to serve this time. I hope not, even though I have all the time in the world. I don't want to be stuck hearing some boring business lawsuit or something, although I'd find criminal interesting.
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DX: Bipolar 1
Anxiety
Tardive dyskinesia
Mild cognitive impairment

RX:
Celexa 20 mg
Gabapentin 1200 mg
Geodon 40 mg AM, 60 mg PM
Klonopin 0.5 mg PRN
Lamictal 500 mg
Levothyroxine 125 mcg (rx'd for depression)
Trazodone 150 mg
Zyprexa 7.5 mg

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emgreen