Thanks. I’m taking Lithium, Ziprasidone(Geodon), Ritalin, and Clonazepam. I’ve been on this combo for 16 months, except Ritalin was added three months ago. I was tapering off of Clonazepam after being on very high doses last year but due to withdrawals I have sat on the same dose for the last month. I’m mentally stable, just reached my limit of suffering. It has been decades long, with few real breaks. I’m safe for now due to my love of my nieces and nephews. I know how deeply losing me like that would affect them.

I must add that my current distress is related to a severe, chronic, and untreatable physical illness that I have. Fibromyalgia and/or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. It leaves me mostly housebound with no life. It may or may not improve. This massive flare-up began five months ago and is getting no better.