Just got out of the psych ward.

Well I just did eight days in a psych ward. I don't know if I am happy with the med changes or not out of all the meds I take they only changed two they took away my Prozac and serriquil (sp?)and put me on anatriptaline (sp?). Here is the reason I went in I all I had been doing for the last two months was I would get up smoke and watch T.V. Then go to bed I have also been suicidal for the last couple of weeks cause my depression kept getting worse. I am getting rid of my current med manager and getting a new pdoc and starting therapy but that all happens in October. Sorry if my writing is confusing as I am having a manic episode right now. Wish me luck.

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Welcome back. I too spent 8 days in a psych ward at one time, and more recently 3 days mandatory hold.

Psych wards in my experience are a safe place to rest until the mood stabilizes. Not to mention you get daily attention from professionals, an attempt at establishing a routine or a semblance of one.

My last experience got me out of some Trazodone which had been adding to my mania, next day feeling drugged, and Klonopin, which was really doing a number with my memory. 25mgs of Seroquel was added to my mix and for the first time in a long time, I am able to fall asleep within 30 minutes.

Depression and mania are like tides. The severance may vary but they both come and go.

Good luck

Good luck otroo! And thanks for the update. I hope that the new meds will help you level out!

Welcome back to the outside world otroo! I hope that you will exercise more now, that could definitely help alleviate your depression. Perhaps you could find a support group too or other positive social group/event; that would be lots better than TV. Sorry, you didn't ask my advice though; just trying to help. I will pray that you continue to get better.

Yeah I am going to a group meeting tonight. I have also been looking into our local Nami and they have daytime groups. I just need to fill my time with busy work instead of sitting at home doing nothing. I went from 70 to more hour work weeks to nothing and I just let my depression take over.

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I hope your new meds work well for you! It's good that you're going to group and looking into places to go. Getting yourself out and about is a great way to try and combat the sadness.

I hope you're feeling better now that you're out of the hospital and they've changed your meds.

I have to say that amitriptyline is supposedly one of the most activating AD's out there (my pain doctor wanted to put me on it at one point for nerve pain, but my pdoc said no way, it's the worst thing I could take). I'm assuming that they've judged that your depression is what most needs to be treated at this time and that there isn't danger of going into mania.

I hope your new pdoc works out well. Sounds like a fresh start! Best of luck.

Well I went to my new therapist and pdoc this week. I like my therapist and will be seeing him every other week along with my weekly group therapy that I go to.
My new pdoc seams like a nice guy he put me on depacote (sp?) Along with my Tegratol to get me off of Rispordal. We will see how the next month or two goes.

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Good luck! I hope the new meds work for you.