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Jul 10, 2015, 07:46 PM
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I saw a new GP today. I really liked her. She recommended me to a nutritionist and I am very excited about this. I have never before seen my current size in my life and it makes me self loathe. Hopefully she can help me counteract all of these drugs. But then, of course, if I do start Clozaril, I will blow up like a freaking balloon (I understand it is worse than Zyprexa). We shall see.
She also looked down at my med list, looked up at me, and said, you know you take an unusually high amount of meds, right? (And all the people said "Amen") My IOP therapist and my mom also discussed this very thing today and my therapist is still working to get me into a pdoc at the hospital. That will give me a second set of eyes prior to Sept (which is the soonest available second opinion I could get). Anyway, I just thought I'd share...another professional who agrees with what I suppose is the obvious.
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Jul 10, 2015, 07:50 PM
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what's gp and iop? Hope she works out!!
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Jul 10, 2015, 07:57 PM
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You made me smile there. I'm glad you feel well enough to have little jokes in there.
I hope you get the 1st 2nd opinion too. Like I said I would take clozaril if I knew I'd tried everything but I'd want to be sure that I'd done everything. Ooh, I just remembered....Several years ago we were getting close to it and I was trying to go back to work and getting worse instead of better. I asked my pdoc why nothing was helping me and why I would get worse when I was trying so hard to be better and wanted nothing but to go back to work. She said before we had to make really hard decisions she wanted 2nd opinions so she hooked me up with 2 other pdocs. One has done IP for many, many years and the other is the head of psychiatry at the big hospital I go to. I wound up IP instead of seeing them (I did see the IP guy I think once but not for the consult, just b/c he was on call) and had forgotten. But that's the kind of thing I want before Clozaril, my dr double-checking herself. 3 drs. saying clozaril would be a lot easier to take than just one. I think she knew I trusted her totally but that hearing this from others would be a good thing.
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Jul 10, 2015, 07:58 PM
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iop= intensive outpatient program Thank you!
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Jul 10, 2015, 08:02 PM
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This is great news Cash! I'm glad.
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Jul 10, 2015, 08:29 PM
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It sounds like you really do have an exceptional pdoc! I *feel* that my pdoc is exceptional mostly, but I'm not sure how much of that is the length of and friendliness of our relationship and how much of that is truly him being exceptional. I am rather hoping for that 1st second opinion. The only thing that would prevent it is insurance. I will find out early next week I'm sure.
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Jul 10, 2015, 08:38 PM
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Great news, cash! I'm glad there's people looking at the total amount of meds and thinking about that. I'm doing so much better on less, there was a time I was on depokote, lithium and seri quill plus a couple of ADs and benzodiazepines. Looking back at that I kind of wonder how I could function at all.
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Jul 10, 2015, 08:39 PM
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All the best Cashat! I dont know how the systems work over there but it sounds like you are getting the right kind of care
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Jul 10, 2015, 08:41 PM
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The relationship thing can get tricky. I trust mine completely regarding meds, even when we do things that are unusual, because she is a pharmacist and a psychiatrist and she specializes in hard to treat patients so she knows a lot of tricks. Plus when she doesn't know she finds someone who does; she's talked to a few other drs about me over the years that I know of. But I like that I can question her or make an opinion known (she had suggested trying a low dose of Depakote, the drug of evil, a while back and I kind of begged not to do that and she listened) and it's ok. She's not perfect and we've had our moments where things haven't been perfect (like it taking me about 6 calls and 4 emails to get an appt. for this month despite having been so sick lately) but she always comes through for me. She had breast cancer several years ago and in all the time she was treated I think she missed 2 appointments, both for surgeries. I think I have missed 3 months total of seeing her in the last 12 years. So I should stop worrying but that's sometimes what I do best.
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Jul 10, 2015, 08:58 PM
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Lithium Lamictal Abilify Haldol Zoloft Klonapin Vyvanse Just yesterday, in IOP, with people I've only just met, I had to pause mid sentence and ask what I was talking about. Cognitively, I am mostly just an ignorant, non functioning invalid. I am otherwise a fairly intelligent individual.
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Jul 10, 2015, 09:22 PM
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My current weight makes me self loathe too. I am so done being on seroquel. I'm going to have to buy new jeans if I stay on it any longer! Me to husband: Well, it's obvious I've gained a ton of weight! My jeans are tight! I'm starting to be able to feel my legs rubbing together when I walk! (this was said a little hysterically. lol) Husband response: One more week on it isn't going to make much of a difference. I don't care. I'd love you even if you weighed 300 pounds!
Ugh. Anyway, happy to hear that you'll hopefully be getting your med situation sorted out.
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Jul 11, 2015, 12:10 AM
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Woohoo - you know what - I saw a nutritionist at one stage - was one of the best things I ever did.
Made me feel like a whole new person. And I'm sure you will too! Hahaha I've never seen this emoji but it's cool: 
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Jul 11, 2015, 10:35 PM
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I am happy that the new GP and you clicked on a good note. Hopefully the nutritionist is awesome also. I have never seen one but have worked with one and their patients and I hear a lot of good things come out of their visits.
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Jul 11, 2015, 11:24 PM
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I used to be on 12 psych meds and now I'm only on 3 and feel way more sane and much more like a person.
My current/soon to be ex pdoc has been pushing for me to go on clozaril for like 7 months and now refuses to work with me because of my "noncompliance" by not wanting to go on clozaril. It's definitely supposed to be a last resort or at least used in really tough situations and he was recommending it for me when my meds were working and I was feeling better than I have for 3 years or more. He's a jerk and an idiot.
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Jul 12, 2015, 10:13 AM
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Yeah, risu, your pdoc sounds just awful. I'm sorry you have to deal with such a jerk.
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Jul 12, 2015, 11:39 AM
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I went to a nutritionist and she was great. I felt like it changed my thinking about the food relationship. Good luck! Glad your new GP is good. They can be hit or miss.... in my experience... mostly misses. |
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