[Nix]

There's not much choice here for Pdocs... I've been looking into it but so far no luck.

Escapeartist, hope you're hanging in there.

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[Angelique67]

Originally Posted by phoenix31

There's not much choice here for Pdocs... I've been looking into it but so far no luck.

Escapeartist, hope you're hanging in there.

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Maybe, if possible, you could widen your search? I know that's inconveniencing, and maybe not possible, though.

[Nix]

I live in a really rural area so I don't want to have to go to someone that's hours away. I looked into telepsychistry but it looks too expensive. I suppose I could just get back on the waiting list for my former clinic.

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[Angelique67]

Originally Posted by phoenix31

I live in a really rural area so I don't want to have to go to someone that's hours away. I looked into telepsychistry but it looks too expensive. I suppose I could just get back on the waiting list for my former clinic.

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I'm sorry. I hope it will turn out well.

[Nix]

Thanks.

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I've been in a mixed episode for a few weeks and it's getting really bad (although there's no real psychosis right now thank you clozapine). I'm not getting any help from the program I started or my nurse practictioner and I'm afraid I'll wind up IP before the weekend is up.

[Kuras]

Do you feel like that's a good idea?

I don't know. I'll be honest, though it hurts, with the counselors at the program tomorrow and let them figure out what to do with me.

[Kuras]

From my view, we do what we have to do. Maybe it's not necessary or maybe it's the best course of action. The main thing is not suffering through something alone and unnecessarily if help can be had. Hope your counselors can offer some insight.

Counselor sent me to ER, ER said to go back to the program. Apparently they're having the good doctor go in tomorrow. I'm skeptical.

[Kuras]

Hmmm. Guess it's just a wait-and-see then.

Hey everyone, I'm not new here but I've never checked in so I'm checking in. I have SZA bipolar type. I'm on Latuda and Lamictol but I'm being taken off of lamictol because it's causing more suicidal thoughts and that's no good.

Elias, I hope your sui thoughts go away quickly and that you feel better soon. ((((Hugs))))

It's highly likely I'm going in IP today.

[Angelique67]

Originally Posted by escapeartist

It's highly likely I'm going in IP today.

If you do, i hope it will really be helpful.

[ofthevalley]

Originally Posted by escapeartist

It's highly likely I'm going in IP today.

Good luck to you. I hope it helps.

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[Kuras]

Second day of classes and my hallucinations/paranoia are beginning to worsen. Yesterday was doable. Today has me more ****ed up. I can't afford to have this screw the beginning of my semester. I'll deal somehow.

[Nix]

Originally Posted by Kuras

Second day of classes and my hallucinations/paranoia are beginning to worsen. Yesterday was doable. Today has me more ****ed up. I can't afford to have this screw the beginning of my semester. I'll deal somehow.

Sending positive thoughts your way...


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[Angelique67]

Just sending my well wishes to Shmooey. I've thought about you, and I hope you're OK.

I'm in one of those desperate feeling times. I woke up at 9pm again after napping all day. I'm so depressed I don't know what to do. The pdoc is holding up my cogentin refill and I really need it.

I don't know what to do.

[spincera]

Hello everyone,
I have been away for quite a while. The reason for this is that I have been pretty stable on my meds. I still see and hear things, but the symptoms are doable. I haven't had any mood swings in over a year. I'm learning how to live a life that is non-symptomatic. It is a good feeling. I do tend to get a little down sometimes, but these episodes are within normal range.
The only thing that I have been worried about is the fact that I have been forgetting to take my medicine. I have a med case that separates my meds into my doses for different times of the day. I will go to take my meds and discover that I had forgotten one or more doses of my medications. It's not like I am too busy and forget to take my meds. It actually scares me, because I do not want to end up in a psychotic episode or regress back into mood swings.
My memory has also been not so good. I've been having difficulties remembering what I did the day before. I have troubles remembering what I was talking about. There is more, but I try not to think about it, because it scares me.
Anyway, overall things are well with me. I just want to continue down this path of recovery without too many bumps in the road.
I hope everyone is doing well. I miss reading the updates to see how people are doing and being able to give encouragement to those who need it.
That's all for now.

Originally Posted by spincera

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The only thing that I have been worried about is the fact that I have been forgetting to take my medicine. I have a med case that separates my meds into my doses for different times of the day. I will go to take my meds and discover that I had forgotten one or more doses of my medications. It's not like I am too busy and forget to take my meds. It actually scares me, because I do not want to end up in a psychotic episode or regress back into mood swings...

Is there any way you can set an alarm to remind you to take your meds on a phone or other device? I'm sure you know how important it is to take your meds as they're prescribed.

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As for me, I'm doing alright. I have some paranoia, but I'm able to stay grounded in reality. My new pdoc wants to do the genetic testing to see what meds are likely to be helpful. It's pretty interesting and I can't wait until tomorrow to find out more about it.

[Nix]

I got an app for my phone that sends me reminders for meds. It works pretty well.

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[spincera]

I do have an alarm that goes off for my afternoon meds, but plus I have my husband who reminds me to take my night meds, but even with that, I have been forgetting. I have also been forgetting my afternoon meds even with an alarm. I tend to turn off the alarm and then walk away instead of just taking my meds. I really don't know what is going on. I used to NEVER forget to take my meds. It used to be every once in a blue moon that I would forget, but now its happening two or three times per week that I forget my morning or afternoon or evening meds. I need to come up with a different plan for taking my meds. I absolutely HAVE to take my meds, because my hallucinations and delusions are really disturbing. Anyway, any other ideas would be much appreciated. I think there is something wrong with my memory. I am kind of worried about dementia because my father had it, but I'm rather young to be going through that as I am in my 40s.
Thanks for listening.

Try and get into the habit of not shutting off the alarm until you take your meds. I used to forget to take my afternoon meds all the time, but now when I get the alarm I drop everything and take my meds and then go back to whatever I was doing. If I don't, I'd forget them too.

[Nix]

I've been so stable for over a year and all the sudden I feel myself starting to slide and I'm really upset about it. Something minor set me off and now that's not even the thing bothering me but I'm still panicky and I feel like everywhere I go there's people looking at me funny and that people are out to get me. I was all hyped up this morning and forgot to take my meds. I have a med reminder on my phone but I was already on my way to an appointment when it went off. I'm getting enough sleep cause I have quetiapine at night but I'm still feeling like things are going south and I'm really upset because usually controlling my sleep will fix it. I had been working out regularly and this morning I could barely pull myself out of bed. I don't feel like doing the simplest of things that normally don't bother me like cleaning up, or grocery shopping, but the more I sit around the worse it gets inside my head. I feel like everything is hopeless. Part of me wants to get out of my house and get a job and be around people and be normal, and then the other part of me keeps remembering what happens when I get in a bad spot like this and why it's not a good idea. Last time I had an episode my husband said he was going to divorce me, so that's another big stress. I don't even know what to say except I just needed to say something, to someone, somewhere. And now I feel stupid for posting this.