Roll Call 61

I have to get my bloods done again...
And if my results aren't good I have to switch medication.
But every time I switch medications or make any changes whatsoever I have to go back to the hospital because I get so out of control.

This medication works for me! Why does it mess up my hormones so much!?

what med are you on?

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I'm on Stelazine and Invega, but the one that may need to change is Invega.

Do you mean it messes up your prolactin? If so you can add a med to get rid of that effect, abilify works and something else too----I think metformin. It's not widely known your doctor might not even know.

i am on invega as well and had increased prolactin. SP is right abilify and metformin can help. both of them worked for lowering the hormone levels, but i had to change from abilify to metformin because the abilify had too many side effects.

pretty sure SP was the person who posted about that and then i had the problem. i printed out the research journal and showed it to my T , nurse, and pdoc (at the time).

yeah I only knew about the abilify then but metformin I think your doc did the research on.....either way I think its a great thing to know about and should be more widely known.

I'm impressed that your GP is doing bloods! I've never had any AP monitoring done by any of my GPs because they are only incentivised to do it in the over 40s on APs, though Rethink and/or Mind are campaigning to make it everyone on an AP. I wasn't even called for my annual MH review this year!

Could you not ask for a phlebotomy appt for first thing in the morning?

*Willow*

Sometimes I feel like I'm invincible. Sometimes.
sometimes I feel like I'm incredible. Sometimes.
When I don't use my head
When I don't use my mind
When I don't think it through
I guess I'm invincible

Today, I was bullied about my disorder... I cried in the middle of class today. How embarrassing. I didn't even get the notes.

I've been at two different surgeries since I first went on APs & both required the yearly check up. I guess it might vary depending on region what standard practices are.

And yes! I was planning on making a morning appointment. I'm usually up at 7am though so I'll still have to wait a wee while.

Whoever did that is a terrible person and not even worth wasting time thinking about.....

I'm sorry how did they know about your diagnosis?

It seems my big package will be here tomorrow instead, I did get my Italian Card Game guide book though

My ex boyfriend was the one who witness my first psychotic episode and he told his current girlfriend and she says I'm a crazy ***** because I went to the psych ward.

@atypical

im tired.
TMI

sorry everyone my dads off today so we were spending time together. i had my period in my dads truck. all over the seat. im so embarrassed.

TMI

im tired. ive been out all day. im home now resting.

i bought a shirt that said "IDGAF" and my family isnt happy

im like very zombied out right now. i took 10mg last night and had my blood drawn today for my psychiatrist and i didnt know i was supposed to fast.

i feel so zombified. everything looks blurry and distant.

Hey I had my blood drawn today too! We are synced. Sorry you are still feeling zombie, if it was the haldol you should feel better soon I remember it having a very short half life.

idk how the half life affects me being on 15mg though. does my body just get used to it? my therapist said she knows i play with my own medicine and laughed really hard :/

I'm still bothered by the fact I've been called names today...what hurts the most is finally realizing that you are crazy...

Sounds like my family

i feel like crap everyday of my life. im sick and tired of this. it doesnt matter if i take my meds or not ill still feel like crap. its like its either anxiety or psychosis. every effing day.

No I meant the 15 should be down to ten by now it only lasts about a day and a half...

sorry im like this guys.
im not feeling well.
im sorta depressed about how this medicine is affecting me and how will i goto university classes if im like this? and how can i even live like this? i cant. but no other medicine takes away psychosis like haldol does.