Roll Call 82

I LOVE spicy food, I used to have a hot sauce made out of ghost peppers which was really good, in really small amounts of course lol

I've never tried ghost peppers-----nor am I brave enough to do so

Ive never tried the actual pepper by itself but I probably wouldnt. Cayenne pepper is also really good on doritos.

i know my dental coverage doesnt cover root canals

they make soup in a cup from oxo, its chicken noodle powder, you just add hot water, i'm sure a whole jar of powder can make maybe 20 soups?

They said mine usually does cover it, they just need the prior authorization

oh great thats awesome

Is anyone following baseball right now? Normally I wouldn't care but the city is happy right now---lots of people in cubs gear, all the major museums are getting into the act too.

Dentists are stupidly expensive I spent like 4$k in winnipeg,mb back in 2007.

but lot of the psychotic meds ruin teeth its a proven fact that they do my dentist even said so herself.

I saw an alien.

i dunno how my T would feel abt me going off my meds to try a chemical involved with marijuana, lol. ive talked to him before about CBD oil. ill try to bring it up. not like i need his permission but do like to know what he thinks about things

so I got home and to my T appointment okay...
I was nervous the whole time , I kept thinking the cab drivers were going to take me to some remote area of town and kill me or something

That didn't happen! I survived the cab trip and I survived T
I am going to start PE ( prolonged exposure) for PTSD as soon as I become stable with the voices which will only be a short while since I had my meds updated

She says she is fine, and visiting family. I'm hoping she's having a great time.

Got put on metformin to control the appetite I get with olanzapine

"Today is mental health awareness. No one is more "aware" than I today. I stood by my son today as he was strapped to a gurney and transported by ambulance (again) in an acute psychotic state. My son has schizophrenia. He is NOT "schizophrenic"!!! He is a gentle soul who has been dealt a ****** card!!! He suffers with this illness everyday! So do we - his family. Please please please - give generously - be patient - DONT JUDGE! Be kind. We all have a story. My son's is just a little more difficult than most. Please support mental health awareness. U never know when it might hit u or someone u love....."

- My mom

My psychiatrist says some things could make me STAY that way and that it's bad for the heart.

I just got an ECG done today and it was completely normal.

My psychiatrist says it would be good for me.

I said my dad told me even if you're not an addict to just do it and get it done and over with.

When my psychiatrist heard me say that, he basically called me an addict for listing like 20 different designer drugs.

Doesn't mean I'm addicted. I don't have cravings either.

But I'll keep an open mind maybe.. The addictions unit of the hospital won't let me use my phone so I might not and go to addictions groups that are offered on my unit instead.

He took the Concerta on the first day and said I was inappropriate behaviour because I was symptomatic I guess on the end of the depot injection and stopped the oral Abilify.

I filed a complaint saying he's incompetent but now I regret it because he's a good psychiatrist to be fair.

I got put on risperidone again and it makes me really really hungry :/

Watching it in the hospital. Canadians are not happy with this! xD

i was put on Topiramate 200mg for the appetite control for olanzapine

They never offered me that. I wonder why not. :/
I've put on a lot of weight. I don't know why they wouldn't just give me an appetite suppressant. 🙄

I wasn't given one either and gained 80 pounds.

😫 me too! Maybe even more than that. I don't even want to look at the scale next time I'm there.

It's looking like I won't get to my appointment today. I don't know when I'll need to go to sleep, if I could get 3 hours of sleep. The main thing is that I don't know how I'll get back up the stairs. Everytime I've gone, with my friend because I couldn't do it alone, I've had extreme anxiety and panic on the stairs.

The last time I went anywhere on my own, I did trip on the very top stair, and fell forward on the landing right on my busted up knees. And I was telling myself everything was fine and I wouldn't fall. :/

Last time I thought I was right on the top stair, but there was one more left to go, and if I'd been here alone I probably would have fallen again. Fortunately my friend was with me.

So, I'm feeling like I just don't dare to go. But the other part of me really wants to go and get the appointment over with!

I don't know what to do!

Understandable....I would only try it if my conventional meds weren't working.

I would sit and slide down th stairs and crawl back up if you don't have help.......