Roll call 94?

I remember when we had a sz group chat and the main topic was relationships. Another person joined in who didn't have sz and thought our dating tips were unrelated to our diagnosis. People with sz often do live an isolated life. The paranoia and persecuted thoughts can be damning to an individual. Also the numbing effects many of us feel may detach us from a need to be as social as we once were maybe. I don't know about this, that's just a thought.

You should try the pc chatroom sometime. It's great for support and the conversation is a bit more loose.

You haven't had a face to face talk with anyone in a week? We are social animals, inclined toward the company of others. Its essential to our nature. College is starting back up in a few weeks! Maybe you could join some clubs there. Or did you graduate? I can't remember, sorry!

Good thing your doctor didn't put you on an antidepressant and give you 120 Klonopins and then send you to a psychiatrist like what happened to me.

I sent my resume to the grocery store I hope they accept.

Damn, I have more cat scratches on my arm compared to my self harm little scars.

Okay, I'm getting a red flag, but it may be a false assumption. The anti depressant that he put you on, it is Wellbutrin, correct? Are you on a mood stabilizer? The reason I ask is because it may be very unsafe if you are only on just an ssri/snri and an antipsychotic. I believe I have a severe case of bipolar and when I was just on an ssri and an AP I went completely manic/depressive. The thought is, is that if you're bipolar then you should have a mood stabilizer to prevent you from going manic/depressive while your on a ssri or snri.

When I went manic/depressive it changed my diagnosis from sz to schizoaffective, but I believe I just have a bad case of bipolarI with psychotic features that sustain in a mixed episode.

This post spoke to me to much. Since having been off and on my meds i have had a flat affect. Its terrible. Everyones been telling me to smile and to laugh. They eventually make me smirk but i cant smile.

But yea. I live an isolated life so much.

Just talked to my pss for an hour. Her and my dad recommended writing a log book of how i feel and what i think in detail instead of sharing that stuff online.

Now im paranoid. No.
I was paranoid before but now i really am.

She says me being alone so much is so not good for me. But no one thinks i should get a job. Especially her because she says i never talk in group; How am i supposed to talk to people at a job? Yea.

No, it's actually celexa... but if I am actually bipolar it'll trigger hypomania or mania and we'll know for sure now! Just celexa nothing else for now not even the abilify I was on before.

celexa is the sister drug to Lexapro which is what I was on. Both are SSRI's. Be very careful!!! I went through hell when it triggered me and I was then put on moodstabilizers for a very long time. If you start to go full blown manic/depressive your doctor will tell you to stop the drug immediately and he'll probably put you on lithium because it starts working in 5 days, meanwhile, you can start to titrate on lamictal slowly because it doesn't have many side effects if at all.

it's illegal in the USA

Whats illegal? I missed it sorry.

Amisulpride
it's only legal in most of Europe and maybe australia

Hm i wonder why.

This is a drug I'd like to try but it's not approved in the United States. Boo!https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moclobemide

Welp... My stepdad found a wasp nest in our backyard in a log so he gets bug spray to kill them. safe to say the wasp are pissed and funny to see a grown man run to safety.

Hey everyone, home from work. Today wasn't too bad of a day. I got my mid-year review and got free lunch so that was cool. I start seeing a new therapist on Monday. I'm not sure 100% what I want to accomplish from seeing him yet, just want to see how things go and maybe try to work on some coping techniques. I'm anxious about it since it is a new person who is going to be coming into my life, and I realize will learn a lot about me. Anywho that is still a few days away. I am working a double tomorrow night at work, I needed extra money so I picked up some more hours. Hope you all are having a good night.

I've been off Lamictal for almost 8 weeks, I believe, and my emotions still haven't returned. I think it's conservative to say they will not be returning. I guess I'll be living in a mechanical, black and white world for the remainder of my life. I've tried every option I can think of now. I've scoured the internet for treatment for anhedonia and there really isn't one. By and large, for the most part, in general, once you go anhedonic, and you get off your meds and still are anhedonic, then that's it.

I'm a little stressed. My niece is on lamictal (2 months) and she got a rash the day before yesterday but won't go to the hospital or the doctor. I told her it was important to get checked out but she refuses.
I know it could be anything that caused it but being so new to lamictal I'm really worried. Her Pdoc never even mentioned the possibility.

Good to see you!

Could be the lamictal. Never know til checked out tho.

This might be serious! The very reason why people titrate up dosages painstakingly slow of lamictal is to prevent them from getting a potential life threatening rash. Other rashes can occur but it would be prudent to check with a doctor.

No idea, I assume so though.

Seeing the pdoc tomorrow, med management.....

Even SP has to see the pdoc!