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Just watched the voyager episode....pretty good and emotionally accurate. __________________ Hugs! |
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I hope you never have psychosis again. Are you off meds? If so how long? My understanding is relapse typically occurs within a year off meds if it’s going to happen at least based on psychosis research but there’s so little out there. The vigilance is the worst, in some ways I was jumping at every sound off meds... __________________ Hugs! |
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My mother had an episode similar to mine about 15 years ago. She refused her diagnosis and never took meds. She hasn't had another episode since. She was going through menopause at the time. My doctor was thinking it is possible she and I are ultra sensitive to hormonal swings. That wouldn't surprise me. All meds hit me hard and birth control made me feel like a raging B for months until I adjusted. Yes, the vigilance can feel daunting, but I'm framing it in my mind as the service I am offering myself and my family so that we never have to experience the trauma we went through before. It feels less like work when I just view it as something proactive I'm doing to help myself catch any off behavior before it spirals out of control. |
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Yeah, I thought so too. Only, being Star Trek, everything is of course AOK in the end. Too bad real life isn't like that. Quote:
I tend to find that the most motivating attitude as well. My kids are a major motivation for me to get treatment. Otherwise I'm not sure if I would have, honestly. |
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My memory and thinking problems go in extended cycles. At one end, I have allot of trouble coming up with words to express my thoughts, I feel that it is a challenge to put a five letter word together. On the other end, out of nowhere, these large words can pop out of my mouth, nit realizing until then that I actually understand what they mean, One one end, simple things can confuse me, At the other end of the cycle, solutions can come to me on more complex problems. Unfortunately, my being able to utilize my innate intelligence does not last long. Did you know that I actually failed an IQ test when I was younger? LOL
__________________ Dx: Bipolar I, ADD, GAD. Rx: Fluoxetine, Buproprion, Olanzapine, Lamictal, and Strattera. |
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