Recently, I’ve been going through a medication adjustment which involved anti-depressants, and I ended up with having to deal with Serotonin syndrome. What is Serotonin syndrome? Serotonin syndrome basically occurs when you take medications or dietary supplements that boost serotonin in your body and you end up having too much […]
medication
Long time, no update. What gives?! It’s been a while since I’ve written anything. Perhaps I just want to forget that I have a mental illness sometimes. I mean, wouldn’t everyone want to if possible? If it’s constantly on your mind, then you likely aren’t doing very well – unless […]
Long time, no update. Here’s what’s new…
Slight medication change today (11/18/2015) After explaining to my psychiatrist that I’m still suffering from rather bad depression and anxiety, we decided to try Effexor (XR) and drop my Vistaril Rx. Effexor is a SNRI – it’s not a mood stabilizer, but it’s used to treat both depression and anxiety. […]
Slight medication change
Felt like writing a short post about this, both for myself to recall and because maybe someone else has the same issue. Lack of sleep / waking up very early I started taking Risperidone (Risperdal) along with other medications last month. Since then, I wasn’t sleeping much — maybe 3 […]
Risperidone causing lack of sleep
If you’re not already aware, I’m suffering from Bipolar Disorder and anxiety – and just recently started taking medication again. I thought I would write a little bit about what I expect medication to do for me, and what I don’t expect it to do. This is partially due to […]
What I expect and do not expect from medication
2 If you weren’t aware, prior to a few days ago, I was ‘taking a break’ from psychiatrists, therapists, and medication. I had what I thought what a good reason for it, which I explained in my Bad experience with Seroquel post. It may not have been the best choice, but […]
After 2 years, I’m back on medication.
1 So a few years ago, I was taking a few different medications. One of them was Seroquel. I did not like Seroquel, at all While taking Seroquel, I was gaining a lot weight. I blame that partially on the constant hunger cravings it gave me, but there may have been […]
Bad experience with Seroquel, and a suicide attempt
Note: The comments I make about medications are based on my experience with them. They effect everyone at least slightly differently, so I don’t suggest trying to get on the exact same things – or taking what I write as guidance for your own medication in general. Also, don’t stop […]
Medication list
Wondering what led up to me being in a mental hospital? Check out How I was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder first. Unfortunately, I feel that since this was such a hard time for me to go through and because it was so long ago, my mind has denied/blocked access to […]