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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.
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 […]