Mental Health Thread • Page 84

Do you guys have to order your meds monthly? I do and every so often there's a holdup between the pharmacy and my Dr and I'm left in limbo and my withdrawals come on pretty quick. Currently happening rn, actually. I should time these things better.

 

Luckily I get automatic refills a week or so before I run out so I don't deal with withdrawals these days. When I went off my medicine cold turkey last year it was pretty hellish though. And if I forget to take them for a day or two I can definitely feel it.

 

I do monthly but I always make sure I have atleast a weeks worth when I refill them. Withdrawals suck.

 

Don't have experience withdrawaling from pharmaceuticals but I know the pain of withdrawal from opiates. I know benzos are actually life threatening and I've heard SSRI withdrawals are no fun at all either, feel for all of you that have to go through that

 

Withdrawal from SSRIs is a goddamn pain in the ass

 

It depends but my Dr always make sure to write me a paper so I never run out of meds when I need them.

 

Getting "brain zaps" and waves of nausea? Stopping effexor wrecked me for like a month...3 times. Was a big reason why I swore off meds, (not suggesting anyone else does the same) and switched to taking vitamin d and fish oil pills.

 

Oh damn those brain zaps, do you mean feeling like you just passed out for less than one second ? It happens even when I'm medicated meticulously. It's so weird.

 

In my case it was more like random electric shocks in what felt like the middle of my brain and spreading from there, combined with what felt like waves that were constantly running from the back to the front of my head. I never felt like I lost consciousness, but it would screw with my equilibrium for a couple seconds.

 

The first time I experienced brain zaps I thought I was dying. I thought for sure that that's what an aneurism felt like. That's why you don't go off your meds cold turkey kids.

 

Brain zaps!! Those are the worst. Whenever I would move my eyes to the right or the left, I'd get one.

 

I remember walking around with my eyes closed for as long as I could because that was the only way they'd stop

 

good indie pop, and video games, make me happy

this album is the best

 

Never heard of them before. But now I'm enjoying them while I try to survive another work day. The itunes description had me at synth-pop.

 

Got the word just now that insurance will pay for my top surgery. Holy shit, one step closer to being rid of one of my sources of depression and anxiety. Now to figure out how to pay up front (and getting reimbursed).

Just like, wow, what's this light hopeful feeling I have right now? How weird!

 

brain zaps sound like a fucking nightmare

 

I had one during a presentation at work and everyone was like omg are you ok bc I had to excuse myself to go puke and then came back and finished.

 

My father (featured in some previous posts of mine) had to have surgery today. I may be going to Florida for a couple weeks to help around the house while he recovers.

Bright side is I have a younger sister who lives with him and she's awesome! So we'll hang out for a couple weeks and like, idk get coffee or go to a bar or something. whatever 10 year olds like to do. Maybe go to the casino.

 

Does she love paintball ? I want to play paintball

 

I'm too afraid to post in here, so I usually just lurk; but I just read this article that was pretty powerful to me and thought I'd share in case anyone else might enjoy.

Dark, Dark, Dark, Dark, Dark, Dark, Dark, Dark | The Players' Tribune

 

Hey, congrats! I'm glad you're moving closer to looking how you feel. Also, getting an insurance company to actually pay for something is a huge accomplishment in and of itself.

 

Any time I make a mistake at work, it's all I think about for hours. I lose focus and wind up messing up more stuff. Days like today make me want to pack up my shit and leave.

 

I totally get that feeling. Though my mistakes are exacerbated by another department looking to capitalize on anything they can point to and say "ha look, made an issue! let me inform every exec."

 

I feel ya, it makes me furious how people like Trump don't feel any regret and I feel so much over nonsense

 

I think I set personal expectations too high so when I'm hit with curveballs, I start to come undone. That dumb motherfucker is too clueless to form an expectation.