#Med Talk

[usagimen]

Chat, I lived. A few parts down but a small price to pay for health.

[passionfruitmango]

Okay so i did the things I said I would (breakfast, do my best, take anxiety pill, stretch, etc) and it's definitely helping.

Chatted with my partner about this and I'm thinking for the winter months i ought to incorporate my anxiety pills more often if needed, since I actually got the tight chest feeling to release today.

My anxiety pill is just a doctor prescribed hydroxyzine (i think it's hcl, I just call it a souped up benadryl) and i cut that bitch in half/thirds (I cut it into a quarter today since it's been so long) and usually it just makes me sleepy if I take the whole pill, but im finding the smaller partial amounts actually WORK for what it was prescribed for.

I can't take it too often or I get headaches, it does build up and make me sleepy, it's a good band aid fix for the time being.

[girlvinland]

The way meds work for bipolar disorder really kind of fascinates me. On my medicine (and now that I know certain signs), I can still identify phases I’m going through where I’m feeling more depressive/manic or whatever, but it’s so much easier to realize it and take steps to alleviate whatever I’m feeling (if it’s something that would normally cause distress). I don’t know how to explain it completely, my mind just feels clearer and I can see the bigger picture/know that even if I feel weird it’s going to end and at least it’s not so intense or compulsive as before. I almost never feel urges to act on any sort of impulse the same way— if it comes up it’s like way easier for me to listen to the rational side that’s like. Why lol why would you do this/why would you want to do this. There is no need to mindlessly engage in something that would potentially be harmful to myself or other people.

I feel really happy that these have been helpful for me and that I have doctors who have been really invested in checking in/adjusting dosages and whatnot.

[balladofboothill]

Patients really be telling you the most insane things, I am just your EMT! not your therapist!

My job is to get you to the ER and take care of you on scene! don't need to know every gory detail of your sex life when your chief complaint was finger numbness

[frenchfrysword]

Ever since my meds got upped, my diastolic BP has been above 90, past week above 100. Systolic still <120. I asked the prescribing doctors about it and they gave a longgg lecture on how to properly measure BP, and that they will measure me next week to get a proper reading.

And on the one hand I'm fucking grumpy they yet again think I'm a fucking idiot.

On the other hand it would be neat if it's just a broken machine or me doing something wrong. These meds work so well for me at this dosage. Lowering them would impact my daily life more than I'd like.

Meanwhile I feel like I'm having a panic attack from basically 10am til 9pm and the rest of the time I'm fiiiine. So pretty sure it's the meds.

I feel like shittttttt

[quasieli]

I know meds sometimes take a while to kick in, like your body needs to get used to them and shit, but I'd really appreciate it if these new anxiety meds kicked in right about now. I'm vibrating and I really Don't Like It

[kalviberry]

Whoops.

Guess who forgot until last night that I should have adjusted my meds when we changed time..... well, almost a week on the new time.

[alchemocha]

Ah! I am out of my adhd meds that explains a few things LOL

[boyslit-moving]

hmmm i don't think i actually know what the diagnosis is now but when i first was injured it was 'three herniated lumbar discs' that got better with steroid injections and intensive PT.... and that was 6 years ago. since then when it gets real bad i just get referred back to PT for 'back pain' lol

i think *technically* now I'm being treated for 'fibromyalgia' bc of widespread and radiating pain in addition but as far as the back pain goes, it's the fucky lumbar discs that started it all. i guess i could always point-blank ask what the dx on my charts are but i'm really. bad at talking with health care professionals x.x

[usagimen]

telling your male friend, my ovaries became explodaries only to hear him sigh deeply makes everything worth it

[hyunlixsbbygirl]

Well, if it helps, Cymbalta never did anything for my fibromyalgia pain, gave me migraines and bad tremors in my hands and feet. Prozac, Gabapentin, and Trazadone for sleep is what finally helped. Good luck with your treatment 👍

Thank you ^^

Side note: I don’t why I didn’t see this earlier but an update on my treatment - I stopped Duloxetine and have only been taking Oxcarbezapine which seems to help with mood but as for sleep I have nothing 😂

[theapollosystem]

So when we got off of our old meds cause they were fucking with our communication, since the new one is in the same class and we’re on an medium dose it’s starting to fuck with our communication again

but this time i do have a psych so i can just be like i wanna go down even farther, its the stupid SSNIs and SSRI (singular) though i will admit Lexapro wasn’t that bad for us like at all it only slightly fucked with it

Our communication came back in full when we were off our meds it was nice, Like okay our current med and dose Effexor XR 75 our gatekeeper is back in control and can see outside which is good but like i have to focus very hard to see or interact with our alters

[quasieli]

Me: I've been having a lot anxiety lately and the first medication you prescribed didn't help

Doctor: Okay, we'll stop that one and try something new.

Me: What do I do while I'm waiting for the last medication to get out of my system?

Doctor: Here's a prescription for an emergency use medication that should very likely help.

Me: Great!

Also me: [is too anxious to take the new medication]

[glorifyingdespair]

I did talk to my Dr once abt the pristiq bc like. okay okay okay

its an snri that like. actually works?? I can actually be somewhat functional on it. I no longer have panic attacks or go into rage meltdowns (usually) which is nice. I also no longer self harm as much either which is. good.

There is a LOT of things I love about pristiq. it has changed my life. it makes me awake too. i'm not as fatigued which is a good thing.

but it kills my libido. destroys it absolutely. and when I forget to take it? not only do I become so fucking horny I get really bad vertigo too

another shitty thing is my appetite. now ik I prob have an eating disorder but am not dx yet so that doesn't help. but it does change my hunger cues which is fucking annoying.

but. I guess the positives outweigh the negatives. I've been on it for several years now. my Dr has suggested maybe trying other meds bc of the libido killer but at the same time?? almost ALL of them kill libido if not all of them. so like. what the fuck. do I try and find one that maybe doesn't kill the libido and play the russian roulette again or do I just stick to what I know?? leaning into the latter

but I still wanna fuckin bitch.

[borgevino]

the allergy i am seeing grow up around small talk in any form is troubling to me. do you know how to make friends with people in your physical environment? it typically starts with small talk. do you want to live in community? small talk. do you want to have the type of relationship with your neighbors where you can run over and borrow a battery for your smoke detector when it starts beeping at 10pm? small talk!! do you want leeway from your coworkers when you fuck up something small? you gotta be able to build a relationship and that's small talk, baybeee.

"but i don't need friends and i don't care about community!" okay, lone ranger, what about the people in your community who need you? "but i have social anxiety!" me too, bud! we simply must soldier on. making up lists of questions to ask people helps. and people are predisposed to be generous, i've found. even if you make some kind of mistake, what is this but the natural give and take of human interaction? nobody is perfect.

you were not put on this earth to live by yourself and then die. you need people and people need you. treat those around you with curiosity and generousness of spirit and you will gain so much goodwill in return.

[balkanswift]

I watched When Harry Met Sally yesterday so now I'm curious how everyone's parents met. Any and all stories are welcome!