I hope you get it sorted out really quickly.
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Med swap again
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Posted 9 months ago by Pollys_Mum_in_UK_2605 #
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I got part of the grant we're working on to edit from the research scientist, AND I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND IT! IT DID NOT MAKE ANY SENSE! I called the receptionist back and asked her if the doctor had come in yet. He has, but he's "really slammed", "the phone calls are going to have to wait", and it'll be after 1:00 this afternoon before he can contact me. I feel like "slamming" HIM! He did this to me, and I can't do my work! The rs says it's okay, this isn't the final draft of the grant, I'm sick and won't be able to work today, and I should find someone to take me home, but I don't want to go home and listen to Mr. Leeny gripe and moan about how bad HE feels. I also told the receptionist to warn the doctor that I'm just slightly less angry with him than I was when he had me committed back in '91.
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Dear Leeny,
Hold on to the fact that it is the medication making you feel this way and you will feel better soon. Is there anyone at work who can take you to the doctor's surgery, so that he can see you straight away? If you are there he can't avoid you!Posted 9 months ago by Pollys_Mum_in_UK_2605 #
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I'm no longer high as a kite and disoriented, just dizzy and drowsy now. Was able to supply some references and reprints to some people even though I could not edit the grant. Still have heard nothing from Mr. MD, and because I told the receptionist to tell him how angry I was, I probably won't hear anything until tomorrow, if then.
I will begin the step-down of the ineffective stuff as scheduled, but I'm not touching the Remeron again. Sometimes I feel like all this stuff is making me sick in its own way, anyhow.
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Best wishes Leeny, what a frightening ordeal.
Posted 9 months ago by Tigerlilly #
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I'm glad you're feeling a little better Leeny. I hope things continue to improve.
Posted 9 months ago by Pollys_Mum_in_UK_2605 #
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@leeny...yea things like that are exactly why i stopped the meds. the meds drove me crazy, which made everything worse. at one point, i had hallucinations, i couldn't speak clearly, or keep my head up, and was declared borderline mentally retarded. That was enough....the delcaration was the breaking point. also, do some serious reasearch on the net to see all the options that may be avaialable to you, or things that you might think help. the drs often want you to think they are in control of these kinds of things - but you have to put your foot down and do what YOU feel is best.
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Well, he finally called. Doesn't want to start me on anything else until this junk clears my system. Approved my stepping down the Effexor. He has no plan for what to do. Wants to see what will happen. I KNOW what will happen; has happened before. Have an appt. with him next month; still paying the deductible, so one appt. a month is all I can afford. Said if I had a problem, he'd work me in; I said I couldn't pay him, so don't bother. Kept telling me to call him; first time, I said, "And you'll call back 8 1/2 hours later?" Last time, I hung up on him.
He said I sounded better than I described being this morning; I said yes, better than THAT. Is that all the better I can get?
Been seeing this guy for around 20 years; I don't think we take each other seriously any more.
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Isn't there anyone else you can see Leeny?
Posted 9 months ago by Pollys_Mum_in_UK_2605 #
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[[[Hugs]]]
I know that you know that you feel bad because of this med switch and you'll feel better soon but it doesn't help in the mean time. When I feel like that I literally try to exhaust myself physically so I won't have a hard time sleeping and watch whatever makes me happy in that moment on TV even if it's Little House on the Prairie or I look at a book or magazine. Bubble bath?
Just so you keep reminding yourself that this is self limiting and it will be better soon. Maybe tell Mr Leeny to hold those thoughts for now. -
Asking for some TDK light today. Am seeing my doctor at 3:45 this PM; we'll try again to start a new medicine. Read in the Lancet about a clinical trial of 12 antidepressants' effectiveness; no funding from, or researcher connections with, any pharmaceutical company or other conflicts of interest. Identified four meds that were most effective (the one I'm on now that's lost its effectiveness and the one I tried last month and couldn't tolerate were two of them) and four that are best tolerated (I don't respond to one of them). The remaining two most effective ones are also on the best-tolerated list, so perhaps we'll start there. Just hope to get something that works well; been having "meltdowns" lately, and that scares me. My back hurts something awful, too; thinking of finding a chiropractor.
Today, though, I'll pay him the last of my deductible for the year, so I can see him more than once in a month if I have to.
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Doctor has decided that it might be best to give me two antidepressants, one that works just on serotonin and another that works just on norepinephrine. From my symptoms, he can tell that both chemicals are involved in my illness. Says he wants to be able to "tweak" the levels separately. Gave me samples of a serotonin-active med to start the step-up process. He'll be out of town next week, so he wants to make sure what he gives me isn't likely to cause any problems.
Got a summons for jury duty on the 23rd, and I am in no way capable of handling that right now. Doctor wrote a letter telling that to the court; I'm sending it in with the questionnaire they send you to complete ahead of time. The man didn't mince words, I'll tell you; he was very blunt about my symptoms and general condition. Some of it struck me as funny; don't know why. Guess I'm just not used to seeing it spelled out so plainly in writing. I think it does effectively convey the message that they really don't want me there right now.
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Will keep good thoughts for the outcome, Leeny. Titrating meds can be a B-#$#!
Posted 8 months ago by GizzysAuntie #
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Hope you get things settled soon, Leeny. At least you were able to laugh at what the Doctor wrote - that is surely a good sign. Your sense of humour hasn't taken a hike, so you are improving. Well done, and keep it up!
Posted 8 months ago by Pollys_Mum_in_UK_2605 #
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The part I found funny, PM, was when he said that "any attempts for her to serve in this capacity [juror] are likely to lead to a deterioration of her condition and disruption of any legal proceedings." Now, I have had several screaming-and-throwing-things meltdowns at home and at church, and one fit of uncontrollable crying at work in front of one co-worker, but I hope I wouldn't disrupt legal proceedings that way--although I can't guarantee it wouldn't happen. The disruption that I think would happen is that I would freeze up with a panic attack, not be able to function, and have to be replaced by an alternate. It just sort of struck me as amusing to imagine myself disrupting legal proceedings.
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