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Re: How do you stay functional?

Posted by Christ_empowered on September 17, 2012, at 12:32:18

In reply to How do you stay functional?, posted by sleepygirl2 on September 17, 2012, at 12:21:56

Could you consolidate your meds? I see 2--the klonopin and the seroquel--that are low-dose. I would personally go for neurontin, lyrica, xanax xr...full dose, but nothing crazy. Seroquel...if you're in a jobby job, I'd hate to ramp that dose up. Personally, I found it incapacitating.

I'm on 2. Neurontin 900 and Abillify 30. I wanted Abilify 15 and nothing else, but I don't always get what I want, now do I? Not working, but doing vocational rehab. More incapacitated by what I suspect is a mild sort of PTSD with some compulsive elements (either deeply engrained in my "disorder" or a part of my make up) than I am by meds. Trouble is, with psychosis on board (ADs are out), intense depressive tendencies (benzos are out), and agitation (*something* has to calm that down in addition to the Abilify), there's not a whole lot I can do. At least it keeps the meds minimal.

Personally, Orthomolecular medicine helped me out A WHOLE LOT. Sorry about the screaming caps, but seriously: its been awesome. I've seen charts and diagrams of how it works, but..ummm..I think its guess work. Plus my line up is kind of deluxe.

This isn't really about me. This is about you. What's incapacitating--the meds, the disorder(s), the real life stress, or all of the above? One problem I have with mental health is that they try to "Fit you into" your life and into society in general. The assumption is almost always that YOU are the problem. Can you make any lifestyle adjustments? Not everyone can. Not faulting you if you can't.


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