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Posted by West on April 15, 2009, at 8:33:18
So i take a lot of meds now and i'm just thinking that a lot of it is just sucking the life out of me and the will to be a 'player' in life. I mean if you feel off, that automatically stops the desire to go out and be a social human being since every social transaction requires a performance of some kind. I don't look right and i'm conscious of it too and just spend my days shut indoors. I've tried making efforts to see people but it's been so long and they all felt strained and wrong. I don't know, i guess when you have your health, everything just happens automatically, friends, work, everything really. I really took that for granted when i was well.
Posted by Zyprexa on April 15, 2009, at 10:39:27
In reply to Losing health from meds, posted by West on April 15, 2009, at 8:33:18
I'm going through the same thing. When I was well, everything went well. Dating enjoying life, having fun, not reclusive, etc.
Posted by Phillipa on April 15, 2009, at 10:51:40
In reply to Re: Losing health from meds, posted by Zyprexa on April 15, 2009, at 10:39:27
Agree I was so happy working when well and life was so much fun. Love Phillipa
Posted by West on April 15, 2009, at 10:54:05
In reply to Losing health from meds, posted by West on April 15, 2009, at 8:33:18
I just miss that vitality, natural health. Now I take lymecycline, escitalopram, bupropion, clonazepam and zopiclone (sometimes diphen. on top) and still don't sleep right or involve myself in daily life. Don't know what to do >:
Posted by Phillipa on April 15, 2009, at 19:49:42
In reply to Re: Losing health from meds, posted by West on April 15, 2009, at 10:54:05
West what is lymecycline? Phillipa
Posted by bleauberry on April 16, 2009, at 5:27:47
In reply to Losing health from meds, posted by West on April 15, 2009, at 8:33:18
If you've been on any of these meds longer than 8 weeks, and they are not doing you considerable good, those particular meds need to be weaned off and replaced with other new ones. Don't stay stuck. The number of meds we take has nothing to do with how well they work. The right ones work. As an objective example, in the large STAR*D study, more than 80% of patients reached total remission. The most meds at any given time was 2, with 3 in rare instances. It is just a matter of dumping the ones that aren't doing what you want, and trying others, especially others from different categories.
Bottom line is, don't stay stuck. Make moves. Keep trying things. Keep the ones that show promise. Dump the others. Don't stay stuck.
Even when you feel like crap, and it doesn't feel good to go out and socialize, work, walk a mall, go to church, whatever, do it. Do it. And keep doing it. Whether it feels right or not doesn't mean anything. To not do it allows the walls to grow around you even higher than they are. They will automatically shrink in size with some effort. Then when you find the right meds, they disappear completely.
But none of the above will happen without forward movement. Fighting illness requires some effort and persistence, above and beyond the pills. One foot in front of the other, no matter what.
> So i take a lot of meds now and i'm just thinking that a lot of it is just sucking the life out of me and the will to be a 'player' in life. I mean if you feel off, that automatically stops the desire to go out and be a social human being since every social transaction requires a performance of some kind. I don't look right and i'm conscious of it too and just spend my days shut indoors. I've tried making efforts to see people but it's been so long and they all felt strained and wrong. I don't know, i guess when you have your health, everything just happens automatically, friends, work, everything really. I really took that for granted when i was well.
Posted by Amelia_in_StPaul on April 19, 2009, at 14:03:20
In reply to Re: Losing health from meds, posted by bleauberry on April 16, 2009, at 5:27:47
I feel the same way. I'm not on many meds, but they have added up to fatigue, sleep problems, GI problems, etc. It sucks. I'm a young, vital person. But 15+ years of meds have done this.
Still, as bleauberry says, best to march on, as best as you can. Whatever your favorite outside activity is, do it, do it, do it. If you have none, try to cultivate one. Walking in a garden. Flying a kite. Just sitting--on a riverbank, a beach, something.
Too, we all have to go out and do errands. No matter how crappy you feel, always put a smile on your face--people react so positively to a smile. Interact with cashiers as much as possible.
Maybe you do this already. If not, just know I find it hard when I am really crashing, but the effort it takes comes back in spades.
Take care of yourself. Be gentle on you. Small steps, marching on...
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