Official Mental Health Thread

[The Batlord]

Originally Posted by WWWP

Again, literally a light twist on chumbawamba lyrics lol
I'm sorry the joke fell flat and you were offended. I meant no malice.

What a pussy ass coward dodge. Alright you do you, I'm gonna peace out of this if you won't.

[WWWP]

Lol

[The Batlord]

I always have to give the finger while being a bigger person or else you won't know how big I am.

[goldendoodle]

OK well I'm currently on Latuda (40mg) and Lexapro (20mg) as of late December of 2019. I go to the terrible useless mental health clinic in my city. The doctor I wound up with is perfectly competent though I definitely don't love her. I wish someone would just give me Klonopin. Latuda was wonderful up until exactly one week ago when it abruptly just stopped working..? Not completely but, like, half-way. My delusional obsessive thought loops are back again (which is what the Latuda completely fixed when I first got on it-- I felt calm and peaceful for literally the first time in my entire life. I cried out of gratitude and disbelief a number of times.)

I don't think Lexapro is doing a whole lot either anymore. Next appointment is this Friday.

I'm just terrified that the Latuda will stop working completely.. leaving me alone with my Hell Brain.. If it does, they're going to put me on a different anti-psychotic, and I'm worried about things like weight gain and/or developing akathisia.. (I got a little taste of akathisia during my first few weeks of the Latuda and it was AWFUL. Like having eels under your skin.)

edit: I seem to have this sort of Nighttime Idiot disease where I find it appropriate to overshare between the hours of 10 pm and 3 am about any given embarrassing ordeal currently happening in my life. I'm very charitable like that.

[WWWP]

Updates:

Received a letter yesterday that my primary care physician is also "making a career change effective immediately" lol. That's my entire care team all gone in 30 some days.

The good news is I'm meeting my new psychiatrist today (fingers crossed she doesn't cancel before I get there ), and will hopefully come away with a new plan for ongoing treatment because I am feeling like the snail in the well right now guys.

[WWWP]

Cutting out caffeine decreased my anxiety in like, wild amounts. Might be worth a try in the short term.

[Exo]

Originally Posted by goldendoodle

I seem to have this sort of Nighttime Idiot disease where I find it appropriate to overshare between the hours of 10 pm and 3 am about any given embarrassing ordeal currently happening in my life. I'm very charitable like that.

Go to the graveyard and talks to the dead peoples.

Hi Chio! I missed the part where you removed your goldendoodle mask to reveal your true identity so I just wanted to say hi and that it makes me happy to hear you're doing better. Welcome back duder!

[WWWP]

Originally Posted by Mindfulness

I dont wanna be sluggish...

I replaced my morning coffee with tea for some time until I got used to it, and then I cut the tea out too and now just have cold water and take a quick walk in the fog every morning to wake up and it has been great.

[Marie Monday]

I'm sorry to hear about all your carers quitting in some way or other, WWWP. That's ****ed. You'll find the right care eventually, and the coffee thing is really good!

Chio, I hope things will work out with your medication... And don't worry about oversharing. Without oversharing there would be no MB

[OccultHawk]

Originally Posted by Mindfulness

hope you both feel better. I over share also Chio, and WWWP hope the new psychiatrist is nice.


Im hoping my nurse gives me benzodiazepines because I've heard those at least work. might even stop smoking marijuana if she can give me one. and not a low dose, I have really bad anxiety

I’m addicted to Xanax and it’s become a real hardship.

I’m not saying it was or was not the right course of action ...

Think hard about it. My anxiety was making it hard to go to work or walk my dog. I would worry for hours without mercy about having to walk my dog. And even with it like that being that imprisoned by my anxiety I still kind of wish I had never turned to benzos.

I’m not giving advice but I do believe you have to pay a very greedy piper with those. They make you so tired and sleepy too. Once you start getting hooked you’re either spinning with anxiety or nodding off. If there’s another path for you I encourage you to consider it. Benzos are not a free pass.


As for me I just filled the questionnaire for my next therapist.

Are you suicidal?
Do you have suicidal thoughts?
Do you have thoughts of harming yourself?
Do you have thoughts of harming others?

Like of course if you don’t want to get Baker Acted (Florida’s involuntary treatment) you have to say no but really all that **** - that’s my problem

People who piss me off - I want to ****ing kill them - I’m not planning on it but yeah I’m super ****ed up angry - that’s why I need help - and yes every single day I’m thinking I should just blow my ****ing brains out

If you weren’t going through this **** why would you want treatment?

Because I’m a little sad... I mean ffs

I’m not seeking treatment because I’m sad and angry and fearful - I’m seeking treatment because those feelings are frighteningly strong and disrupting my ability to enjoy life and function.

The entire questionaire was like if you’re suicidal confidentiality doesn’t apply. OK then I guess we can’t talk about it. Pretty easy being a therapist once you get your patients to sign off on being ok.