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Posted by sam K on January 31, 2009, at 14:01:38
hey I have a general question. My teeth are always on my mind and I can sorta feel them all the time. It affects my voice (keep in mind I'm pretty obsessive), and it just makes me worry about how I sound. (social anxietys) I can't seem to shrug this one off, it's really bothering me. But I will keep telling myself I CAN! lol. Gotta be tough now days, I give up real easy.
Do these kinds of things happen in life? Where you don't want to put up with BS, but it's your only choice.? Everytime I'm on Luvox (or any for that matter, luvox has the worst it seems) I feel my teeth. I worry about them cracking/decaying.<lol gotta laugh at myself
And like I said I feel my voice slurring and lisping which makes me anxious.
Luvox is the only one that works.. so basically I feel so stuck and lost. I don't know what to do. Like, I'm not a super serious guy but this just bugs me real bad.
It's like I always give up.. I don't want to change my thought patterns and stuff, it's so hard. Why cant things be perfect? I think I'm a perfectionist. I think that's why I give up. I just want a medicine to do everything.
Meh I must be having some super SERIOUS spiritual/life deal here.
Well anyway I'm going to try to tough this beast of a problem out and move on with life. I'll keep this thing updated because I'm gonna need to vent alot cuz its going to be hard.
Posted by Phillipa on January 31, 2009, at 17:08:55
In reply to my teeth, posted by sam K on January 31, 2009, at 14:01:38
Sam did you just start luvox? What dose you on? Seems like you might need something with the luvox? Have you told you doc what's going on? Vent as long as it's civil. Love Phillipa
Posted by sam K on February 1, 2009, at 17:35:38
In reply to my teeth, posted by sam K on January 31, 2009, at 14:01:38
meh I just wanna cry out or hit something to get out my sadness/frustration with myself. I shouldn't be though. I went to my brothers house today because he's having a superbowl party and I wans't that anxious, but enough to make me feel awkward. I hope my meds are finally right. I felt anxious today and I don't know why. I drank some alcohol last night and that could be it. My heart is just shakey.. panicky. man.... a bit disapointing, but atleast I made an attempt.
BTW phillipa Im on 75 mg or so. And ya I tell my doctor and there's not much he can do. It's a bit complicated. Man.. I cant beleive I havnt given up yet. all the pain Ive been going through I dont know how Ive made it this far.. I never thought I would have a social life again. It's like a dream come true. But itll come slow......... meh
praying for all yall.... SO MUCH respect for people who suffer from depression and anxiety , and anything for that matter
Posted by Phillipa on February 1, 2009, at 20:08:42
In reply to sad.., posted by sam K on February 1, 2009, at 17:35:38
You can go higher on the luvox if it's helping you. Phillipa
Posted by sam K on February 3, 2009, at 16:51:35
In reply to Re: sad.. » sam K, posted by Phillipa on February 1, 2009, at 20:08:42
I'm feeling so anxious lately....... like panicky and it's driving me insane. hope it's not the luvox... feeling agorophobic. I don't know what to do... :( It seems like all the ssris make me nervous. I don't want to take benzos though< it may be my only option.
Even paxil made me somewhat nervous. But it made me hungry, tired, and sexually dysfunctioned.
I also have been having amnesia, I cant really remember anything that happened and I don't remember doing things that I did. My poop/stool has been completly black too. <bad sign but my mom is a doc and said it was okay. I feel a bit like death.. and I've been feeling strange.
Posted by JadeKelly on February 4, 2009, at 21:36:02
In reply to help, posted by sam K on February 3, 2009, at 16:51:35
Hi Sam,
How have ya been? I've been not around as much so haven't read your recent posts. I'll just start from here. Thats great your mom is a Doc! Wish I had one in the family! Anyway, have you talked to your mom and dad/ therapist/PDoc about this strangeness? I think you need to do that right away. May be normal for the med you are on, may have nothing to do with your med, maybe somthing else. So will you do that? Thats the only way to feel peace about it. What are the strange feelings you are having? Exactly? I'll check back.
~Jade
Posted by sam K on February 6, 2009, at 23:01:39
In reply to Re: help » sam K, posted by JadeKelly on February 4, 2009, at 21:36:02
hey Im good how about yourself? Ya I talk about pretty much everything to either my doctor or mom. My doc at first thought I was prodomal stage schizophreic, but I felt even worse on all the APs. Put me on haldol one time and I became schizo it seemed like. Super paranoid, I couldnt even walk around my house comfortably. But the strangeness I get is different than that. It's weird, but all this mental illness started after I did acid/lsd. I didnt really have many serious problems before it. (besides drug abuse and ya thats bad but I didnt suffer all day like depression and anxiety) I think I got a bit of everything or something. I do get hypomanic I think off some meds. However I dont respond to any meds for bipolar. I mean Ive tried lots of them, depakote, lithium, lamictal gabapentin. I feel like Im in some nightmare sometimes, and it even looks like it in my vision. I think thats from the lsd. I'm really used to it though, because its been going on for years now. I dont know how I put that off anymore. I mean if you saw the way I felt sometimes you'd be frightend, but somehow Im now scared by it anymore.
well I'm gonna go to bed or something. I will message more later! cya thanks jade
Posted by JadeKelly on February 8, 2009, at 2:43:49
In reply to Re: help, posted by sam K on February 6, 2009, at 23:01:39
> hey Im good how about yourself? Ya I talk about pretty much everything to either my doctor or mom. My doc at first thought I was prodomal stage schizophreic, but I felt even worse on all the APs. Put me on haldol one time and I became schizo it seemed like. Super paranoid, I couldnt even walk around my house comfortably. But the strangeness I get is different than that. It's weird, but all this mental illness started after I did acid/lsd. I didnt really have many serious problems before it. (besides drug abuse and ya thats bad but I didnt suffer all day like depression and anxiety) I think I got a bit of everything or something. I do get hypomanic I think off some meds. However I dont respond to any meds for bipolar. I mean Ive tried lots of them, depakote, lithium, lamictal gabapentin. I feel like Im in some nightmare sometimes, and it even looks like it in my vision. I think thats from the lsd. I'm really used to it though, because its been going on for years now. I dont know how I put that off anymore. I mean if you saw the way I felt sometimes you'd be frightend, but somehow Im now scared by it anymore.
> well I'm gonna go to bed or something. I will message more later! cya thanks jadeHi Sam!
For now I'm going to give you a personal example and who knows, maybe something will ring a bell:
My son has been Epileptic since 3, siezures very well controlled. He out grew his dose of Depakote and he had a grand mal seizure. Soon after, Bipolar 1 presented around age 16 and he had severe episodes lasting 24-48 hours each. He was hospitalized 3 times, the first they gave him Haldol. I've told every Doc since do not dare give that to my son again.
They gave him abilify, 20mg day, boy that fixed his aggressiveness. It also took away my son. He was paranoid, had to be in the same isle in the Grocery,etc. They would have left him that way!! I told them forget it. New med. Next was Risperdal, pretty much the same reaction. Took my son away. Finally I told them I wanted the mildest of the A/P's and they said that would be Seraquel, they faught it but we tried it. He takes 100mg. each morn and 200mg each night. Along with his depakote which he has to take anyway for his epilepsy. I don't recall right now any SERIOUS side effects although I'm sure I'm sure there were some mild ones. He was tired alot, so he takes half day of school and will do a 5 year program and thats how he gets his extra sleep. That way he gets out of school with his friends and can lead a normal life. As you can tell Seroquel was the ticket for him. He had 9 mos of rapid cycling BPolar "episodes" every 3 weeks os so. They came to an abrupt stop with the Seroquel. Then one day, a month or so after he started Seraquel, he said he felt happy, and seemed happy. I researched, and after the fact we found out that unbeknownst to most, Seraquel has A/D properties.
He has always been afraid of the dark, sees things in his room, is generally afraid to be left alone. He really most of the time is quite outgoing, as happy as any teenager, has a lot of fun and friends and lives a normal life. I am very proud of him. He's a fighter. (He has lung disease as well). He just never gives up and you would not know he wasn't like every other teen if you met him, except of course his gorgeous, exremely witty (bordering on perverse) sense of humor, has compassion for the underdog, can you tell I'm his mother? I geuss my point is Sam, you can overcome some things and learn to deal with others. It is NOT OK IMHO for you to be miserable & afraid. I know your Mom and Doc are taking good care of you.
I have the feeling what you are going through is not because you tried LSD once. Please don't look for reasons to blame yourself. Obviously regular drug use could have triggered this but you likely were predisposed anyway.
I don't remember what you're response to Seroquel was, but ask your Doc about it. Do you suffer from exremely angry out bursts? How old are you?
Just wondering.......Let me know Okay? Could mean something. Not trying to play Doc, just detective, lol.
~Jade
PS- go eat a fattening meal. Thats an order, please ;-)
Posted by JadeKelly on February 9, 2009, at 4:54:46
In reply to Re: help » sam K, posted by JadeKelly on February 8, 2009, at 2:43:49
PS-SSRI's make me feel insane. Paranoid, I couldn't look people in the eye, it was bad. If you had that experience don't ever let them put you on an SSRI again. Now I think my Parnate has some ssri activity but I feel ok on that.
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