tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post116967787763079420..comments2023-06-14T03:36:55.988-07:00Comments on Head Nurse: I am a miserable ovoid creature.Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520599099436383317noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1170556970754635932007-02-03T18:42:00.000-08:002007-02-03T18:42:00.000-08:00You are an amazing writing with a natural gift. I...You are an amazing writing with a natural gift. I love reading your blog.girlvethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431758200580814440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1170204867484811172007-01-30T16:54:00.000-08:002007-01-30T16:54:00.000-08:00Effexor's saving my life. I was quite suicidal th...Effexor's saving my life. I was quite suicidal this Christmas, spent 10 days in a psyc hospital trying to regroup, get stabilized on meds. They've got me on some 'mood stabilizer' until the Effexor kicks in good. What gets me is the healer not being able to heal anyone else but herself (hopefully, just right now). And that stigma-thing, having some 'mental illness.' Nonetheless, it is good to be alive today, and not mind it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1169920803994953162007-01-27T10:00:00.000-08:002007-01-27T10:00:00.000-08:00Oh, dontcha hate the old "I really do have to keep...Oh, dontcha hate the old "I really do have to keep taking these pills to keep it together, don't I?"<BR/>I love "Santa ain't going to put normal brain chemistry in your stocking..."<BR/><BR/>I heart Wellbutrin. Keeps me awake and alive. Hope it does amazing things for you, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1169786712099489992007-01-25T20:45:00.000-08:002007-01-25T20:45:00.000-08:00You know, this could maybe have something to do wi...You know, this could maybe have something to do with my 50 pounds. I can't even get through a whole day without starting to withdraw- I have to take a booster dose at around 8PM or I get such bad vertigo that I have a hard time standing up. That said, life is better with drugs than without.woolywomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14798060848062776281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1169739681779436732007-01-25T07:41:00.000-08:002007-01-25T07:41:00.000-08:00Well, with losing the high dosage, and continuing ...Well, with losing the high dosage, and continuing the working out...which is good for depression also..and probably cheaper than the pill "thrill", you will probably come out of it all healthier and happier. Good luck. I love your blogs.GingerJarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18264306220362474678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1169692203932064542007-01-24T18:30:00.000-08:002007-01-24T18:30:00.000-08:00"Y'know, the hardest thing to deal with when you'r..."Y'know, the hardest thing to deal with when you're a freshly-diagnosed or freshly-re-medicated depressive is this: You will have to do this for The Rest Of Your Life. Santa ain't gonna put normal brain chemistry into your stocking some Christmas. We are all stuck with the brains we have; some require more tweaking than others, and it's the thought of tweaking at intervals until I'm dead that daunts me."<BR/><BR/>AMEN, sister! As somebody who hated going back on even one med and is now on two (including Effexor, in the smallest possible dose), I agree with this completely.<BR/><BR/>I was off meds for eight years, and hope someday to be off them again -- but it probably won't be this year.Susan Palwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08821954305024484206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1169692663256779412007-01-24T18:37:00.000-08:002007-01-24T18:37:00.000-08:00I'm proud of you. You're so remarkable, Jo!I'm proud of you. You're so remarkable, Jo!Lionesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11066691544599972381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1169720336738472962007-01-25T02:18:00.000-08:002007-01-25T02:18:00.000-08:00Yes, you WILL be okay. It's going to be all right....Yes, you WILL be okay. It's going to be all right. It won't always be fantastic, but neither is life. At least you won't be in hell. Promise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com