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Category Archives: Meds
Side Effects: Let’s Talk About Tardive Dyskensia
As I mentioned in my previous post, I’ve been experiencing some muscle spasms or what I think of as more like jerking because I would look ridiculous if anyone saw me. I spoke to my psychiatrist about it and he … Continue reading
Frustration, agitation and more “tions”
Out of many things that have happened, I will write about one. I had my second appointment with the rheumatologist and things went south and then sideways. He’s not sure I have Sjogren’s but my blood work came back with “interesting” results. He … Continue reading
Posted in abuse, bipolar disorder, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, depersonalization, depression, derealization, DID, dissociative identity disorder, Meds, Mental Health, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Psychiatry, PTSD, Sexual Abuse, Trauma
Tagged abuse, antipsychotic, bipolar, blog, chronic pain, derealization, DID, dissociation, dissociative identity disorder, incest, journal, mental illness
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I was surprised that my therapist actually responded to my email “check-in”
I did what I was supposed to and I checked in with my therapist while she is out out-of-town. I wasn’t surprised that she acknowledged receiving it, what surprised me was that the next day she had actually thought about something I … Continue reading
Posted in abuse, Alters, bipolar disorder, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, depersonalization, depression, derealization, DID, dissociation, dissociative identity disorder, Dreams, fibromyalgia, headaches, Incest, Intimacy, Mania, Meds, Mental Health, Multiple Personalities, neglect, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Psychiatric Drugs, Psychiatric medication, Psychiatry, PTSD, Rape, self-harm, Sexual Abuse, Therapy, Trauma
Tagged abuse, alters, antipsychotic, blog, chronic pain, co-consciousness, death, depersonalization, derealization, diagnosis, DID, dissociation, dissociative, dissociative disorder, dissociative fugue, dissociative identity disorder, fibromyalgia, headaches, incest, journal, limbic system, masturbation, medication, meds, memory, mental illness, mothers, multiple personalities, PTSD, rape, self harm, sexual abuse, suicidal ideation, therapist
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New medication, woohoo! Not.
My psychiatrist decided to try taking me off of Seroquel which is terrifying, because I have been on it for so many years. I take it for sleep and also to prevent hallucinations. It works great but apparently it’s not … Continue reading
Posted in abuse, Alters, bipolar disorder, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, depersonalization, depression, derealization, DID, dissociation, dissociative fugue, dissociative identity disorder, Incest, Mania, Meds, Mental Health, Multiple Personalities, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Psychiatric Drugs, Psychiatric medication, Psychiatry, PTSD, Rape, self-harm, Seroquel, Sexual Abuse, Therapy, Trauma
Tagged abuse, alters, antipsychotic, bipolar, blog, co-consciousness, depersonalization, derealization, diagnosis, DID, dissociation, dissociative, dissociative disorder, dissociative fugue, dissociative identity disorder, host, incest, integration, journal, medication, meds, memory, mental illness, multiple personalities, PTSD, rape, self harm, Seroquel, sexual abuse
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“Weighty” Issues (pun intended)
This weight thing is killing me. I mentioned some time ago that because of the psych meds I was prescribed when I was first diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2001, I had gone from a thin person to someone who … Continue reading
Posted in bipolar disorder, Medication, Meds, Mental Health, Psychiatric Drugs, Psychiatric medication
Tagged bipolar, blog, fat, journal, Keppra, Lamictal, medication weight gain, meds, mental illness, Risperidone, Seroquel, weight gain
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