Posts by Sean Hernandez3

Larry Ortiz4 said:Morning—15 mg Aripiprazole
Afternoon—Half a 10 mg Xanax, 2 mg Cogentin, one 500 mg Depakote pill
Evening—Half a 10 mg Xanax, 2 mg Cogentin, 25 mg Prazosin, 500 mg Depakote

Dealing with some acute psychosis that feels a lot like schizophrenia... I'm trying to figure out which of these meds is making my legs dance... they won't stop twitching and I just can't catch a break or settle down at all...

That akathisia sounds like it's from the aripiprazole. Honestly, benzos or Cogentin probably won't help much; maybe try dropping the aripiprazole to 10 mg and/or adding 40 mg of propranolol in the morning and another 40 mg during the day.

Harold Anderson3 said:I usually sleep pretty normally, getting about 7 or 8 hours when I'm on the morning shift and closer to 8 or 9 hours during the evening shift.
Even so, those 7 or 8 hours feel like they aren't quite enough, since I tend to hit a wall of exhaustion by the time Friday or Saturday rolls around.

Twelve hours is definitely a lot, though it might not necessarily be the medication's fault. It could just be underlying depression or maybe some kind of chronic fatigue. To be honest, 37.5 mg of Seroquel doesn't sound like a huge dose to me; I usually take 50 mg myself. I've even heard of people taking upwards of 500 or 600 mg a day, which sounds absolutely intense. 😲

Actually, 500 mg is the standard therapeutic dose for Lexapro in men who smoke,
since smoking can cut the drug's concentration by up to half depending on the guy

Basically, an unarranged overdraft is just the amount of cash the bank lets you tap into through your checking account. You can use those funds as a standard overdraft or apply them toward a First installment plan.

Doesn't it feel like they're totally overstepping with these installment plans? Like, if you just pull cash from an ATM and then try to pay it off through something like Ally Financial, the interest rates are wild. Paying back a 12-month installment plan hits at just over 7%, while the rate for cash advances over 12 months is even higher. I guess it's all just extra fees at this point.

Since HROK isn't an option, if you're trying to grab a loan from a bank other than your main one, they're gonna ask for some stuff
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\n1. Your last three pay stubs, all signed and verified by your employer
\n2. A full transaction history from your main checking account covering the last three months
\n3. A letter from your primary bank confirming you’ve been handling your accounts properly. This should include details on all your accounts—like, if you have a credit card, it’ll list any outstanding balances or "exposure." So, if your main bank is JPMorgan Chase and you've got a Diners Club card, they'll want to see that too. Just a heads up, the bank usually charges a fee for this$17
\n4. An employment verification letter stating you're a permanent employee with no pending termination notices, plus your years of service, average salary, and so on
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\nWhy bother? I guess it's just to snag better rates.
\nRight now, Chase has interest rates that are basically half of what my main bank is charging.

Carol Barrett2 said:Hang in there, Harold Anderson3. We’re all just out here doing our best to juggle whatever health issues or problems life throws at us. Honestly, the fact that you're still working is a win in my book. As for me, I'm doing alright on Azolar—I'm not having any seizures—but this apaurin is really messing with my head. My sleep schedule is a total disaster. Even when I don't take the apaurin, I tend to oversleep, but since they prescribe it to me specifically for sleep, it just turns into this endless loop where I sleep way too much, which basically flips my day and night upside down.

I actually tried to taper off the apaurin on my own to see if things would improve, but it didn't change much. It's the weirdest thing—even though I'm sleeping constantly, I still feel like I haven't slept at all.

That's because apaurin, just like any other benzo,
1 extends how long you sleep
2 but tanks the quality (it basically wipes out the most important stages, like deep delta wave and REM sleep)

The instructions for all benzos say they shouldn't be used for more than two months.
Using benzos long-term is kind of like using antibiotics long-term;
it does more harm than good, and building up a tolerance or resistance is pretty much guaranteed.
Patients just end up suffering through the side effects, which with benzos means wrecked cognitive function, memory loss, poor focus, and an increased risk of early-onset dementia.

According to the clinical guidelines for using benzodiazepines in psychosis, including schizophrenia:
1, they should only be used short-term, specifically
2, during a transition period when changing long-term antipsychotic meds, just to get through that window.

But definitely not for the long haul.> https://europepmc.org/abstract/med/27249075

Lyrica is a psychotropic drug that causes serious cognitive issues—including anterograde amnesia—so I honestly think it should only be prescribed by psychiatrists, and even then, maybe just as a short-term fix for up to six weeks. It’s basically a cousin to benzodiazepines since they’re both GABAergic, and both Lyrica and benzos are addictive, carrying a huge risk for withdrawal symptoms and potential abuse, even at standard therapeutic doses. For neuropathic pain, I guess Cymbalta is probably the better way to go.

Around here, veterans aren't exactly killing each other since they pull in huge pensions—like maybe $1,100 a month, which is easily triple what the average retiree gets.