Posts by Eric Mitchell55

How’s it going, my friends?

Let's all head over to Brooklyn.

Has anyone here had any experience using Azolar (15mg twice a day)?

If I end up staying at the hospital, you guys are all more than welcome to come swing by the Mayo Clinic for a visit together. 😂

So, how are we all going to recognize one another in this crowd?

rose tayler said:alexiss, you're actually really sweet :-) I'm pretty shy myself, but we'll definitely find a way to chat sometime.

I can only imagine how intense that first day at the local state hospital was for you. Being thrown into a group of thirty people and being told to introduce yourself—who you are, what happened, why you're there—is just overwhelming. Especially when you’re feeling lost and don't even have the answers yet :-).

I totally get where you're coming from. I've been through it all—from Kukuljević's to the psych ward in Cleveland, then over to Des Moines, and eventually ending up at Vrapče.

I've seen just about everything. ☕

I honestly think it would be pretty cool if anyone who’s planning on showing up just dropped a little sentence or two about themselves here...

As for what I look like, I’m a bit curvy and on the shorter side, but I usually have a smile on my face (unless I've had a few too many drinks, haha). I tend to be a little shy and quiet when we first meet, but once I settle in, I really open up. Just a heads-up though—I’m rarely the one to kick off a conversation with someone new; I guess I just struggle with a bit of self-confidence sometimes.
That said, I’d truly love to get to know you all, especially some of the ladies here. 🙂

Brandon Lopez6 said:Looks like I can't make it after all. Sorry guys :/

Bua 😢😢

Well, looks like our very own Teddy is finally on his way 🙂

Larry Lewis said:Does anyone have a particularly gripping delusion they’d care to share with the group?🙂

Where do I even begin? 🤷

Eric Gray2 said:And you can always just spend your time gossiping about the other members here. 😳

I'll start with you. 😍

🙂

I might just swing by. 🙂

About three years ago, I thought I was being really smart and decided to just quit my antipsychotics, anti-anxiety meds, and all my other psychotropic drugs cold turkey. Honestly, things felt amazing for maybe two weeks, but then everything went south so fast that I ended up spending two and a half months in a psychiatric ward.

So, yeah... I definitely wouldn't recommend trying that at home.

Arthur Vaughn2 said:So, I just switched to a new antidepressant since the last one (Celexa) didn't do a single thing for me.
It's Venlafaxine XL. 75mg in the morning.
I've been on it for about a week now, and honestly, I think I might be feeling slightly better.
Now for the big question: is it actually starting to kick in already, or am I just experiencing a placebo effect because I'm desperately hoping it works?
Also, for those of you who have taken this, is it normal for it to kill your appetite? I haven't felt hungry at all—I just don't feel any urge to eat. Not that I'm complaining, I'm just wondering if it's the medication or something else...

I definitely think it's possible. 🙂
I'm on it too, though I'm actually hungry all the time, but you have to keep in mind that I'm also taking Lexapro. 😁

Kate Ramos93 said:I was wondering if there are any other people here dealing with S&P Global who could reach out, because I’m starting to feel really overwhelmed and discouraged by my diagnosis 🙂
I would truly appreciate finding someone to talk to about this, maybe to share experiences regarding medications and side effects...

Also, one more thing—regarding those on this forum who take Calista—I’m currently on 15mg a day in the evening, and if I miss a dose, I can't even sleep. My doctor re-prescribed it, so I'm making sure to take it regularly now ☕

There are actually a few of us dealing with S&P Global on this board. There's also a dedicated thread for schizophrenia over in this subforum. 🙂
What specifically is on your mind?

Kate Ramos93 said:@Alexiss 🙂 Hi there!

I was wondering if you deal with hunger spikes on Seroquel too? I managed to get things mostly under control while I was on Olanzapine, but I slipped up again tonight and ate late 🙂 sometimes it just feels stronger than I am. My therapist mentioned that Calista might also act as an appetite stimulant, too...

Hey. 😉

Oh man, yes. The hunger hits me hard. You can definitely tell by the scale.
I feel hungry all the time—honestly, it wasn't even this bad back when I was on John Doe... But once I started the new meds, I put on about 45 pounds, and don't even get me started on how it's going now... I'm already up about 65 pounds over my goal weight. My doctor told me today that I really need to drop some weight, and my therapist said I should aim to lose at least 25 or 30 pounds first...
I know I have to... it's just so hard to find the strength to do it. 🤷

Just 180mg.

It doesn't make me feel sedated at all. But, honestly, I feel like when it comes to managing psychosis, Seroquel really does the job.🙂

Well, hey there!
What's on your mind? 😁

James Gray33 said:Alexis, thanks for getting back to me so quickly.
If you don't mind, I have one more question. Is shortness of breath a known side effect of Lexapro? I read somewhere that it might be possible, and I'm wondering if that's what's happening here. He starts struggling to breathe after walking just 200 meters at a brisk pace. Some people suggest it's just from smoking, but he's actually cut back significantly—he's only at about five or six cigarettes a day now, whereas he smoked much more before starting treatment. He used to train regularly and never had this issue. It’s hard to wrap my head around how the medication could affect him this way. Should he have adjusted to it by now, after two months?
He's quite young and is really trying to stay active, though he has gained weight since starting the medication and is finding it difficult to maintain his fitness.
Thanks again.

That never even crossed my mind. I always just assumed it was because his asthma had flared up.
I mean, I'll climb ten stairs and feel like I can barely catch my breath, and it's not like I'm totally out of shape...
So yeah, it's the first time I've heard it mentioned as a potential side effect of Leponex, but it definitely seems plausible. 😁

James Gray33 said:Alexiss, are you on any other medications? My brother had his dose lowered to 37.5 mg, but even combining it with Risperdal and Prozac, he’s still exhausted—just totally wiped out. He isn't sleeping quite as much as before, but he's still sleeping a ton. He only takes 1 mg of Lorazepam at night.
Thanks

Right now, I'm taking Zyprexa, Zoloft, Effexor, Klonopin, and Cogentin.
Lately, I've been having such a hard time waking up in the morning. It's like my alarm doesn't even register; my parents actually have to come in and try to wake me up five or six times before I finally get out of bed. Even then, I feel exhausted until about 5:00 PM, and then suddenly, it's like a switch flips and I'm wide awake, unable to drift off until at least midnight...