#841 ·
Quick question: am I allowed to take Advil while I'm on my current meds? For context, I'm using Tegretol as a mood stabilizer, and I've also been prescribed Norval—thank God my doctor finally cut me off the Klonopin, because that stuff left me feeling like a total zombie, numb in my limbs, and constantly dizzy.
Here’s the deal: I finally made a change and switched psychotherapists. After a massive, exhausting search, I found this wonderful, warm Gestalt therapist I see regularly for private sessions. My doctor seemed totally fine with the switch at first, and we agreed he’d stay in charge of managing my medication. But then, when I called him to schedule an appointment, he basically told me to come back in the spring—he seems totally offended by the whole thing and is straight-up ghosting me. When I tried to ask about taking Advil over the phone, he basically gave me a "goodbye" and slammed the phone down in my face.
So now I'm stuck. I'm not sure what's safe, especially since he previously banned me from even touching Tegretol during my worst bouts of alcoholism—back when he insisted drinking wasn't even my main issue, right before I ended up spending two weeks in detox at a rehab center in Brooklyn. So, I'm asking you guys.
I'm dealing with depression, but I can't touch Prozac either. Either my doctor forbids it, or because the last time I was on it, I spiraled into a mania with symptoms that, honestly, felt like they were teetering on the edge of psychosis (insomnia, obsessive and racing thoughts, this constant buzzing and pounding in my brain, and this unbearable, irrational euphoria that felt borderline paranoid and like I was floating).
Thanks 🙂
Here’s the deal: I finally made a change and switched psychotherapists. After a massive, exhausting search, I found this wonderful, warm Gestalt therapist I see regularly for private sessions. My doctor seemed totally fine with the switch at first, and we agreed he’d stay in charge of managing my medication. But then, when I called him to schedule an appointment, he basically told me to come back in the spring—he seems totally offended by the whole thing and is straight-up ghosting me. When I tried to ask about taking Advil over the phone, he basically gave me a "goodbye" and slammed the phone down in my face.
So now I'm stuck. I'm not sure what's safe, especially since he previously banned me from even touching Tegretol during my worst bouts of alcoholism—back when he insisted drinking wasn't even my main issue, right before I ended up spending two weeks in detox at a rehab center in Brooklyn. So, I'm asking you guys.
I'm dealing with depression, but I can't touch Prozac either. Either my doctor forbids it, or because the last time I was on it, I spiraled into a mania with symptoms that, honestly, felt like they were teetering on the edge of psychosis (insomnia, obsessive and racing thoughts, this constant buzzing and pounding in my brain, and this unbearable, irrational euphoria that felt borderline paranoid and like I was floating).
Thanks 🙂
