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waves 03-17-2013 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Brain patch (Post 966879)
Ok. I will wait until Monday and call him. I am hellbent on getting off them because for the last week or so I have been having horrible nightmares and have been feeling way depressed. Like crying all the time. Cannot be left alone. I think this is due to the clonazepam.

Might not be the drug, perse, might be d/t the fact you took extra stuff and then stopped the extra suddenly. Seems a little odd that it would affect you so quickly, but it might, since you had already acquired enough tolerance that it lost daytime efficacy. Your doc will be able to advise on this.

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Although it has been a bad week with my dad it has been bad before that and I was coping way better. I also have a stomach ache and diarrhea.
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This medication is supposed to stop the dreams and the seizures and instead is making the dreams worse.
again... this is an interpretation of the facts. you may be correct, but there are other possiblities. furthermore, the impact of the week's psychological factors and phsyical illness are not to be undermined.
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I hear what your saying.
ok good. i want you to be safe, basically. sending more hugs your way. :hug::hug::hug:
i really hope things settle down for you soon.

~ waves ~

Brain patch 03-17-2013 06:24 PM

Thank you guys. Thanks waves. Thanks Mari. Yes, yes you are right. Could be I jacked myself up by taking those extra. Could be the stress of the week really has got to me after all it has been really brutal. I do not want to have more seizures. I will be good and not self medicate anymore. Learning lesson.
Will let you know what doctor says. Will not change until I talk to him. Praying I don't have nightmares tonight. They are so much different than normal dreams with this REM sleep disorder it is so real, so vivid, you can feel everything, it is just like it is real. You wake up really sweating and crying.
How are you all doing? Please tell me when I talk to you in these threads because I cannot read through everyone's to see what is going on. It is too hard on my post concussive syndrome but want to know what is up with everybody.
Sending hugs back to you all :hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug:
Much love too,
Brain

waves 03-17-2013 06:41 PM

Hi Brain

I am happy to report that things seem to be calming down... at least, that is the "report du jour" based on today's goings on for me :)

basically chilled today, but woke up early so i'm pretty tired.

I hope you sleep sounder tonight with no yucky nightmares!!!!

:hug::hug::hug:

~ waves ~

Mari 03-17-2013 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Brain patch (Post 966932)
How are you all doing? Please tell me when I talk to you in these threads because I cannot read through everyone's to see what is going on. It is too hard on my post concussive syndrome but want to know what is up with everybody.
Sending hugs back to you all :hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug:
Much love too,
Brain

Hi, Brain, :heartthrob: :heartthrob: :heartthrob:

Today feels crummy. I cannot account for some days being bad, some merely crummy, and some good. At least I feel calm (not agitated) and that might be because I stayed inside and did not have to make a run for groceries or to fill up the gas tank (Did that on Friday when I got out of work a little early).

I did a little on the work project -- still not finished. I might wait to email that Monday morning. (I do not like to email people in the middle of the night because I do not want them to know that I keep strange sleep hours.)
It is rather late here but I might do 20 mins of yoga and that could help mood (but whether it helps mood or not I know I need to do it tonight)
My clothes are mostly set for work tomorrow so next I need to wash my hair and pack my lunch.

My big achievement of the day: I filled in my pill minder for the week!! :Dancing-Chilli:
I feel good about that.

I hope that you are o.k. tonight and with the MD appt tomorrow.

Mari

bizi 03-18-2013 12:10 AM

I am glad that you filled you pill box for the week! good job!
bizi

Mari 03-18-2013 01:15 AM

Brain,

Sleep well. http://www.easyfreesmileys.com/smileys/computer-11.gif

Have a good week.

M

waves 03-18-2013 02:11 AM

pillminder packing
 
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Originally Posted by Mari (Post 966966)
My big achievement of the day: I filled in my pill minder for the week!! :Dancing-Chilli:
I feel good about that.


Good for you Mari
... and that reminds me... I have to fill mine, there is only one dose left!

................. Ack! I just did that and ... :yikes:

Heck! The added Zyprexa screwed me up! 'Stupid stuff would not fit in my regular pillminder, so I was keeping the Zyprexa and the pills for my knee into a second pillminder. :( When I stopped taking Zyprexa, I forgot to move the other pills into my original pillminder. No wonder it has seemed like I've been taking "too few pills" the past few nights.

:Doh: :Sigh:

I shoulda left the knee pills where they were to start with. I was so hyper-aware of the Zyprexa I would not have forgotten that. Now, I have missed 3 days of KNEE pills. It's not a huge deal like the psych meds, but I do want my knee to heal up. :(

Oh well. It is straighted out now. Everything is all packed in one 'minder, through next Saturday.

~ waves ~

waves 03-18-2013 02:12 AM

Dear Brain

too hope you are getting some good sleep about now. (I say about now thinking it is 4 or 5 am your time. ;):Heart:

~ waves ~

Mari 03-18-2013 03:45 AM

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Originally Posted by waves (Post 967011)
[B]
G. :( When I stopped taking Zyprexa, I forgot to move the other pills into my original pillminder. No wonder it has seemed like I've been taking "too few pills" the past few nights.

:Doh: :Sigh:

I shoulda left the knee pills where they were to start with. I was so hyper-aware of the Zyprexa I would not have forgotten that. Now, I have missed 3 days of KNEE pills. It's not a huge deal like the psych meds, but I do want my knee to heal up. :(


Waves,
:Grin-Nod: :Grin-Nod: :Grin-Nod:
I think I would like my own minder. Someone gentle and barely noticeable but present nonetheless who could keep track of me. :)
'Could really benefit from that. ;)

Mari

waves 03-18-2013 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Mari (Post 967023)
:Grin-Nod: :Grin-Nod: :Grin-Nod:
I think I would like my own minder. Someone gentle and barely noticeable but present nonetheless who could keep track of me. :)
'Could really benefit from that. ;)

Yeah! No doubt!

Where do we sign up for that???? :cool::D:p


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