Yes. With the medications that we are on,try to avoid grapefruit. Hey Waves. That's a good reminder. BF

Hi, Tbi/PTSD,

Yes, stay for the course and keep hoping for the best.
Having a great doc you can trust helps you get through the bumps in the road.

Mari

Ok, I pulled a rookie move. I wasn't supposed to start tapering the Lamictal until I was on full dose 40 mg Latuda. I saw my doc yesterday. I feel crazy, I know....but I hear people talking to me in my head and I answer them out loud. I am super angry still. I know I am going through a change w the Meds so I am trying to get through it. My parents are out of town, my dear friends that are my dash 2 parents are out of town, so I told my neighbors that they are it if I have trouble, I will call them first.

I see things people are not supposed to see, I am too observant, I am exhausted from taking all the superfluous info in. I check people's license plates to see of they are up to date, I notice things that I shouldn't pay any mind to but I can't let go.

Thanks for the tips on grapefruit juice. I like just about all food/drinks but I do have a hard time w grapefruit juice. I really appreciate you taking the time to check it out. So far I find that I am not hungry. I push a vitamix fruit veggie protein powder smoothie down in the AM but the rest of the meals are a struggle.

I am not sure what the other people like us do without this site, I gain so much from you guys, thanks.

What did your doctor say about your increased symptoms?
This must seem crazy for you.
sounds manic to me or headed there.
I amsorry that you are having these strong emotions, just because you are feeling them doesn't mean you have to act on them.
Try if you can to reel your behavior in. What is a full dose for the new medication?
and when do you expect it to be in your system?
worried....
bizi

My doctor attributes the moods to the stress of changing Meds. I have an appt w him again in a week instead of two. I can't remember what he said about it, unfortunately. I started taking my full dose of 40 mgThur night so this is day one of the first full dose. As far as the Meds getting to my system, I am not sure.

I am trying to stay real busy. Today I ran, went to dr. Appts and went kayaking for three hours. I wanted to relax but I couldn't so I went to the grocery store and cam home and cooked and now heading to bed.

I have made it through another day.

Thanks BIZI

[QUOTE=bizi;1004262]What did your doctor say about your increased symptoms?
This must seem crazy for you.
sounds manic to me or headed there.
I amsorry that you are having these strong emotions, just because you are feeling them doesn't mean you have to act on them.
Try if you can to reel your behavior in. What is a full dose for the new medication?
and when do you expect it to be in your system?
worrie

I bet you are very sore of 3 hours of kayaking! that sounds like a lot if you aren't already used to that level.
try to take it a day at a time. I am hoping that you are sleeping thru the night. so important.
bizi

Hi there TBI/PTSD,

well I was a bit worried too about the voices and such. I was happy to hear that you have people you can count on, and that even though the folks you are closest too are away, you have reached out to your neighbors. That was a very good idea.

I am glad to hear that you have talked to your doctor about what is going on and that he feels it is related to changing meds. You are getting there with the meds, so hopefully you will feel better soon.

Good that you are now on your target dose of 40 mg Latuda.

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As far as when it will be in your system - i.e. at steady-state - that should take about 4-5 days from the first 40mg dose. This is based on the mean half-life of 18 hours. (Steady-state is considered reached at 5-7 half-lives. At 5 half-lives the drug level is pretty close to target. The half-life of a drug varies some across individuals and time to steady-state varies accordingly: the numbers I've given are only statistical predictors, not empirical data as pertains to you.)
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I think you are doing a great job keeping afloat. If you need to stay busy, kayaking and cooking sound like healthy ways to do it... assuming, as Bizi says, you have the physical endurance for the kayaking! LOL! I could not do that for 3 hours! I probably would not last 5 minutes, LOL.

Hang in there.

waves

Hi,

Somedays when you feel you could have more nutrition, make another smoothie later in the day.
Or make two smoothies in the morning, put the second in the fridge and have it in the afternoon / evening.
A smoothie does not have the same texture when it is a half a day old, but it will work.

How is your service dog?

Mari

See if you can slow down just a little bit. What I do is do a few things,and then sit down to pace myself.

I use to run around,and do one thing after another,but in the long run,I think that it caused some anger,and stress. If someone would stop me,it would agitate me because I had all of these other things to do. I have OCD along with several other mental health challenges. If you have a job,this doesn't apply.

I hope that this helps. BF

Hi, Steve and Biz,
I am remembering that TBI/PTSD is active and in very good shape and that she likes the outdoors.


Hi,TBI/PTSD
I hope that the med changes work out for you.
It takes patience to deal with med transitions.
It also requires a great deal of faith --- faith that medical science can help. Keep the faith.

Mari


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There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart. ~ Celia Thaxter