I'm thinking of you BF.

I remember telling you that I've been staying away from my own sister...ignoring her emails, and not phoning her.

I actually feel so much better just to have this short reprieve away from her.

I daresay I'll give in and talk to her again soon, but I do hope that she gives me a bit longer time out before she starts on me again.

I think you'll feel better.... just like me if only you can have a little time away from your own sister. I know I have.

The Abilify made me dizzy. I could not walk right. I also noticed my driving way affected. I had two dizzy spells soon after taking it. Then I developed dizziness all the time. It scared me. I stoped the Abilify,and the Kolonipin about a week ago. I do better on Xanax.

My Dr. is on a long vacation. I talked to his secretary who thinks she can scold me for using my own initiative to stop the medication. That's OK. She isn't in my shoe's,and didn't experience the strange dizziness.

Before the dizziness set in, I knew something was wrong. I could not think,and talk very well either. I've been on powerful med's in the past,but that Abilify was not the right stuff for me.

Mari. Thanks for caring. BF

I need to be careful. I've figured out a few more things today about the situation. I think she reads my posts. She said something that she could have only read here. BF

BF,
I had to do the same thing to heal, stay away from volital family. I have not resloved all my problems, but resolved having theirs. The support was never returned and I was used. finally after parents deaths it seemed the ugliest behavior yet came out. I had to heal myslef, not have them take me down and play me.

Getting better therapist is very helpful
Know we care,
di

I hope that you are doing OK.

You sound like you have made wise decisions. I'm sorry for the heartache that you have been through.

It's nice to meet you.

I'm going to pursue a better therapist.

I hope to be relieved of guilt trips,but to realize that she's ill,and forgive her. I need to realize that I offered my best help.

Thank you for your post. I'm very sorry that you have been through it too. BF

How are you doing BF?

Has this been a better week for you? I was just wondering 'cos I'm feeling a little better about my own sister this week! I must admit that I've not contacted her, and when she phoned today I let the phone ring out. I could tell it was her because of Caller ID. I just need this little bit of time out to get my head together.

Unfortunately,it's been a rough week for me. She insists on talking about money above all that is true,honorable,and just. I'll never understand it. It must be a form of control, obsession,and unhealthy ideals. She's been hell bent on running the subject into the ground.

I'm glad you are doing better. Please keep me posted. Brokenfriend

Hi BF,
thank you for your compassionate words. I know with many meds the doctors hate when we try to adjust to help ourselfs. Like you said they are not in our shoes. I know at a NAMI convention there was a pharm rep from Amblify there. I have to search the information he gave me on it and from the enclosure I related on the brain talk forum Oct 2006.
I know when my daughter passed away and I had trouble with racing thoughts and anxiety the doctor perscribed Lexapro and it took me a month to tittle up to a dose I could take and it did help. But, I was breaking pieces and using every other day.
I had ativan for panic and anxiety for a few years and now take that one a night.

Valium I have as a muscle relaxant for my chronic pain injuries. I don;t like to take medication. I have the chronic pain, asthma stuff, thyroid med, lexapro and now the one for cholesterol. After a life time of good cholesterol it went up to 245, a hundre points since my test two years ago. Menopause doc says and heridity.

But, if your being read here, take it to your advantage to how you feel and express. call it a letter to yourself.
or if you want privacy use another user name for personal stuff. That is allowable for privacy.
When dealing with sisters, don;t forget we are woman too. Men and women have dfferent feelings, priorities, and emotional expressivness.
Your a kind person and supportive, live life, do things to make you happy too. don;t spend more then 20 minutes a day on the heavy stuff.
di

Dear Friend,

Thinking about you.
M.