I had all the hopes in the world. But you're right, it hasn't been 3 weeks in which they say it takes some medicines to take effect. It's been only 6 days. I hope you aren't drifting back to your...
HT: Your original poem above was: As the mountain is high and mighty, we be small, alas we grow as we climb; reach we do; the summit- now we too are high, and as mighty as the mountain....
Minipuff: How is the increase in medicine doing? Have you noticed any changes?...
Paul, is your problem your ears or a particular noise situation?...
In Esquire’s "What Every Young Man Should Know,” a suggested answer for many exams is, “In 1564 Michelangelo died, Shakespeare was born, the Magna Carta was 349 years old, and Galileo was but a babe...
Karen: You said you had trouble with noise. I've had that same thing. I've even gone so far as to put up partita board in the windows. Less drastic are box fans between you and the noise source. What...
While those are negative thoughts about the virus, can you think positive thoughts that you are not going to get the virus? Such as, I haven't gotten it yet....
You say, "Working on a paper for my therapist, that is a little bit harder than a thesis, on truth and honesty"? "Starting to prepare, hopefully, start Q & A sessions via Zoom with a Clinical Psych...
We love the happy Trina and wish her the best when she is not feeling well. “The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love.” -Hubert H. Humphrey...
So, how are you doing? What are the other two medicines you're taking?...
In a way you present it as gosh awful. But if you read it, and not read your emotions, it actually seems like a lot of good. One, he did call back. It’s taken seems like about a week. But it was oh...
While those are negative thoughts that the sky is going to fall, can you think positive that the sky is not going to fall? Such as, it didn't fall yesterday. There are a a couple of other sayings: 1....
Sometimes, say when I’m about to go for a walk, I think about some of the dogs on the street, and I’m not sure I want to go for a walk. And sometimes I think, what if I had one of those conditions...
It's good that you wrote in. Net says initial dosage of Citalopram anti-depressant is 20 mg. Is that what you're on?...
Well, the good thing is, he called back. The 2nd good thing is, you were working. So, as you said earlier, give yourself two checks in the win column. You say, "Dr finally called back yesterday, but...
OK, that is very good....
Minipuff: Have you heard anything from the doctor? Seems like he would have called back by now....
You are very smart to write in. You are very fortunate that there are websites like this one so you can get different opinions, and get help. It’s good that you are seeing a psychiatrist. You say you...
Thanks Karen, I’m glad you picked up on that. Those were not idle words. I was going to write: "Your presence speaks volumes." And it really does. Then recalling examples of her compassion, I changed...
You say you have Bipolar I, which net says involves both full mania and depression, while bipolar II, has a milder form of mania, or hypomania. I have bipolar I for which I am taking Lithium (2, 300...
HT: You said, "Yes, spur of the moment. At one go. "No longer writing them down, "it is my gift to the universe. "Thx for the positives TT. HT" A Poem at the spur of the moment. Does seeing another...
In a way, that's good because there are more questions than if he had called right back. Maybe you can call the secretary Monday to see if he got the message or to see if he's on vacation....
Minipuff: Have you had a chance to speak to your psychiatrist yet? I know there seemed to be several things that were going on....
HT said: "andrews, is it her original work, i wonder? "Mine, are! "Not on youtube!" HT, you are right. After I posted the response to your first reply, I thought, I didn't even give any credit to...
HT said: As the mountain is high and mighty, we be small, alas we grow as we climb; reach we do; the summit- now we too are high, and as mighty as the mountain. As Julie Andrews put it in the Sound...
It was Joyce (PA grandma) who started a column of jokes and words of wisdom on this Depression forum, and whose last column was on 5/1/2018, and who passed away not long after that. I helped her with...
I think you now have 2 or 3 questions to ask your psychiatrist when he returns your call. 1. I think one is about the Buspar anti-anxiety which you started about 3 weeks ago. Do you increase? 2. A...
Looking on the search engine for Buspar anti-anxiety medicine that you said you are taking at 10 mg. a day for the last 2-3 weeks, under dosage, drugs.com says: "The recommended initial dose is 15 mg...
It’s good to hear from you. You say, “My anxiety is... A low but audible roar this past week. I was going to call my Dr and discuss increasing the buspar but I feel like I'm hoping for a miracle drug...
Minipuff: So, you are on 60mg of Prozac which treats depression as well as anxiety. And your psychiatrist about two weeks ago added 10 mg of Buspar, which treats anxiety. You were still having...
Trina wrote: "Tonight Aerosmith was my music warrior hero! Needed to blast away the ghouls! "Started with this tasty tid-bit. "What everyone else's go-to when you just have to get `it' out!?"...
Concerning marijuana for sleep: I got to thinking about that reply concerning marijuana for sleep, and I remembered the one time I took one swallow of alcohol while I was on an anti-depressant. It...
webmd.com says: "While every state has laws dictating the use of medical marijuana, more than two thirds of U.S. states and the District of Columbia have actually legalized it for medical treatments...
It's good that you wrote in. You said, "Had it for few weeks now but since ive been on holiday which is now 10days I have experienced it more and its got stronger and longer. " You know not getting...
Carolina Girl: That’s the section of the country I’m near and use to live in. You said, “I have done so well for so long, but I'm back. I hate that anxiety & panic disorder can 99% go away for months...
Minipuff: You said: “I'm sort of reluctant to stop it completely (Buspar anti-anxiety medicine) bc things aren't crazy busy in my brain. I'm sort of feeling... indifferent to anxieties or stressors....
Minipuff: How is the recently added 5 mg of Buspar anxiety medicine doing? It was added to the 60mg of Prozac, which treats depression as well as anxiety, that you were already taking. If you are...
Minipuff: You replied: "Thanks for checking in on me. I'm doing ok. I had 2 nights in a row of decent sleep. Not the greatest but definitely better. As far as effects of buspar on my anxiety, I'm not...
Minipuff: Are you doing OK?...
One of the cornerstones of this website is CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy which is really positive thinking. I use to be very negative, although I didn't know it for negative thinking I came to...
jfo310: Glad you responded. Please let us know how Monday's appointment with the doctor goes. While you are at the doctor's, if she's not a psychiatrist, can you get her to recommend one? A long term...
I'm from that section of the country and was just curious. Are you taking any medicine for that?...
HT said: "The visions i see, are not what i see, rather are the flowing of an infinite and beautiful mind." I've heard the saying: "We see people not as they are, but as we are."...
North or South?...
Minipuff: I just looked at the side effects for Buspar and webmd.com said on the outside of the website: 1. Dizziness, drowsiness, headache, nausea, nervousness, lightheadedness, restlessness,...
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou I, too, like that quote, Trina. For all you...
About the pinched nerve you say, "I know I have a pinched nerve in my neck I’m working on getting fixed." That's very good. You're taking care of yourself. From having a bad back and learning things...
asiangal555: You said that you took Mirtazapine anti-depressant for anxiety. I didn’t fully realize that most medicines prescribed for anxiety are anti-depressants. About the anti-depressant you’re...
Minipuff: You say, "I appreciate all the encouragement!" We appreciate you. And your psychiatrist. And the medicines. And those who put up with us when we are thrown off track somehow from not taking...