Posted by Squiggles on March 31, 2006, at 11:58:52
In reply to Re: Many questions - but no answers - Met. Aci. » maryhelen, posted by TylerJ on March 31, 2006, at 10:00:28
Stabilized!
I'm starting to feel like a spring chicken, or is it the Pharm Phoenix? I'm coming back to life
as i knew it. The Gods must have made me
********** indestructible, only to punish me
over and over again for my pride. It's
a pain in the *** of classic Greek proportions -
Sisyphus, Narcissism, Nemesis, and a little Stoic/neo-Christian scatological values thrown in:
Catharsis;
Frankly, this "slammerino" has happened before
many times and at times when the Rivotril was
cut - it was unbearable. But in either case,
lithium or Rivotril, it takes about 30 days for
the CNS to stabilize to its original condition.This is not the kind of thing that elderly people
could handle well, I think. It could be
dangerous. As I get older, I am more inclined
to stick to my doctor's prescription to the letter. It is also very hard on your family
because they basically lose you for a couple
of months. My husband has been my rock of
Gibraltar.All's well that ends well.
Squiggles
BTW, maryhelen and Tyler, when you speak of
opiates you must be speaking of Vicodin?
Regarding switching treatments I have always
said that the devil you know is better than
the devil you don't. But if you can stick on
this under your dr.'s supervision, i confess
to a little envy :-).
poster:Squiggles
thread:625248
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20060329/msgs/627097.html