Has anyone experienced blurry vision from a psychiatric medication and specifically lamotrigine/Lamictal or olanzapine/Zyprexa? I am experiencing several side effects and am noticing blurry vision now. #Bipolar #SideEffects #MentalHealth #PsychiatricMedication
I have been taking a heavy cocktail of medicines to manage my Bipolar Disorder and Anxiety since the past five years and I’ve been feeling alright more or less now with a steady dose of meds. But the side effects that followed are awful and interfere with my day-to-day functioning to the point of frustration. My hands are always shaky and I experience frequent myoclonic jerks that makes holding objects, writing etc so difficult. I can’t seem to hold a glass of water without spilling it. I have gained over 30 pounds that I can’t seem to lose no matter what I do. I have gastrointestinal issues most of the time. My eyesight keeps fluctuating every now and then. My cognitive functioning, memory, attention span, ability in public speaking and concentration has declined considerably over the years. Brain fog remains consistent all the time. Most of the time I ignore all of these thinking about how the meds are helping me manage my mental illness so well but there are days that I can’t seem to hold it together anymore due to frustration when even seemingly easy tasks become incredibly difficult. My academic performance has been gradually declining and I feel like it’s making me give up on dreams that I had for my studies and career.
I know I can’t have it both ways but I wish some of it would be less intense. I don’t know how to dissipate this frustration.
Hello I am new to the group. My name is Tracey. I have been living with Gastroparesis, IBS, and severe GERD for quite awhile now. I was prescribed Reglan back in 2013 and the side effects were severe so I stopped taking it. I recently was prescribed it again, since some time has passed and thought I would try it again. After just a few days of taking it, I couldn't catch my breath. It did not help my nausea or heartburn. It really scared me so I stopped taking it. Anybody else have a bad experience with Reglan?
#reglan #meds #Gastroparesis #Sideeffect
I’m on my 4th week of switching to #Vraylar after #Abilfy stopped working . I’m having really, really bad headaches and my body easily overheats. Does it get better? Worse? My doctor thinks my side effects are strange. My support groups are not meeting due to Covid-19. I’m at a bit of a loss. Any help would be appreciated 😊#Bipolar1Disorder #Sideeffect
Today I visited the neurologist, had all my bloodwork results with me that show that I'm in #Lupus remission . It turned out that the #BrainFog, #MemoryLoss, are side effect from a med I take to treat my severe #Epilepsy The doctor suggested that I lower the dose of the medication an have an EEG one week after lowering the dose in order to see how my brain works with the new dose and to see if the symptoms are still persisting. He is trying to avoid putting me on extra medication to treat the side effects but at the point we are now, we have tried pretty much everything and I haven't responded well enough so this option is also on the table. I am scared to lower the dose bc being in remission is fantastic and I'm afraid that a lower dose will bring a flare or cause a seizure or God knows what else. I am very stressed and I know stress just by existing is a trigger for flares in #Lupus #Fibro #sjogrens etc I feel confused and overwhelmed and obviously . I had reached a point where everything was falling into place, where I could finally live my life like a normal person in their 20s and now the health chapter is open again. Giving up is obviously not an option so I need to find the strength to keep going. Thank you for keeping me in your prayers and for supporting me mentally and emotionally. Hope you are all doing well #Anxiety #Seizures #MentalHealth
It's 1:33 a.m. on a Sunday where I live. I'm getting in bed rather remarkably late for me. I've been trying to calm myself during a Prodrome flare of "mania" that seems to be a new way my body has decided to let me know that pain and agony are on their way. Instead of fighting it too hard, tonight, I just tried to wait until I felt sleepy. That part seems to have worked. YAY! Unfortunately, it would appear that the headache part is beginning.
As of yet, the headache pain is not that severe. Also unfortunately, my newest and easily least favorite side effect is in fine form tonight. Like so many, I struggle with depression and anxiety. My doctor says this is sort of like a form of aura and that while I should monitor it closely, there is nothing particularly abnormal present. But it freaks me right out. I can feel when it begins, because for a moment it feels like there's someone behind me. After a little more time has passed, sometimes I'll see something out of the corner of my eye (akin to my usual visual aura.) It's remarkably like what I remember experiencing as a little girl when I was so terrified of the dark. These days I love the dark, which is a good thing, except for these random moments. When Prodrome is just beginning to fade into the actual attack phase. I can feel the sadness, depression, and anxiety all balled up...as if they are what I can sense around me, stalking me through my house. Things that feel almost impossible to truly escape in the suddeness of the moment.
And, perhaps, that is what it is that I'm sensing. I know there's no intruder and I know I'm safe in this house (or as safe as I am anywhere.) I am fortunate to have a place where I don't have to sleep with one eye open. But we can't escape ourselves. My anxiety, depression, and fears...those are all as much a part of me and what's made me as are my hopes, dreams, aspirations, and loves. If only I could figure out a way to project the positive emotions in such a way that they could distract whatever negativity it is that my mind/body seem determined to alert me to! And thank GOODNESS for pets! Tonight would have been really awful if I didn't have my old lady cat and my lovable "chonky"dog right next to me. My pupper, especially, always seems to know when I need a little extra support.
I'm very curious to learn if anyone else has ever experienced this strange sensation, or something similar! It began for me just before my last birthday so I wonder if it's a hormone thing? If you deal with this, how do you make it work? Luckily, my triptan actually makes the feelings go away as it's helping the headache! #CaninesComfort #Catsforcomfort #prodrome #Migraine
oh my gosh! ladies! (& gents). I know like me, you see hundreds of Facebook ads a day for things like Ipsy, Birchbox, the like. but have you seen an ad for this supposedly magical razor called “BILLIE”? I scrolled past it probably a hundred times myself & finally I looked into the comments to see what the hype was all about. the razor women are losing it over? the pink tax free razor? yeah, whatever they just say stuff like that because they want my money! okay, so, I gave them my money because it was under 20$, and trying to find body skincare, let alone a razor, that doesn’t make my #Eczema turn into a nightmare is a huge #challenge. so what the hell?
well, I finally used my pretty pink tax free razor today.
and I don’t have razor bumps.
my legs don’t burn like I just came back from hell.
and they don’t look like it either!
I mean hey, I couldn’t walk down the runway, but typically I avoid shaving my legs (a #Sideeffect of my #Medication that leaves me feeling #selfconscious most of the time) & it feels fantastic to actually have ( mostly) smooth, hell-free, lady legs. I’m half way there y’all. #Eczema #Medication #unwantedsideeffects #BipolarDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder
Shaking. Muscles.
Why? What do my hands and legs and even my mouth have to do with anything?
This is some seriously twisted fnckuppery! Have problem, seek treatment,
take prescription, feel so much worse.
Wait, worse? What??
Higher anxiety than I've ever known,
Years of decent sleep suddenly implode with a week of insomnia,
The hard-earned appetite gets scooped into the bin, feels like it did months ago before it was getting better,
Rumination, poor concentration, lack of focus and comprehension,
Far too exhausted to keep social plans,
And unrelenting intrusive suicidal ideations
Underscored by the devil's rhythm,
A haunting tremor going up and down stairs,
Holding on tightly to the grab bar in the shower,
Hope the roads are dry and clear so I can use cruise control instead of fruitlessly attempting to stop bouncing my legs,
Overcome with near panic just want something peaceful to calm me down...
Coloring. Challenge. Botanical beauties and bountiful hues of reds, greens, and blues,
Grasping fine markers and willing the tip to touch down between the correct lines.
I skip it. For now.
I can wait it out.
Next appointment and the doc says stop.
Discontinuation oddly feels rather continuous,
A couple of weeks should be all it ever is,
Temporarily here, temporarily inconvenient,
Temporarily making depression and anxiety far worse, far more severe, distortions far more intense.
How long?
How long will I wait?
I come back to the page, determined,
Having mentally accepted that the shaking will make a mess, and it's ok,
It's not my fault,
It's not a big deal,
It's not noticeable,
It's not easy to keep going, without judging
I keep pushing through the days,
Forcing my butt into the chair,
Dedicated to the challenge.
I watch the felt tip quiver, as if watching a video play in fast speed,
I relax my grip, I begin again, and boldly stroke the pattern of leaves,
I don't make mistakes, I make decisions
I don't make mistakes, I make beauty
I don't make mistakes, I make progress
I don't make mistakes, I make reds, greens, and blues,
And as the once black-and-white design is overcome with shades of green, teal, turquoise, lilac, berry, and citrus,
I stare down, bewildered,
The times I could not control the tip of the line of color
only exist in memory or micrograph,
Effectively lost when I take in the whole page.
It's beautiful, and I'm smiling.
I'm also still shaking.
One obstacle conquered, one demon vanquished,
But this tremor isn't ready to go back to the hell from whence it came.
#CheckInWithMe #Depression #Anxiety #calm #MightyPoets
I don't know how I'm doing it. Maybe they're right... I am strong. Even if I just feel it for a part of today, that's more than I got yesterday or the day before it. And it better not be from any of the drugs I'm already accustomed to, the ones that were helping before things got so difficult... Ok, brain, you can cut it out now.
#staymighty
Okay, so I started a new medication... I would say at least a month or so ago now. And this used to happen a lot when I would get #PTSD triggers and flashbacks. I would wet the bed. And although I still struggle with those, it wasn’t until I started on this new medication that I’ve begun to wet the bed again... I’m not sure if this is a #Sideeffect or if it’s just my body adjusting, being exhausted and unable to wake myself up.
I noticed that it happened again last night after having a very hard and triggering day. And I’m just curious, I suppose... #help #MightyTogether
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