Tuesday, 9 September 2008
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| Middle of winter Yuluwirri 18:57:10 |
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It's the middle of winter here and I see on the weather forecast that
it's going to get up to 27 some time next week. That's got to be a
record!
We need rain urgently! Our wet season isn't for another 5 months or
so, so I expect we will be up to level 5 water restrictions in the
near future. I cannot ever remember it being this dry.
Something weird is definitely going on with the weather that's for
sure.
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yuluwirri
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Fish know.
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yuluwirri@hotmail.com
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Tuesday, 10 June 2008
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| Coming off Venlafaxine V Green 23:24:58 |
| | Looking for some advice...
I've been on venlafaxine since september 2002, after fluroxetine had
little to no effect for me. I started on 150mg (mediated release) and
am now on 75mg (mediated release), and for a while I've felt ready to
come off it, but there's a problem - whenever I miss a dose, I have
withdrawl symptoms a few hours after it should have been taken. These
are fluctuating mood, extreme irritability, and most notably, a weird
sensation in my head that feels like my brain is blinking. I told my
doctor, and tried to explain what this was like, but I dont think she
thought it was real - or, rather, she'd never heard of it. The best I
can compare it to is if anyone has ever been in a TMR machine. Im a
psychologist, and during my undergraduate days I did some studies that
involved being in a TMR (TransMagnetic Radiance) machine - which
basically screws your neurons for a few seconds with a magnetic pulse,
rendering you incapable for a millisecond or so. It feels like an
electric shock without any pain, which is exactly what this
side-effect feel like, although there is a feeling of discomfort,
though I wouldn't call it pain... more shock. It really is a horrible
sensation, and because of this, I've been keeping up the medication.
I'm not happy with this, however, as I feel that the sensation is
getting worse every time it happens and is taking less time to occur
after missing a dose. I don't really know what to do - 75mg is the
lowest dose is the MD form; you can get ordinary 37.5 mg tablets,
which Ive tried 1 in the morning and 1 at night, but this gives me
these weird brain blinks. Does anyone have any advice, or have ever
been in a similar position. I'm quite annoyed with this - I
specifically grilled the doctor who prescribed me them on withdrawl
effects, and he said there were none. I can't imagine I'm the only one
to ever feel this, however!
Vikki
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Sunday, 30 September 2007
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| Solian Tinkerbell 18:16:24 |
| | Is anyone on Solian?
I was wondering what side-effects others have. I have found my breast
have got really sore. Was on it once before and had a mammoplasty -
when they cut me open milk poured out. I think I am becoming a cow...
tinkerbell
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Monday, 23 July 2007
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| I miss feelings Dan 18:59:30 |
| | Hi. I had my first manic episode about a year ago. I was hospitalized
and put on xyprexa and lithium. I gained about 30 lbs. I was also
prescribed fluoxitine for a few months with the lithium due to a severe
depression. I stopped taking the xyprexa for the side effects,
especcially the weight gain, and had 2 more manic episodes that put me
in the hospital. First I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder NOS (not
otherwise specified). Now my new diagnosis is Schizoaffective
Disorder-bipolar type.
For the past 6 months I have been forced to take haldol injections once
a month as a part of my court-ordered treatment. I was taken off
lithium and put on 1500 mg per day of depakote. So my medication is
(haldol 75mg injections + 1 mg haldol tab per day)+ 1500 mg depakote
per day. The medication has ended the manic episodes so far but I am
severely depressed, I think.
I've never been sucidal. I've thought about it a lot but never
seriously with intent. I just have absolutely no motivation to do
anything anymore. I can sit for hours starring blankly at the wall
thinking of nothing. I sleep 12-16 hours a day and wake up feeling
unrested. I am bored and boring. My mind is like a dead thick brick.
I am slow moving, slow thinking, and weak. I have no interests,
inititive, or creativity anymore. I don't want to take the effort to
do anything as simple as shaving or doing laundry.
But what I miss most of all are feelings. I am not happy or sad. I
feel nothing--I have no emotional reactions to anything. I cannot feel
the very fine emotional mental states created by music, art, movies, or
the feelings of other people anymore. I am like an old slow computer
running windows 95 or something. I wonder if I would even feel bad if
I lost my whole family in a plane crash or if one of my cats died. I
do not laugh or make jokes anymore. I do not cry. I am not moved by
anything. I feel dead inside.
If this is what the drugs are supposed to do I want nothing to do with
them. I was much better before I started this "treatment." Plus, my
manic episodes were awesome for me so I don't mind going off the
medication if I risk going manic. I feel sorry for people who have
never felt what it is like to be manic--if that is what I was
experiencing. I had a wonderful time and had some truely amazing
experiences when I was "manic." I thought I was fine until they put me
in the hospital and doped me up on all these terrible drugs. I feel
that these so-called "normal" people just don't understand. I don't
want to be like them.
Dan
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Thursday, 22 February 2007
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| Re: MDCCLXXVI = 1776 = m(DC)c(LX)x(VI) = 666 Love Will Rule Very Soon 13:55:12 |
| | I don't have a halo and I am just a man not a "god". You people would
try YEHOSHUVAH and the deciples patients. You can repent.
http://www.watchtower.org
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Monday, 5 February 2007
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| No Carb Diets Guest 01:23:41 |
| | Does anyone know of any changes in the symptoms of
depression,BiPolar.Borderline, in people who have gone on completely
carb free diets?
I am not talking Atkins. I mean NO CARBS at all.
Thanks
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Sunday, 7 January 2007
Monday, 28 August 2006
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| take what you can use and leave the rest Guest 10:18:12 |
| | I am an individual who has enjoyed an extended period of sobriety, in a
life characterized by sizeable mood swings. I believe the quality of my
life has been positively influenced by the spirituality of the 12 Steps
of Alcoholics Anonymous. I have stumbled upon an idea that I believe
can enhance an individual's recovery, while increasing their self
esteem. It has helped me so I thought I would pass it on.
Please accept my invitation to visit http://www.dailyinventory.com.
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Tuesday, 15 August 2006
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| How hot is it? Myron 07:43:26 |
| | It's so hot and dry here in Texas that now even the scorpions
are coming indoors.
Had to get rid of one tonight. Oldest daughter starting yelling
for me. It was crawling across the living room floor. This is the
first time I have ever seen one at this house, even outdoors.
Been here 16 years. I do remember one inside my Moms house
when I was growing up back when I was a teenager.
Myron
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| Fell and hit head (again...) Dave 06:58:06 |
| | Was crossing the street today when I tripped over a lane separator and fell
smack on my right temple again. Busted it open good this time. No loss of
consciousness like last time, but there was blood everywhere. I was right
in front of a drugstore, and headed for it to get bandages etc, but people
kept stopping me and asking if I was all right, was I attacked, did I get
hit by a car... By the time I got there and asked to borrow their rest room
it was all in my beard and all over my face. What a sight. Went to the
Emergency room and got it stitched up, which took a while, and am just now
starting to get feeling back in it. (ouch.) Oh well. I could have gotten
hit by the truck I was trying to outrun. Instead he blocked traffic so I
could find my glasses and the one lense that popped out. What a day. But,
it could have been worse. A lot worse.
Dave
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Monday, 14 August 2006
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| greetings from Uraguay Purpleveggie 13:52:43 |
| | on behalf of all depressed llama's in Uraguay i extend a warm hoof as a
show of friendship.
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| lets not beat around the Bush Purpleveggie 13:50:12 |
| | George W is the biggest threat to world peace.
please
discuss......................................................................
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| can new born llamas's swim? Purpleveggie 13:48:16 |
| | if you chucked a 2 hour old lil biddy llama into a pond would it sink
or swim?
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| Re: from the book: "the greening of America" Guest 13:04:33 |
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I...@hotmail.com wrote:> "marijuana causes a concentration on what is immediatly present:> color, smells, sensory experiances, "nowness". The self is isolated,> turns inward, feels loose, detached, soft gentle/ the hold of> uptightness is relaxed, allowing all sorts of "illogical" relationships> to seem perfectly natural; there are visual juxtapositions of sights> that have no "rational" relationship, such as a huge box of corn flakes> between 2 buildings on a city street, and the logic of the outside> world is suspended; why not sit down on the sidewalk, if one feels> tired; why not nuzzle the carpet of a formal, wall to wall living room,> if one feels like nuzzling? In some less uptight society, marijuana> would be just a toy, a harmless "high". But in a society that keeps> it's citizens within a closed system of thought, that depends so much> on systematic indoctrination, and an imposed conciousness, marijuana is> a maker of of revolution, a truth serum. Because it concentrates on> "nowness" as reality, it takes people outside the the enclosed system,> releases them from domination of their thought, and makes unreal what> society takes most seriously: Time, schedules, rational connections,> competition, anger, excellence, authority, private property, law,> status, the primacy of the state, the standards imposed by other people> and by society. It is a truth serum that repeals false conciousness">
-"jordy"
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| Hello :) Guest 13:02:08 |
| | i need help... my e.mail is {censored}@yahoo.com any1 can help in the emotional cases please send me on my e.mail telling me that u want to help... thank u |
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| Re: The Absolutely finite ego attention gathering agenda Fritz 12:33:03 |
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"Julian" <julianlzb87@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:44df3a6c$0$20809$88260bb3@free.teranews.com...> ilya_shambat2004@yahoo.com wrote:> > I> >
So it IS true.. you are a total twunt!!!> It's pitiful enough that you continue to crosspost tripe> but even sadder that you repeatedly post copies> of the same massive lumps.> If people were interested in the contents of your nappy> wouldn't they track it down via your blogspot?
now stop that or ilya's little spiritual
ego might not get the attention it
obviously feels that it deserves.
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| Re: Feel sorry for me everyone! I never do anything wrong % 12:11:52 |
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"lava girl" <sarahdodd73@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1155351656.662707.214790@74g2000cwt.googlegroups.com...> but I always get ganged up on! boo! hoo!
Ladies and Gentleman , welcome to Lava Girl>
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| Documentary about Asian Americans and Mental Illness Guest 12:08:38 |
| | Hi, I wanted to share with this group this film I am currently working
on. Our hopes are to shed light on this taboo subject and help diminish
the stigma of mental illness in Asian American communities. For more
information about this documentary, please visit our website:
amongourkin.org.
Among Our Kin is a documentary-in-progress by Pearl J. Park about Asian
Americans living with mental illness and their journeys of healing.
This Google group is a monthly update about this film's progress.
Please join us and support our efforts.
This film provides an intimate portrait of 33-year-old Vietnamese
American Can Truong and his family's struggles dealing with his
bipolar disorder and depression. Up close and personal, Can shares his
innermost thoughts, conflicts and pain, but he also expresses his
ironclad determination to recover. Among Our Kin shows us life from the
perspective of a person with mental illness and what all that means at
an emotional level.
SOCIAL OBJECTIVES
Through the production and distribution of Among Our Kin, the producer
hopes to diminish the stigma surrounding mental illness that is endemic
to some Asian and Asian-American cultures. Through visually effective
storytelling that is emotionally engaging and educationally valid, we
hope to build consensus against socially stigmatizing people with
mental illness. We hope to educate the general population about the
experience of mental illness from an Asian-American perspective, and to
instigate meaningful dialogue about this taboo topic in Asian-American
communities. By dispelling the taboo power of mental illness, we hope
to dissipate the denial and shame surrounding the subject. We want to
improve the quality of public discourse about the subject of mental
illness, and step up the ensuing search for answers.
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| BUT % 11:51:07 |
| | i'm keepin the 17 year old
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| Newbie Alert Kelli 11:48:26 |
| | Hi, I just wanted to introduce myself as I'm new here. I was hoping to
find others a bit like me. First, I'm 35 years old and was diagnosed
bipolar II with very rapid cycles about 2 years ago. Well, I had
previously been diagnosed bipolar when I was about 22, but I didn't
believe the doc. In addition, I had some really nasty side effects from
the lithium I was placed on at the time. So, I stopped taking the
medication and stopped seeing that doctor. Over the next 10 years or
so, I was on and off various antidepressants prescribed by my family
physician, whoever that might have been at the time. I went through a
time about 8-1/2 years ago when I was completely asymptomatic while off
medications and gave birth to a beautiful little boy who is my reason
for living. (He was diagnosed bipolar II a year and a half ago but had
been showing symptoms since he was 3). I did well off any medication
for about a year, but when I quit breastfeeding, the depression came
back. I was put on another antidepressant, which actually did quite
well for almost 2 years, then slowly I started becoming more and more
depressed despite the medication, as had happened to me many times
before. Finally, after being severely depressed and nearly suicidal for
several months, my therapist convinced me to go see a psychiatrist for
medication management.
I was first put on Remeron and another medication, the name of which I
forget now. This did not help, and I was placed on trazodone at night
for its antidepressant effects as well as for sleep, which I was getting
precious little of. This did not help either. I was still having
severe depressive symptoms and my ADD was becoming less well controlled
(in my opinion). I was placed on Strattera in addition to the Remeron,
trazodone, Adderall XR, and Cymbalta (that's the med I couldn't
remember) as well as Restoril for sleep. Sometime during all this, the
doctor decided I was bipolar (I apparently can't recognize my
hypomanias) and placed me on Lamictal. I did start getting a little
better with the Strattera, although I was by no means out of the
depression I was suffering. After a while, my psychiatrist decided that
the Strattera was pointless and took me off of it, fiddling with the
dosages of my other medications. After coming off the Strattera I had
quite possibly the worst depressive crash I have ever had in my life. I
attempted suicide, which I had done before, but this time I truly meant
it, and darn near succeeded. If my math skills weren't so weak, I
likely would have done it. Anyway, for the first time ever, I was
hospitalized.
During this hospitalization, my meds were changed to include Geodon. I
had very rapid improvement after the addition of Geodon. In fact, I
very quickly became hypomanic. For some reason, the doc in the hospital
decided I was safe for discharge and set me loose in that state.
Luckily, no lasting damage was done, and I managed to not do anything
patently stupid during that time. I stayed hypomanic for about 4 or 5
months then finally settled down to a normal level. I behaved myself
for a while and took my meds as prescribed, but all the while I missed
feeling really energetic.
A few months ago, I really starting doubting the diagnosis (I hear
that's pretty typical) again as I've always only been cognizant of the
depressions. I've tried coming off the medications a couple of times,
especially wanting off the Geodon as I would like to have another child
sometime before my ovaries dry up. I found out quite quickly I can't
just stop the medication. Tapering was the key. I started tapering off
the Geodon but didn't complete the taper because I started feeling
"crazy" again. Again, for a couple of months, I behaved myself and took
my medications as prescribed, but still without fully believing in the
diagnosis. In June, I began tapering off all my meds and actually was
doing well until the final taper off the Cymbalta. Unfortunately, about
3 days after I stopped taking the Cymbalta altogether, I became acutely
suicidal again. I admitted to the doc I hadn't been taking my meds. He
had me take restart the Cymbalta, Adderall, and Geodon at my previous
dose and quickly tapered the Lamictal back up to full dose.
I'm feeling better now, although I still don't feel 100% yet. At best,
I'm only very low-normal in the range of moods I experience. I also
still doubt the diagnosis, but I'm taking my meds anyway even though I
REALLY don't want to. I have to fight every day to make myself take my
medication the way I'm supposed to. I want off these drugs so bad,
despite knowing stopping them would most certainly qualify me for the DA
(dumb a$$) of the year award.
Well, that's me in a nutshell (pun intended). I was looking for people
out there who understand but could inject the voice of reason anyway. Do
any of y'all feel like the diagnosis is wrong? I still feel like I
should be able to deal with whatever is going on without the meds (Yes,
I know, this also qualifies me for the DA award). Do any of you feel
this way?
Kelli
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| Five days, three deaths HoPpeR trading at 1492 11:45:44 |
| | We have now had three deaths in the family this week. My aunt, my
great aunt and my wife's aunt.
Wife just left in tears, trying to find her cousin to offer her a
place to stay. This cousin is her families black sheep and a lot of
ugly things came out in the open today.
Life can be tough some days.
Be well,
HoP
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