zyprexa woes

[Re-O]

Hi Anne,

What great news!! You deserve every minute of relief. I'm glad things are finally going the right way.

[paul m]

Hello Anne. I hope that this keeps working for you. Take Care. paul m

[Atlantis]

Hi Anne,
I am so glad to hear you are feeling better Let me know how things go with the Luvox, it is a med that I may try in the future. Thanks.

[A.E.V.]

I must be feeling better, because waiting 35 minutes for the bus (we're having a "lovely" snow storm here in Montreal since yesterday), and then because the doc and other patients were late waiting another 40 minutes didn't irritate me today!

the one thing annoying me, is I can't seem to remember simple words or thoughts! in another post it took me nearly five minutes to remember the word experience (which I just forgot a second time!!!), and now as I'm typing this post, I don't remember what the hell I was trying to say! sigh...

perhaps a trip back to bed might reset the buttons a bit..........

[A.E.V.]

very confused, very confused...
my mood is fine, but suicidal ideas have been creeping in since yesterday. sleeping about 14ish hours a night. finding bruises...
called the pnurse, but she can't speak to my pdoc until tomorrow morning. she said I should get the bruises checked, but waiting a minimum of four hours at a clinic to check on a bruise seems really unnecessary to me!

[Sweetest1]

I probably wouldn't go wait at a clinic to get a bruise checked either, unless they keep happening. Is easy bruising a side effect of your new med?
I'm glad your mood is still fine, but its worrysome that suicidal thoughts would be popping into your head. A mixed episode maybe? It'll be interesting to see what your pdoc has to say.
Hang in there

Rebecca

[Lizzy]

Anne, please remember those thoughts are not a solution. The bruising is puzzling. I am hoping Paul or someone else here has some ideas of what might cause that. You are worth the trouble, no matter what you are thinking right now. The weather's been affecting my habits of crawling into my cave. Is this part of being Canadian?

[A.E.V.]

according to one site I looked at, it said to tell the doctor if you find odd bruises... I checked the PI sheet that comes with the meds, and it doesn't mention much!
will let you know tomorrow what the pdoc says. I'm not having fun!
I have to be all "fine" around my son, and not let on that these thoughts even come to me.

[AJ]

Unless you are covered in bruises or the bruises you do have are the black and blue kind, you could skip the walk in and see your GP or P.doc. The spontaneous black and blue kind can be caused by things like a low platelet count. That happened to me on Tegretol (carbamazepine). Your doctor can do a CBC blood test to check that. Some drugs can make you bruise more easily, like anti-inflammatories (NSAIDS). Some drugs in combination can make you bruise or bleed more easily. There are also some disease states that can affect how easily you bruise or bleed. It's definitely worth checking into. Check out this drug info under side effects http://tinyurl.com/3a5dmnv I'd try to get in to see your GP or P.doc. A walk in clinic only if you have to. When is your next appointment?

[paul m]

Hello Anne. The quickest person to check with who should know what he is talking about is your pharmacist. The link AJ has provided is a good one that explains the potential for side effects of this med. It includes reference to bruising.

I will add that almost all meds can cause an allergic reaction(not only from the med itself, but from the compentents that make up the pill). Allergic reactions can sometimes present as bruising.

As stated in the link, this med can cause an increase in suicidal thoughts. Increase in this type of thinking is very common with a lot of Antidepressants when they are first taken. If the thoughts persist or deepen, notify your doc right away. It can be tough to tell when our suicidal ideas become just too persistent or deep, so err on the side of caution as not everybodies suicidal thoughts lessen as we get used to the drug. Take Care. paul m

[A.E.V.]

my next pdoc appointment is on the 20th. thankfully I've only seen two bruises, and yes they were pretty black and blue.
the pnurse called me back just now, and my pdoc says to continue the luvox. he says that I should start to feel better with it. but if next week I still have the thoughts to call back.

thanks for the link AJ, now I know what else to look out for!

[Sweetest1]

How ya doin' Anne???

[A.E.V.]

now you have to know that I don't normally swear...
when my tdoc asked me today how the last month has been since I've seen her, all I could answer was it's been a f***ed up month!

my mood is all over the map. I switch moods on the drop of a dime. the thoughts are still there. aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

[AJ]

Sorry to hear that things are difficult right now Anne. Having frequent mood changes is frustrating to say the least, worthy of a swear word. When I was rapid cycling (I'm not saying that you are) it was horrible. Most of the time it felt like a roller coaster ride. I would hold on for dear life. What made a difference for me was giving myself permission to breathe thru the highs and the lows. Do you ever get so stressed that you don't even breathe properly? I do. Sounds silly I'm sure, but it was the little things I did for myself (like make myself a cup of mint tea) that made a difference. I still felt really bad, but I started to believe it would get better... even if I couldn't see how it was going to happen.

[Lizzy]