I should probably make a note about medications first, since I had a brief moment where I was damn determined to quit all of them. Maybe a day or two after that post, I decided to remain on the lithium, but anything else was game for elimination. My pdoc agreed that I'd probably be best off of the other meds. Before we even got a chance to start tapering down, well..."shit happened," basically. I spent 17 days in a psychiatric hospital, where they decided that the other meds were probably causing my problems, so I got off of those.
I'm just on the lithium now, and I feel remarkably stable. I have a new therapist, since I walked out on the last one. Every time I brought something up, she basically said, "You'll get over it." Very helpful. Thanks. You get paid for this? Needless to say, we weren't clicking anymore.
So, I've got a new therapist and the same great pdoc. I'm pretty fond of the pdoc.
My brother, who has been diagnosed with PTSD and bipolar disorder tried to overdose before the holidays, so he spent a bit of time in the hospital as well. He's doing much better. I ran into him at Winn-Dixie when I went home for my dad's birthday last weekend.
On a positive note, I haven't hallucinated in months! I had a conversation with one of my friends, and we decided that in August 2010 (if I haven't had any hallucinations), "I should get Kroger to make me a cake. 'Happy One Year of Not Seeing or Hearing Shit That Ain't There.'"
