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    Bad Doctor!

    From the Florida Times Union: "MHCJ and MHRC are a joke. The treatment there is awful due to unsympathetic untrained techs. Many other states require a bachelor degree to be a tech. Here it's a high school degree. I doubt this will change as it costs more to have good care." The article was...
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    Bad Doctor!

    a3a2, sorry that you had lousy care with the miscarriage and delivery. I guess I should put another tally mark in the "Florida stinks" column. I must say that I am very discouraged to hear the problem extends to OBGYN practice... my husband and I had hoped to start trying for a family once we...
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    Bad Doctor!

    Thanks ClairBear! I do think you are probably right about it being some combo of bad eggs and small paychecks. I think that the Tallahassee doctor was an example of a bad egg because he was so uniquely and distinctly bad. The rest of the facility there was relatively tolerable and several...
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    Bad Doctor!

    I am somewhat calmer but still cannot get my head around what on earth caused this sudden shift in the quality of care. Did I do something wrong? Maybe it is a bad idea to tell a new doctor what my diagnosis has been established as, what course of treatment I have been on, and what treatment...
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    Bad Doctor!

    I recently had to move to a different state and my husband's career was made illegal by the federal government so finding a new p-doc has been problematic. Twice I had to go to a state funded hospital and both experiences were so horrible I feel the need to say something before I even think...
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    Feel Myself Slipping, Cut Myself Again This Past Week

    Keep hanging in there Ronin ::hugs:: I know that depression sucks. You can get through this though. Do you have the number for a local crisis line? I know that having the number for a suicide intervention line helped me many times in the past. Also, have you seen a doctor about this? It might...
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    Research Transmission Of Trauma

    Good research topic HBoles! My father is a survivor with combat PTSD (Vietnam). I can't say that was my only trauma but it is very clear that his service related injury had quite a bit to do with my current diagnosis. Apparently dad was also traumatized at a very early age by his father (WWII...
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    1000 Yard Stare?

    I have found that having a sensory token of some sort can help bring me back to reality quicker when this stuff happens. Anything that I did not have at the times of trauma seems to help, just like smells and sounds that I associate with trauma seem to hurt. Keeping some music in the background...
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    Wellbutrin - Anybody Here With Experience?

    I just quit Wellbutrin... so my opinion of it might be less than objective. It seems to be decent overall but it had some bad side effects and serious risks that outweighed the benefit for me. For one thing, mixing wellbutrin and alcohol can cause seizures which is bad... I am a recovering...
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    News Is Face To Face Therapy Really The Best Method For Severe And Complex Ptsd?

    Possible advantages: 1. It would feel safer since the patient is already hidden behind his/her phone. 2. It could really bring down the cost of treatment since it would be possible to treat several patients at once. 3. It would reduce missed appointments since the patient does not have to...
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    Flashbacks...

    Good job writing about your symptoms. Do you plan on taking your journal with you to your appointment?
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    When Is The Right Time To Ease Off The Meds?

    I am trying to ease off colonzepam as well. I have been on 3 to 4 mg for about a year and 2 or 3 mg for several years before that. I decided to try reducing the total number of synthetic chemicals I am putting into my body because my symptoms have improved some and I do not want to buy even...
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    Forgetting To Take My Meds When I Need Them Most

    I cannot help laughing because I have such a hard time remembering and have developed similar techniques as those that have been suggested. I have alarms on my cell phone for noon and midnight for me and 3am for my husband. I have a journal online and a paper journal and neither can be edited...
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    One Week Sober Today

    Congrats! Stay strong!!
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    Clonazepam (Klonopin) Not Working

    Different people have different levels of tolerance. There is almost no way that 2mg colonzepam would put me to sleep, but then again I am extremely used to it and have been taking it for years. I know it has a relatively long half life so the risk of addiction and the potential withdraw is not...
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    Effexor XR Help Please!

    One quick update to Effexor users: 877*612*1148 is the phone number to call to ask questions and document the effects you have had. It is disturbing how little info the company had. For starters each study had been short term, interaction with other substances not controlled, and low four...
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    Effexor XR Help Please!

    Omega 3 fatty acids have been helping a lot with that zappy feeling and GABA has been helpful with the lack of concentration and focus. I am trying to get off the stuff now because I was starting to fiend for it at the higher doses like a hard core drug addict. I was completely loosing my...
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    How Do You Say No?

    Unfortunately I can relate. If you want help with a rapid detox I would suggest 20 min in a sauna with a big bottle of water. The sweat will help your body remove the toxins and the heat can help with some (not all) of the physical withdraw. Staying away is a bit harder. I started a very...
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    How Do I Deal With A Sadist?

    Thanks Nishkaa. I have kept with the no contact rule so far. In my mind he is dead to me. I am in the process of accepting and mourning this. He has suffered terribly from his anger and hatred. It's almost like he is living in hell and there is a gulf between us that cannot be crossed. All I can...
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    Effexor XR Help Please!

    CherryBlossom, I count with a dream journal. Last cycle I dreamed my husband was doing the dishes, the one before that I had just been given a new pair of sneakers, before that was the reoccurring back in school nightmare with a new twist... it was middle school (horrible year at a catholic...
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    Effexor XR Help Please!

    You're right that Effexor messes with sleep and if I had a "normal" schedule things would be different. Unfortunately my schedule is completely random... which is probably what got me into trouble with this stuff to begin with. I had been taking it when I first started my day... which could be...
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    Ah... The Controversy - Lady Gaga

    I love Lady GAGa! If I am tired or grumpy I can listen to her music and be smiling in about three songs. Her acoustic pieces are just further proof that she is a great artist and deserves every dollar she gets from her work. I did buy her CD, would buy tickets to her show and would probably be...
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    Meds Withdrawal: Can It Be That Bad?

    Yes, antidepressant withdraw can be horrible. How bad depends on which medication, how high your dose, how long you have been on it, and how your body reacts to it. I recently had horrible withdraw from Effexor XR just from timing my dose wrong. Keeping track of your symptoms and talking about...
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    Effexor XR Help Please!

    Thanks for the info catjudo, I am getting to the age where I am starting to plan for kids and that had been a major concern. I also had no idea that severe depression could harm the unborn child! I am going to have to ask about this once I start trying. I am sorry to hear your wife went...
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    Effexor XR Help Please!

    Holy heck I underestimated Effexoe XR! The pain was unbearable again today so I went to a walk in clinic and asked about muscle relaxers to allow me to work through the pain with heat therapy, massage, and yoga. She said that I would need to go someplace else to get x-rays and blood tests and...
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