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I was on 10 MG of Zyprexa daily for less than a month when my legs swelled up badly. I am now off of it for a week and am still experiencing swelling as well as stiff joints. My pdoc said that the Zyprexa isn't fully out of my system yet. The problem is that my joints are so stiff that the...
My therapist believes that I can be rehabilitated whereas my psychiatrist doesn't. I've known my therapist since February of 2014 and my psychiatrist for 13 years. This is the first therapist who has really gotten through to me. I'm afraid to move forward so my therapist is having me break...
Here I am thinking that I'm a survivor of childhood abuse and boy was I wrong. I met with my new therapist for the first time last week. She asked questions about my childhood that triggered me to the point of high anxiety. They were the run of the mill basic questions and here I am on the...
I am currently taking 20 MG of Abilify. I need to stop taking Abilify due to a lack of insurance. Has anyone down dosed off of it? Are there withdrawal symptoms?
I lost my dog and my Mom within two months of each other earlier this year. I find that my grief is more intense having PTSD then grief I experienced in the past without PTSD. I know that no two grieving processes are the same but really believe that my PTSD is playing a huge role in it. Has...
I recently had my Abilify dose increased by 5 MG. I'm having hot flashes where my face gets flushed and hot to the touch with no fever. Anyone out there ever experience this? Does it pass? I'm on day 1 of the new dose. Also I have a lot of energy.
So I got into a masters program and have everything I need for it. I even started to read the text books. And now this-the school's website says that my financial aid was rejected. I don't know what they mean by this because two days ago I had the maximum amount of loans available. I...
I am currently dosing down off of Abilify in order to stop it due to no longer being able to afford it and some side effects from it. Has anyone here stopped taking Abilify? Any adverse reactions experienced? I did once but don't remember if there was a withdrawal or not. I've been on it...
Well this is my second introduction. I deleted my account as LaurieJ but am back. A lot of stress was going on in my life at that point and instead of taking a break from the forum I deleted my account. Now I see how beneficial this forum is to me. In short, I was officially diagnosed with...