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My name is Cyndi and I live in Nashville Tennessee. I was born here and been here all my life. I am in terrible shape right now as I have been off work for over a month and just spent 10 days in the hospital. I needed to detox from Lortab and it was also for deep depression which became much worse after getting those pain pills working out of my system. I am seeing a psychiatric nurse practitioner who has me on Fanapt and I am not sure it's what I need. I have been on it for just under a month. I also was on Suboxone for a couple of weeks after I came out of the hospital. I have a bottle of Cymbalta from a few months ago and a different doctor and am seriously thinking about starting them on my own because I am just not feeling any better so what could it hurt to try them for myself? I know I need help and taking those on my own it probably not a good thing but I am really suffering and really need to go back to work. I am also on Neurontin, lots of that because the doctor wanted me to do a lot of sleeping though the bad times...but I can't work like that y'all know what I mean? anyway, sorry for such a long introduction, but I just felt it was necessary. I also was a bit upset when after all this, I had to call the doctor on call yesterday and was told all I needed was AA or NA...really???
 
Hello Cyndi, sounds like you're having a rough time now. This is a PTSD peer forum, so I'm supposing with all your problems you were diagnosed with that also. I'm wishing you luck and please get advice from doctors. All medication affect other medication so please be careful with those chem cocktails.
 
Welcome Cyndi,

I'm so sorry you are having such a bad time. I'm in the UK and haven't heard of the drugs you mentioned. I am a trained nurse though and would recommend you get some advice about your meds. It is never good to self medicate no matter how tempting it is.

Have a read of the articles about PTSD on the Forum, I think they may help clarify things. Sharing on the forum with others who understand is a life saver. Keep posting.
 
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