Olanzapine....

[wife of]

So hubbys now getting Olanzapine thrown into the ever growing mix of meds,has anyone got any POSITIVE experiance of this drug to share??
Have read the extensive list of side effects,he has most of them to begin with,and he's about a stone underweight for his frame,so that doesn't bother me too much,could really do with a wee glimmer of hope right now......

 

[Ladyhope Somerset]

That's been a 'popular' one with nhs for a couple of years now and my hubby tried it for 6 months or more. Found the benefits weren't any better than other antipsychotic meds and weight gain increased his clothes by 2 sizes. I've lost count of the different drug regimes he's had. Now on a much reduced cocktail. Recent blood test found low thyroid which makes you more tired, useful to identify because depression is another symptom.

 

[wife of]

Good news,Link Removed,for a change.....
48 hrs without anything more than a couple of small intrusive thoughts..........B***dy fantastic compared to how he's been for the last two months,looks and sounds a lot more relaxed and positive as well.Here's hoping we are turning a corner at last!

 

[wife of]

up all night again with terrors,bit of wall punching involved,wearing his rabbit in the headlights look today .Feel like they are never going to find something to settle him enough to start some therapy...

 

[sisu]

Hugs Sue!! Some days it feels like life on a roller-coaster ~ but not nearly the fun of a "real" roller-coaster!! I'm sending good thoughts your way!!

 

[wife of]

Its all just such a mind-f**k,every time there is a bit of progress it just lasts a few days and then disintergrates,its so resistant in him,not religious at all but I tell yer I've made bargains with both sides recently,realy need just a tiny hint that this is bottoming out a little......

 

[sisu]

Time for some "TLC time for Sue"!! It can be a mind-f**k some of the time...and make even the strongest question things. But that is the time to take a step back, take a deep breath and TRY to focus on something else. You have that lovely hobbie of card making! That sounds so fun, but I am about as creative as a lumb of dirt. LOL

For me, things are still moving forward again with my friend, but I am sure we will still stumble many more times.

But today I am getting a pedicure!! I love how relaxing it is and it's a way to do something nice for ME!!

 

[wife of]

Yep I think you just hit the nail on the head,why is it so easy to see what another supporter needs from the outside and yet be so blind as to our own needs...lol...Headless chicken now back in the deep freeze,I'm off for a nice long soak in the tub... cheers Elizabeth.X

 

[wife of]

GUTTED - major fb last evening,had told staff he felt like he was headed for one and he might head for his room,staff cleared corridor to give him safe access but one clown of a patient refused to move and blocked his exit,took six staff to stop hubby from snapping his neck....Why doesn't anything seem to be working,he's terrified hes going to end up really hurting someone or worse and I know its really selfish but I NEED him here and relativly stable,I've done my sitting home waiting ,trailing from room to room with the cell phone incase he gets to call that day,I've done the eating cold meals 'cause the only time he gets to ring is when I've dished up dinner ,I've done the going to bed with no call that day wondering if he's been hurt or in an incident,I've done the long distance holiday bit,Birthdays,christmas,anniversaries etc,I've done the single parent bit,I've done deployment after deployment ,but this,this is so much harder.At least with a deployment you have that date marked on the calender and you can keep checking off those days.

 

[sisu]

There are no good words for me to type on here today except I am here to listen (or read in this case)....I know you are feeling frustrated with the progress of your hubby and cannot yet see the light at the end of the tunnel. All I can say is that I am here, we all are here and you can just write all your frustrations down here and get them out of your head. Maybe it will make you feel a little better, and just keep doing nice things for yourself and for your children. It will get better, it's just the unknown (the timing) that makes it rough.

I am glad I did the manicure/pedicure last night because when my friend called last night he seemed different. We talked for about 30 minutes and he was a tiny bit more distant. We did have plans for this weekend to get together and talk and now he may be getting together with his Army buddies instead. I eluded to the fact that when we talk and are together it is wonderful, and then when we are apart he thinks in a self-deprecating way and is convinced I can do better than a f**ked up man like him. When we hung up we both agreed we are confused and he said he would call me tomorrow. I guess it's the old....one step forward, two steps back rule coming into play. UGH!!

Well, hugs Sue!! I hope today is better for you!! XX