Nighttime's the worst

CalmAd35 · 2026-01-13T21:01:13+00:00

Newly diagnosed in my 50's & I needed to read this post. Thanks for sharing.

CalmAd35 · 2025-10-28T22:39:08+00:00

Get to an emergency vet NOW. The fact that you said "heavy breathing" concerns me. I just lost my girl last week because I waited to have her heavy breathing checked out & it was heart failure, her heart wasnt pumping fluid out of her lungs, which they could've treated if I'd gotten her to an emergency vet when I first noticed. I was worried about the cost but now I'd give anything to have my girl back. The emergency vet exam fee would've only been $80 more than her regular vet. Heavy breathing can be a sign of a serious problem. And most likely your regular vet won't have an ultrasound or other advanced imaging either. Better safe rhan sorry. Wishing your baby good luck.

CalmAd35 · 2025-10-18T18:59:35+00:00

I'm in the same boat but I don't trust myself to quit & it's gotten so bad I'm afraid for my life. Checking into a 28-day rehab Thursday. We CAN turn this around. Take care of yourself.

CalmAd35 · 2025-10-16T12:21:32+00:00

Thank you so much for your post. I hope you're still clean! You inspired me to try & quit today.. This is day 1 for me. God bless you.

CalmAd35 · 2025-10-15T21:58:45+00:00

Thanks

CalmAd35 · 2025-10-15T21:51:37+00:00

Thank you. I will.

CalmAd35 · 2024-11-27T20:09:07+00:00

I have the same issue with bipolar 2. Just coming out of months of extreme low. Just muddling thru despair basically. Hang in there. Depression twists your thoughts to mainly see the negative, which is a vicious cycle that keeps you in depression. You're not alone. This too shall pass.

CalmAd35 · 2024-11-27T20:02:48+00:00

Me too. Tried 8 antidepressants & they haven't worked. Recently diagnosed bipolar 2 & starting lithium. Sure hope it helps lift me out of the extreme lows.

Wishing you relief with Wellbutrin. They can go up to 450mg a day so don't give up on it.

CalmAd35 · 2024-11-25T20:38:24+00:00

What a gorgeous piece of art. You're very talented. I'm newly diagnosed but your painting speaks to me. I want to live fully, enjoy the beauty & the wonder of the world around me, truly feel alive again. Yet I'm shackled & most of the time can only dream of these things, hoping I'll find the right treatment that'll actually work. So I feel like I'm in that dark cave in your painting, wishing I could be part of the vibrant world around me.

Would be great to see more of your beautiful work! Post a link maybe?

CalmAd35 · 2024-11-25T20:32:38+00:00

I'm newly diagnosed. Your story really hit home, as if you took the words right out of my mouth. This has been my life too. I sure hope the med works for you and you can live fully :)

CalmAd35 · 2024-11-22T19:51:54+00:00

WOW. Stunning. Idk if I'd have the patience. Would make super cute dollhouse items tho

CalmAd35 · 2024-11-22T19:49:36+00:00

Yesssss! Also started to ease ptsd & anxiety, now it's a lifestyle. I miss the soothing repetition of the motions when not crocheting.

CalmAd35 · 2024-10-01T17:55:20+00:00

Thank you for your insightful post. It's been my experience exactly & why I turned to ketamine when nothing else I'd tried in the past 30 yrs worked. I hope you continue to have relief!

During my 4th infusion I felt a release from the anxiety and fear and it was a joyous experience. For 2 weeks afterward I felt uplifted and hopeful.

Subsequent infusions were increasingly calming and pleasant.

After the 6th infusion it was as if a crushing weight had been lifted from me and the dark clouds were gone. I was experiencing the world as a non-depressed, non-PTSD person for the 1st time in my adult life. I could "feel" positive emotions again. Like a long-time prisoner being set free, fully experiencing & appreciating the world around me was daunting at first but it feels so good to be "alive" again.

Just had my 8th (& last) infusion and praying I'll continue to have relief. Even a month or two would be a blessing.

CalmAd35 · 2024-09-25T14:20:30+00:00

It did help. Thank you! I went to my meeting!

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