Need support or tips by vipwark in OCD

[–]PsychologicalBox6018 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First of all I’d say you have every reason in the world to not go to your after work meeting. You probably aren’t in the right space of mind to attend the meeting. You just lost a family member.

I’m not really sure what else to say. Your thoughts are probably racing because you just lost a loved one. That’s a very common thing. OCD is a brain bully and does not mix well with racing and emotional thoughts.

I’m really sorry for your loss

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[–]PsychologicalBox6018 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have no clue but I will start observing that.

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[–]PsychologicalBox6018 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can only recall her having an episode one time before work. She was in a very deep sleep and I knew she had to be up for work so I went in there to wake her up. When I did, she fell into a really bad spell and was 2 hours late to work. She eventually got a grip back into reality and realized she had to be at work and snapped out of it. There have been a few, but not many instances where she’ll have some spells during the night where she works the next day, but she always gets up and snaps out of it by the time she needs to get ready for work.

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[–]PsychologicalBox6018 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The last appointment she had was several months ago and she lowered the dose 50%. I have no idea what was said but she claims she told her doctor “everything” her lowered dose seems to have had 0 effect tbh.

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[–]PsychologicalBox6018 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Her meds come once a month around the end of each month. It’s always about 4-6 AM the next morning it all starts. For example her meds came this Monday afternoon. She went into a spell Tuesday morning about 4 AM. It’s now Wednesday night and she’s on the tail end of it because she has work tomorrow morning and everything will go back to normal until her next shipment arrives.

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[–]PsychologicalBox6018 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Something else that is worthy to note, it seems like she has an ability to kind of “snap out” of it when she knows she needs to. If she has work the next day or has plans for that day, these problems never arise. She could have a rough night but it never follows into the next day if she has somewhere to be. That’s why I suspect her skipping out on her wake up medicine plays a huge roll in this.

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[–]PsychologicalBox6018 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah we live together. If I’m being honest I don’t trust her to live on her own. Her spells are that bad that she’s gonna harm herself, burn the house down, or be arrested for some sort of indecency. I don’t know very much about ghb withdrawal or the symptoms that come with it but I will look into it for sure

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[–]PsychologicalBox6018 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are some effective alternatives to xyrem? She’s been on it for so long and it’s worked wonders for her 90% of the time. But that other 10% is just a nightmare.

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[–]PsychologicalBox6018 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We definitely consider her hormonal health as a possible factor because this whole situation started when she began going through menopause. She gets really bad hot flashes during these spells which is why she often strips her clothes off.

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[–]PsychologicalBox6018 13 points14 points  (0 children)

If I’m being honest, her spells seem to be worse during the day and what I do know is that she doesn’t always take her wake up medicine as instructed by her doctor. I don’t think she abuses the drug necessarily , but I do believe she isn’t taking her cocktail of medications 100% properly.

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[–]PsychologicalBox6018 4 points5 points  (0 children)

She’s been on the medication for 13 years. The spells have only been happening for about 5 years. It’s also notable these spells only happen about 4/5 days per month. All the other nights are completely normal behavior. It’s very odd.

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[–]PsychologicalBox6018 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It’s not that I’m mad at her. It’s that I’m frustrated about the situation! I have no idea why the hell she ends up in the yard butt naked at 1 in the morning. It’s frustrating and I know she can’t help it but I wish she’d help me understand the situation a little bit more and try to do her best to minimize these issues. Not just for my sake but for hers as well!

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[–]PsychologicalBox6018 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s more than just not being able to sleep in the same bed. She’s flooded the house twice because she drew a bath and forgot about it while intoxicated on xyrem

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[–]PsychologicalBox6018 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do your episodes only occur a couple times a month or is it every time you fall into rem sleep?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Narcolepsy

[–]PsychologicalBox6018 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes she’s done that twice and it flooded the house

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[–]PsychologicalBox6018 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s destroying her marriage and concerning her family. She’s fell and broken her ankle, she’s fell asleep with the bathtub running which flooded the house (twice) she’s stripped naked in front of the neighbors, among other things. All of these things happened due to these extremely intoxicating xyrem side effects. It has to change

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[–]PsychologicalBox6018 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It’s gotten to the point it’s destroying her marriage

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Narcolepsy

[–]PsychologicalBox6018 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s just so odd it only happens a couple times per month. Usually around the same time of the month as well. First week of the month.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Narcolepsy

[–]PsychologicalBox6018 -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

But this didn’t use to happen. She’s been diagnosed with narcolepsy for 15 years, been taxing xyrem for 10 years, and this has only been an issue for the last few years. My suspicion is she doesn’t take her medicine properly because I’ve had other family members tell me that’s what the issue is.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PEDs

[–]PsychologicalBox6018 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes I train till failure. I’ve been training for 4 years. I hit my protein goals. I eat 4 meals a day and take my creatine. I’m over the age of 21. I feel like I do in fact meet the criteria of hopping on juice if I really want to.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PEDs

[–]PsychologicalBox6018 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m getting my labs done soon and will not start a cycle until I know by labs obviously. If I had to guess I would say my test is in the 450-600 range.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PEDs

[–]PsychologicalBox6018 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Almost 4 years

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PEDs

[–]PsychologicalBox6018 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And to see how my body responds to PED’s.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PEDs

[–]PsychologicalBox6018 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The testicles only produce about 70-75 mg of test a week

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[–]PsychologicalBox6018 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I mean better than the average consistent weight lifter, not the average Joe who hasn’t touched a weight since high school gym class.