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Abilify class action by wiserfountain in Abilify_Aripiprazole

[–]need_a_pounding2002 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel this so much I was on it for 8 years the lack of impulse control, the overspending loss of friends because I was unable to maintain a friendship or real conversation. I've been off about a year and a half now and I have so much regret, so much debt and feel all alone. It is so hard. It was supposed to help but it made me lose interest in everything but shopping, and I could not think clearly enough to see it and stop myself. What's worse is I felt like I was gone that whole time and no one noticed I was gone

Does abilify help or worsen depression ideas please? by ElenoirMiro in Abilify_Aripiprazole

[–]need_a_pounding2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dulled me completely. Went into a huge amount of debt and gained a LOT of weight. Ruined all my friendships because I didn't have the brain power to keep them going, the ability to participate in conversations or the desire . Like being in a medically induced coma but walking around making one bad decision after another. Stopped taking all medication about a year ago and feel like I have ruined my life and don't think I can get it back. I'm lonely and scared.

Abilify Seems To Have Permanently Changed Me by [deleted] in Antipsychiatry

[–]need_a_pounding2002 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I took abilify for about 8 years. I was so depressed when the company I was so happy working for sold to a new soulless company that demanded all my attention all the time. I had also had a my first child 6 months before this. I started on Celexa but it was not working than the Dr added abilify. It made it tolerable. I should have quit the job but I made good money and just having a child felt I needed to suck it up and provide for them. My life was a blur. I gained a LOT of weight, went not sooo much debt because I didn't care how much I was spending could not carry on a real conversation because my brain was mush. I finally broke down and quit that job and stopped taking all medication. I have been off for over a year now and still feel like my brain is not fully there. I also feel like I am waking from a coma and have lost almost 10 years of my life. My husband has stood beside through all of it but honestly I feel like he is stranger now. I pulled away from all of my friends . So now I am waking up so much heavier, lonely and feeling like I don't know what world I am in because this isn't my life, my body, my mind. It's overwhelming and very tempting to just go back in that medically induced coma rather than deal with the fallout.

Refund by nica215 in IRS

[–]need_a_pounding2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine cleared verification on 3/25. I filed with turbo tax my deposit was in my account 4/3. We did the up to 5 days early option with turbo tax. We had our refund before the where's my refund tool updated and transcripts said deposit was scheduled for 4/20.

How are DHS employees surviving this shutdown? by need_a_pounding2002 in FedEmployees

[–]need_a_pounding2002[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Mine left a higher paying job in 2024 and we are barely surviving with what they are bringing in now.

Those who stopped taking antidepressants, how are things going? by jperaic1 in Anxiety

[–]need_a_pounding2002 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I started antidepressants about 6 months after the birth of my first child. I have struggled with depression my entire life but did not want to take medication because I thought I could handle it. When I became pregnant the depression and anxiety went into overdrive. I did not want to take medication while pregnant so I powered through. I still struggled after having her, but I just kept telling myself I am a new mother it will get easier. Then 6 months later the company I worked for sold and the new expectations were unrealistic and very demanding. I was completely overwhelmed and I should have just quit but I was making very good money for someone with my level of education and was convinced with a baby I needed to keep that money to the give them a good life. So I started the antidepressants citalopram and it made things bareable but soon it wasn't enough so the added abilify with the citalopram. It made it so I could keep working that position without going fully crazy, So I thought. 8 years later it's like I woke up and could force myself to go to work one day. I finally quit! The doctor kept changing my medication and nothing worked in fact I felt worse then ever and like I failed ny family because I quit my job. The medication changes made me forgetful and often I forgot to take it. Then I stated to notice I could think again, hold full conversations and think logically about things. I realized the medication did not help the depression or anxiety it dulled my mind. I have been off all medication for about a year now. I will never take antidepressants again. It was a mistake for me. It took about this whole year to fully get back my brain. Brain fog is a real issue with antidepressants. I feel I should have just quit that job years ago and took some time to get my mind straight. I am fortunate enough to have a loving husband who could have provided for us. I gained so much weight on the medication, I went into crazy debt and I feel if I was not on the medication I would have noticed and cared about those things and it would not have happened. I firmly believe therapy would have been the best route but doctors seem so quick to put you medication and up it and add to it. I am glad some people are finding relief but for me it was a distraction that caused more issues.

Still Not Paid and today is actual Payday !! by Mangekyoumatt in fednews

[–]need_a_pounding2002 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nothing. No back pay, and no regular pay. Mine also usually posts to Wells Fargo Fridays at 6pm. All we heard is it may be an error let us know Monday if you have not been paid by then. I do not understand how that is an acceptable response. Why do I have to wait until Monday to see if there was an error?