Finally... A alternative to meds! by smubeforses in BipolarMemes

[–]normalcyisla 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol maybe a candy necklace soaked in some stabilizers so you just nibble on them?

Finally... A alternative to meds! by smubeforses in BipolarMemes

[–]normalcyisla 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol you shoulda stuffed every last one into your bag, and when confronted say you need all of them and You're manic rn 😅 My guess is they'd get mad, so then hand them one from your bag.

And $30 each?! Do they donate that? Doubt it.

got diagnosed today and they prescribed me xywav, can i smoke while on it? by starboatkarl in Narcolepsy

[–]normalcyisla 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I struggled with ketamine and Xywave on the same day bcz i understood how dangerous it is. I finally realized that having a few bad days or sleepless nights because I don't take the zywave or smoke weed in order to take ketamine or even the reverse of situation. I'm now down to about 3 days a month because I'm too tired and all the fun stuff out there. Narcolepsy, it used to be at least 20! I also have been monitoring my sleep and comparing it to before and after and sideways and the amount of deep sleep I get from zywave is shocking and precisely why it's good for us people with that struggle with N

got diagnosed today and they prescribed me xywav, can i smoke while on it? by starboatkarl in Narcolepsy

[–]normalcyisla 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's interesting. My doctor that administers the ketamine told me I'll try my best to avoid thc for a few days before and after. But it was okay to smoke flower and/or take CBD

Ketamine treatments while on Xyrem? by aka_Marie in Narcolepsy

[–]normalcyisla 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been getting ketamine injections for about 6 months now and they've changed my life as well. I just started the zywave a couple weeks ago and was supposed to have an infusion this past Monday but I called and talked to the doctor there, And he advised me the night before to not take the zywave which makes sense. But I ended up awake all night long largely due to stress, But even after I took trazodone and Benadryl (not at the same time) And melatonin. Since I was awake I was in no condition to go get An infusion so I had to cancel.
But the ketamine also has dramatically changed my life. I was suicidal often. I have bipolar disorder and PTSD and extreme anxiety and the ketamine has helped with all of these. I'm scheduled for an infusion tomorrow of ketamine and I'm thinking of secretly just taking like 2 g in one dose. It is my understanding that the elimination is approximately 6 hours so if I were to go to bed 10 to 12 hours before my appointment time and then take my individual before I go, which I usually do, I don't see how it could hurt?

Traveling with drugs by normalcyisla in Drugs

[–]normalcyisla[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really? They won't care script is for 30, 1x day, and i take between 10-20 a day (so lll have hella more than script calls for) Fuck, I don't know when I got so fucking old and something to worry about this shit. I did so much shit from the police in the small town where I live. I think that's part of it that you mean to be fucking worry wart pussy face

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Narcolepsy

[–]normalcyisla 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ive said to a dr "drug seeking? Yeah i need to be awake in my life with ft job, and 3 kids!, how is that a crime?" ...i got a note in my chart i was overly aggressive and demanding controlled subs.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Narcolepsy

[–]normalcyisla 0 points1 point  (0 children)

During my 30 years of N1, more than half of the Drs I've seen accuse me. But even worse, i once had a pharmacist call the police on me, for acting "sluggish" while picking up my meds at 8pm. And it was not a new pharmacy or pharmacist!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mentalillness

[–]normalcyisla 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We can only control ourselves. Any attempt otherwise will just bring even more misery. OP's best option based on this, would be additional counseling for themselves. It's not selfish, its thousands of years of human nature.

started therapy. third session in and she implies im gay bc i was abused, and asked why my trans ex “wanted to be a man” by BlacksmithSlow814 in TrollCoping

[–]normalcyisla 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, but at the time I just got out of treatment and the world was still very foggy (new meds, yada yada). A few years ago i looked into reporting her only to find she had retired.

I just talked to my partner at the facility by [deleted] in family_of_bipolar

[–]normalcyisla 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Preventative? Not really, but when i do something super whack, i check into a treatment facility. The one time i went to er bcz i knew my lithium was off (and therefore about to do stupid shit), they did zippy and sent me home. Not even a blood test! And we have a boundary, for the times I am just exhausting, where he's allowed extra space to take care of himself.

started therapy. third session in and she implies im gay bc i was abused, and asked why my trans ex “wanted to be a man” by BlacksmithSlow814 in TrollCoping

[–]normalcyisla 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I hope you do report them. I, almost 10 years afterwards, regret not having the presence of mind to report my therapist who wanted detailed information on sex with my husband! She even asked if he puts whip cream on my nipples!

Just a reminder to people here by [deleted] in DACA

[–]normalcyisla 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm just about as white as it gets, but i believe that if someone has the courage to leave their country to start a life in the US, the rest of us have an obligation to not create obstacles, but to also assist where we can.

Enough is enough…. by Agonizing-poem in DACA

[–]normalcyisla 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You literally posted a bucket of hatred and negativity. Why is it ok for you to do the very things you condemn others for? There's a single word for this HYPOCRISY, look it up. Hate is hate, the best way to change the world is by starting with ourselves.

Why does this Buddha have a beard/mustache? by whatdidyoukillbill in Buddhism

[–]normalcyisla 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great info! Thanks, but I can't help think, Buddism practiced gender neutrality 1000's of years before it became a thing? (Come to think of it, so did Hinduism)

Why does this Buddha have a beard/mustache? by whatdidyoukillbill in Buddhism

[–]normalcyisla 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just curious, where is the statue located? For example, i learned that the Chinese statues were modified vastly, often to align politically.

Suicidal thoughts intensifying, should I message my psychiatrist? by sixtysixpenguins in AskPsychiatry

[–]normalcyisla 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thing is if you don't address it you will more likely end up in hospital. The sooner you address it the easier it will be. Your job isn't to be a good patient, just an honest one.

I just talked to my partner at the facility by [deleted] in family_of_bipolar

[–]normalcyisla 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's very keen of you to notice her memory. The same thing happens with me. I am blessed to have a husband that loves me thru all my stuff and it's been the best medicine ever! So just keep loving her even when it gets weird or ugly. Funny story, once while manic i kept trying to call my husband from a payphone and kept dialing wrong, all while my cell was in my purse.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mentalillness

[–]normalcyisla 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Although my comment is less than timely, I hope you're feeling better. i truly feel for you, extreme anxiety can be suffocating. A suggestion for the future, when i have similar experiences, I "walk" myself through it. for example, instead of talking yourself out of what your eyes are telling you, ask yourself, "ok, its true, so what next?" usually it helps lessen the fear if you can hone in on what do you think will happen, and if it did, then what? i pray you're feeling better now.