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I went to see "my" doctor yesterday. He's a GP with a special interest in psychiatry, and previous experience has shown that he has more experience and knowledge than any psychiatrist I've ever seen. I haven't seen him in about a year, because I haven't needed to. (This is a good thing.) My antidepressant repeat prescription had got to the "please see doctor to order more" stage, so I thought I'd go along to talk about changing them. ( Read more... )
So. I am experimenting with new & exciting psychoactive drugs. This may lead to a certain amount of wibbliness and instability over the next few months. I am fortunate in that I can stave off a lot of madness if I know there's a good reason for it. (Cognitive behavioural therapy means that I usually recognise when bad thoughts are due to temporary blips in brain chemistry & can choose not to listen to them without fear of "oh my god, I'm going mad again".) However, changing psych meds when you've been stable - and happy! - for a while is in itself anxiety-provoking. For people who interact with me semi-regularly in person: it would be useful if you're able to notice if I seem to be "not myself" during the next few months. In particular, it is helpful if you tell me if I'm being more irrational than usual.
And yes, I know the "better living through modern pharmacology" tag is too long, so you lose the last y. It amuses me that this is the case. I could change the name of the tag to "tag too long for livejournal", but then I'd probably forget what it's about.
So. I am experimenting with new & exciting psychoactive drugs. This may lead to a certain amount of wibbliness and instability over the next few months. I am fortunate in that I can stave off a lot of madness if I know there's a good reason for it. (Cognitive behavioural therapy means that I usually recognise when bad thoughts are due to temporary blips in brain chemistry & can choose not to listen to them without fear of "oh my god, I'm going mad again".) However, changing psych meds when you've been stable - and happy! - for a while is in itself anxiety-provoking. For people who interact with me semi-regularly in person: it would be useful if you're able to notice if I seem to be "not myself" during the next few months. In particular, it is helpful if you tell me if I'm being more irrational than usual.
And yes, I know the "better living through modern pharmacology" tag is too long, so you lose the last y. It amuses me that this is the case. I could change the name of the tag to "tag too long for livejournal", but then I'd probably forget what it's about.
