Disease - 1
Me - 0
That’s the score today.
I think the hopeless nature of my situation is sinking in.
You haven’t been feeling right for a while now @everhopeful.
Maybe it’s time for a med adjustment?
I wish you well.
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I think you need some distractions. Do you have any delusions or physical pain?
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I sometimes feel I should surrender, but I manage to recover from these episodes.
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No delusions or physical pain. I’m stable. I’m out of coping strategies though which is why I took half a benzo.
I thought benzos were not working for you? They do not help me at all.
You just need to divert your attention to other things when these episodes strike. It is the only way.
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to be honest, staying on this forum is not much help either. Everyone is sick all the time. It is sad but true. When I come to the forum and read the titles, I feel the hopelessness. It is really a bad environment. You should limit your time here and also do some fun things.
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Yeah. The half benzo I took hasn’t really helped. But I was desperate. I thought it would help. I took half (yesterday?) and it seemed to help then.
Thanks for trying to help though.
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Can you leave a message for your pdoc.
If these episodes increase, you should consider med adjustment.
Again, I should mention, Lexapro helped me so much!
I think that is a slight exaggeration. There are quite a few people going through a stable period or with minimal current symptoms. Not everyone is symptomatic all the time.
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read the titles on the forum. Just browse and read the thread titles.
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It’s not really serious enough to warrant a call to my psychiatrist.
I’ve ordered 5-htp which is an antidepressant. I’ll try that for a while.
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yeah just don’t give up. Once the medication is right, you’ll change sooo much.
So just have the awareness that you are having symptoms and this is not you. It is the illness, so once you take the right meds, you will be a whole lot happier. Like me.
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Of course there are people struggling who post that’s in the very nature of a forum such as this, but not all people are struggling all the time .
When people are going through a good spell they do their best to support others.
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And now for the major distraction 
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Oh gawd ! At least it bought a smile to my face ! 
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What’s got you down??
Maybe one of your supplements is triggering depression @everhopeful.
Look into it.
It all started when I had to help an elderly relative recover from a very minor procedure. This same relative didn’t lift a finger to help me when I was psychotic and needed it. So that has me filled with resentment.
But it just got me thinking that nobody is going to help me. Cause I ain’t got nobody. I’m keeping my head above water right now. But what happens when I get older.
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It’s quite possible this is withdrawal from L-carnosine. You’re right.
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