State hospital

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I recently got out of the state hospital.

I was in there for awhile

Finally out of this year long breakdown I’ve been in after the fight with my dad that triggered it

Had a med change too, I feel better!! :slight_smile: :slight_smile:

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are you American…was state hospital nice…im from Ireland and most people go to state hospital

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Long time no see whats up @TheStrange…!!! Emily what are u upto…???

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I’m glad you’re out and feeling better. What meds did you wind up on?

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Yeah I’m American. The state hospital was absolutely horrible. I saw some very ■■■■■■ up things go down and they had people in straight jackets!!

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Hey @far_cry0 I’m doing great I’m trying to get back to my normal routine. How have you been?

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I’m on invega. While I was in there they were giving me this-

Morning- Benadryl, 5 mg haldol, 1 mg Ativan, 6 mg invega

Middle of day- .5 Ativan

Night- 15 mg zyprexa, .5 Ativan

I was completely zombied out it was crazy…I don’t have much memory of all of it.

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How are you doing @Leaf ?

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I am oky sis…!!! My parents are watching football…i am ready to sleep…!!! What are u upto…

Good morning…!!!

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Awesome. I recently woke up. Is it night where you are?

I’m doing laundry and listening to music

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I’m actually doing pretty good. I’ve got some mood swings, but they are relatively minor.

Isn’t it funny how they don’t want us on all that much benzos when we’re trying to deal with the real world but when they have to deal with us they dope us up to make us easier? Every time I’ve been in the hospital they kept the Ativan flowing like an river but in the real I only get 20mgs per month to try to make last. Bastards.

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That’s good.

Yes I completely agree. It’s all about making the people there easier to handle and control. They hand it out like candy there and now I have to be tapered off of it this month because of the huge amount they were making me take.

Are you schizoaffective?

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Good to see you back @TheStrange!

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yup sza bipolar type, are you?

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Thank you @Wave

How are you?? :upside_down_face::upside_down_face::upside_down_face::upside_down_face:

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Not too bad, thanks for asking! :slight_smile:

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Oh ok, no for me I have schizophrenia paranoid type

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I’m glad I don’t have to deal with too much paranoia, it must be very disturbing. What are your plans now that you’re back in the real? Work? Are you staying your folks?

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Yeah it can be. I’m on waiting lists for group homes which I’m waiting for or possibly a one bedroom apartment but nobody wants me on my own…I can’t really work.

What med do you take for mood? Do you suffer mostly from the bipolar side of things?

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I take Topamax as a mood stabilizer and Zoloft as an antidepressant. Bipolar is difficult but right now I struggle more with anxiety than anything else I think. It can be paralyzing. I’m learning new things about anxiety and hope to change the way I react to it to make it easier to live with but it takes a lot of practice.

My sister just bought me a book about mindfulness. I’m getting it in the mail today. I’m not a good reader but hopefully I’ll be able to read it. I will be posting about any good stuff I get out of it. So maybe that will help other people too. Have you heard of mindfulness?

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