What would you do?

Sorry it’s a long one.
About four months ago I had a meds change. I’m halfway through titrating - changed so far to half and half with an old AP and a new one.

In the past two months or so, things have been happening one thing after another.
My mum was hit by a car
Two weeks later she was manhandled by ambulance transport staff, broke a couple of Ribs
Four weeks later a pulmonary embolism and DVT
Two weeks later my sister left to go travelling
She has been suicidal for five years and I panicked like mad for three weeks
Now paedophile father is coming over to pick up The dog so I might have a bit more space to take care of my mother and husband and two households this is to make it easier for us both it was not my idea
It’s all felt a bit like an avalanche .
I have spent A week believing every word of it every time I went Out in public - full on people talking about me and responses to my thoughts - only realised it was in my head yesterday
This has been getting worse for about three months where initially I had that stuff just once every week or so

Also for 6 weeks I have been hallucinating
Things like the Cheshire Cat
Or just little flashes of things that I think I Recognise - like half of one of my cats or half my husband That kind of thing four or five times a day

I still feel fine now. Totally utterly sane and friendly and communicative
Perhaps the stress is coming down now soon after my father has left it will just be me and my mum Because my husband is away training for 12 weeks Other than weekends when he can help me shop et cetera
I’ve had some pretty severe health anxiety as well

Please tell me if this is enough to just forget about them and change and go back to the old AP?

Stress is bad for symptoms and you certainly sound like you’ve too much on your plate.

You really do need to look after you! If you need extra help or more meds you need to contact your doc. A little increase mightn’t be a bad thing if your under a lot of pressure. Don’t let it get out of control where you have no choices…get some help now!

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What I would normally have done in this kind of situation is to increase my ordinary medication
As it is weekend I think I will instead increase my new medication
This has always been okay thing to do in times of high stress so don’t see why over the weekend I can’t do this
I will see someone as soon as possible

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I also went on holiday for nearly 2 weeks to. The continent
That has unbelievably Made me tired but I’m only back a week

Sounds like some decent policy if possible!

I know it’s hard but try and keep that stress low! I know for me it’s all about routine…try to sleep regular and do everything regular…it does help!

Let us know how you go!

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