If you have been on medicine for a long time, you
know what works and what doesn't. You also know
that sometimes doctors change. A doctor who was
there and then was no longer practicing where you
were being seen.
I am a big proponent when it comes to being pro-
active in your own treatment. When you can enter
the doctor's office and recite why you need a medicine
over the one you are taking now, it is empowering,
because the doctor will allow you to make small
dictations when it comes to your treatment.
The more you know, well, the older you probably
are. It is through experience that you find what works
and what doesn't. I have a list of medicines in my
blog where it is a pdf on medicines. It is in my
Vocabulary ABC's under the term side-effects.
From there, you can see that there are a lot of
medicines out there that you have probably never
heard of. Well, it would be a good idea to educate
yourself on the different medicines, where you can
find a particular medicine in the same group of
medicines that you take. These are just examples of
the variety out there.
I am a firm believer in Seroquel. That medicine
stopped my phantom twitches and allowed me some
semblance of normalcy. I also take Zyprexa and an
old standby- Haldol. I never thought I would go back
to Haldol, but it stopped my phantom shadow people.
Zyprexa just helps me metabolize the Seroquel.
But, if you go to the page on side-effects on my page
of Vocabulary ABC's, you can find out more than I can
tell you.
I know that Prolixin makes me rock and sway. I know
that Depakote makes me fat. I know that Lithium makes
me shake. I know that Clozaril makes me look funny.
I know that Tarazadone makes me look funny. I know
that Mellaril was a favorite, until they found a bad
side-effect and stopped prescribing them, without
telling the patients why they can't take it anymore. I
know that doctors like to prescribe Geodon, if you refuse
Zyprexa. I request Keppra instead of Depakote, and
my doctors listened to my request.
One of the very things that doctors don't tell you, is
that if you are in a facility, involuntarily, you don't get
to say much. But, if you are in there voluntarily, you
have some say in your treatment. When you get to
have a say, it is a small freedom that you cannot take
for granted. There is so very little you can do, why not
make the most of it. Say yes to treatment.
Vocabulary ABC's
know what works and what doesn't. You also know
that sometimes doctors change. A doctor who was
there and then was no longer practicing where you
were being seen.
I am a big proponent when it comes to being pro-
active in your own treatment. When you can enter
the doctor's office and recite why you need a medicine
over the one you are taking now, it is empowering,
because the doctor will allow you to make small
dictations when it comes to your treatment.
The more you know, well, the older you probably
are. It is through experience that you find what works
and what doesn't. I have a list of medicines in my
blog where it is a pdf on medicines. It is in my
Vocabulary ABC's under the term side-effects.
From there, you can see that there are a lot of
medicines out there that you have probably never
heard of. Well, it would be a good idea to educate
yourself on the different medicines, where you can
find a particular medicine in the same group of
medicines that you take. These are just examples of
the variety out there.
I am a firm believer in Seroquel. That medicine
stopped my phantom twitches and allowed me some
semblance of normalcy. I also take Zyprexa and an
old standby- Haldol. I never thought I would go back
to Haldol, but it stopped my phantom shadow people.
Zyprexa just helps me metabolize the Seroquel.
But, if you go to the page on side-effects on my page
of Vocabulary ABC's, you can find out more than I can
tell you.
I know that Prolixin makes me rock and sway. I know
that Depakote makes me fat. I know that Lithium makes
me shake. I know that Clozaril makes me look funny.
I know that Tarazadone makes me look funny. I know
that Mellaril was a favorite, until they found a bad
side-effect and stopped prescribing them, without
telling the patients why they can't take it anymore. I
know that doctors like to prescribe Geodon, if you refuse
Zyprexa. I request Keppra instead of Depakote, and
my doctors listened to my request.
One of the very things that doctors don't tell you, is
that if you are in a facility, involuntarily, you don't get
to say much. But, if you are in there voluntarily, you
have some say in your treatment. When you get to
have a say, it is a small freedom that you cannot take
for granted. There is so very little you can do, why not
make the most of it. Say yes to treatment.
Vocabulary ABC's