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Q: depression and possible Schizo ?
asked by: tashagizmo on August 2nd, 2008
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Well, I'm reaching out for some answers because I am scared, lonely and feel like I cannot talk to anybody. For the last ten years plus, I have had to battle with depression. Of course, I hate taking medicines, so when I could, I would stop. However, in January of this year, something happened to me that has never occured in my life. I get laid off and was suddently out of work. I paid for COBRA two months, but couldn't keep it going. Every bit of medicine came to a crashing hault!

After almost 6 months, I had gotten really bad. I do not cry when I talk to my mother; but this one night she knew the questions to ask that made me ball like a baby. I then had to go see a doctor (same one as I used to see and he is only chargin me 1/2 price since I don't have insurance.

Well, I talked to him, and told him about the voices and things in my head. He kept asking all of these questions, so in a nutshell, here is what a remember...........

* Voices are worse at night (tv can be on or off... like to turn it to Soundscapes for calm, but that wasn't working either.

*Voices were mainly in a conversation between the two of them..... kind of like a news show. Somebody always one thogh and would tell me to do things. ( I just blew those off).

* My roommate gets home from work around 12:45 to 1:30 a.m. I have clearly heard him come in and be on the phone or just talking and then turn the tv on. When I get up and go downstairs, there is nobody there.

The last several nights, I have had in depth conversations with him, just to open my eyes to a dark room and notbody home.

The doctor has me on 400 mg seroquel, 30 mg Klonopin, 300mg xr Wellbutrin, and 30 miligrams of Propanodol (which supresses bad memories). What do I do next???? I am scared!
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NightStar
replied on August 2nd, 2008
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Sounds like your medication needs adjusted, you are going to need to tell the doctor that you have been hearing voices. And tell him about the gun.

Sorry to hear that the tv didn't work. I don't hear voices but I have unwanted memories that drive me crazy.

Hopefully the doctor can help put a stop to this.
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CarolDiane
replied on August 2nd, 2008
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Hi hun
First of all welcome. And yes, you have come to the right place! Put your feet up and let's chat here for a bit.
OK, deep breath in and hold it and slowly blow it out. There..........
What I am reading here does not sound like a good set up at all. No matter whether this is real for you or not, a source for these things occuring has got to be found. Without a basic we can not find the reasoning. By finding the source of this is the way to fixing it.
Could be one of many things. Medications, old head injury etc. What I am going to tell you as a supporter here is: I want you to go to your GP if you have on, because that is where we start the search. Tell your doctor everything you have told us. And you have got to be open. Do not disclose anything. And don't worry about insurance, that is what we pay tax dollars for my friend. To save lives not to loose them.
Please, pomise me you will do this, or if anything you feel is exceptionally out of range for you call you doctor on the phone.

Carrie
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