Here we can all be heard for a little while. Part 2

codemonkey

WaS I understand how you feel. The anti-seizure medication I take makes me slow and forgetful and I've gone from being someone with a quick brain to someone who will stare blankly at you if you talk to me because I've forgotten how to talk. Every now and again, I consider stopping it so I can feel like me again. Then I give myself a slap as I remember that if I don't take it, things will be much worse than being a little slow.

So, in the interests of making you take them

codemonkey

Pyxis wrote: »

Not weird at all! Lovely!

Only one thing........the fact that it pools on the floor is beautiful, but is it very practical? Won't it get very dirty and/or trip you up?

If it's just just feet-length then Yey!

It's from a Chinese site and I'm 5'10 so...

I admit its not practical. Sometimes I want to be all theatrical and then I remember that I trip over stuff.

Pyxis

elsien wrote: »

Glad to hear escapette is fine, even though it was horrible for you, Welly.

I can remember my mother saying about when my twin and I had gastro-enteritis at the same time, and how she ended up switching off completely because she got so frazzled and exhausted. My dad found her sitting on the floor rocking and holding a teddy, not responding to anyone or anything. It happens. It doesn't make you a bad mum.

Don't forget you've had a huge physical trauma with the birth that you're still recovering from, as well as being tired from being up all night and upset for escapette, so don't give yourself a hard time.

What she said ^^^^^^^ Katy!

codemonkey wrote: »

It's from a Chinese site and I'm 5'10 so...

I admit its not practical. Sometimes I want to be all theatrical and then I remember that I trip over stuff.

Sounds like it wouldn't pool on you then!
Go for it! Dramatise away!

Waves_and_Smiles

Hahahaha! That made me laugh code, it will probably be knee length on you.

Ok, I shall take my medication and grumble a lot while I do. I wish someone could invent an anti-psychotic that corrected the chemical imbalance without the tranquillising effect. Granted I need that effect to an extent because I used to have insane 10 minute rages over nothing where I would hurt myself, throw things and scream and then wonder why on earth I had done it, but after the last increase I am so relaxed that I feel like I am just drifting through life. I am not even on the dose that I need to stabilise me properly, I am so sensitive to anti-psychotics that we can't go up that high. I take less than a lot of people because I react so strongly to them so still have a chemical imbalance and am totally drugged at the same time. I want my brain back...

I took it. Brain fog will lift and zombie mode will return shortly.

Georgiegirl256

codemonkey wrote: »

WaS I understand how you feel. The anti-seizure medication I take makes me slow and forgetful]

Snap. That's what makes my memory so bad too.

codemonkey

Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

Snap. That's what makes my memory so bad too.

Which one do you have?

Pyxis

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Waves_and_Smiles

The memory situation is what I find most frustrating. I had an incredibly aware and sharp brain, I could pick up new skills very quickly and think rapidly. Half the reason why I mess up cooking and even making a cup of tea is because of the medication. I know this because even when I was very psychotic but on a much lower dose I could still think quickly and remember things. The last increase just took all of that away, now I find myself frequently staring into space because I have forgotten what I am meant to be doing, or forgetting that hot water will burn me or where things are supposed to be put away. I went from very mentally unwell but still able to do things for myself to a lot more stable but needing supervision even when making tea. I do need this medication and I really do have to take it but the memory problems along with the emotional dumbing down are awful.

If I could take the more modern anti-psychotics things might be better but I react to them very badly, one gave me terrible tremors and made me unsteady, the other made me incontinent! I can only take the very old anti-psychotics which are known to have bad side effects and a huge tranquillising effect, hence the newer ones were invented to stop the very problems that I am having. I have no other option. I shall stop whining now.

Pyxis

Just remembered......I need to check out the Latin turtle thing now that I'm home..........

codemonkey

Reminds me or my new Portuguese phrase (in the same vein).

Eu não sou Bob Esponja Calça Quadrada. (I am not SpongeBob SquarePants)