As promised, Monday brought me back to the psychiatrist and he stopped my Effexor XR and started me on Welbutrin and Abilify. The Welbutrin is an anti-depressant but the Abilify is an antipsychotic. Talk about improving my self-esteem. Now, I'm not only depressed, I'm psychotic!
Abilify is a psychotropic drug used to treat schizophrenia and certain symptoms of bipolar disorder. It is also used along with other medicines to treat depression...
That's what the paper says but I think he just thinks I'm crazy!
Today was spent pretty much in appointments related to my recent hospitalization. I am sick of appointments. I guess it beats working for a living!
40 years of insanity takes a while to sort out so it's a team effort. I guess I need to have a talk with my siblings who had me listening to everything from Alice Cooper, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Frank Zappa, and then for a twist we always had Abba, The Carpenters, Captain and Tenille and all the other 70's love stuff.
Oh, and then there was Barry Manilow. He writes the songs you know...at the Copa Cabana even.
Yeah, I think that definitely has something to do with my mental health. That reminds me, I also grew up listening to Hair Bands...Quiet Riot Metal Health anyone? And we thought we looked cool like that.
All in all, even though it was Monday, it wasn't bad. Even got in a group therapy session that let me know that my situation is far better than some others have it. I guess that makes me feel better knowing that some poor guy is sucking worse. Not quite sure why though. I guess just because it makes us realize that life is good so stop feeling sorry for ourselves.
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