I called my doctor last week and said, "I'm miserable and I need help. I feel like I am going to jump outta my skin."
I was sent directly to Brief Intensive Treatment while they adjusted my medications. The tried to put me on Olanzapine (Zyprexa), but I just slept around the clock. They finally got me stable on a higher dosage of Risperidone. I'm still very drowsy, but it's livable.
B.I.T. has the best food and it was certainly the highlight of my stay. Each nurse takes a turn at making up a menu and then preparing a meal with a consumer's help.
I am so glad to be home. Maggie greeted me with a zeal like no over time before. Mom spent every night over here with Maggie so she wouldn't get lonely. I appreciated that so much as she is my furry little buck toothed child. I've missed you all and hope things will get back to normal soon.
21 comments:
thinking of you. really glad you went for profesional help and didn't self medicate.
i am sure maggie was thrilled to see you back. i know i am.
jane
I'm so glad you're back and feeling better, Andrew, I've missed your posts. I'm really glad that BIT was able to help you.
I'm glad your feeling better! I was worried.
So glad to see you back, I was worried about you!
I certainly hope that you, your family and your doctor are as impressed as I am that you not only recognized that there was a problem - but that you took the perfect steps to handle the problem yourself!
Congratulations, Andrew! That was a huge step in the right direction!
Glad you've been eating well - and that Maggie was well taken care of. She deserves it!
Take care of you!
Grannie in Florida
Happy to see you back Andrew and happier that you are getting the help you need..
Yay, Andrew! I'm so glad you took a healthy step to deal with your stuff, and I'm really glad you are back.
I'm very impressed. Big smile here. Welcome back!
Glad you got the help you needed and had the wisdom to ask for it!
Glad you're back! I hope things will settle down for you now.
congrats on hangin in there . keep up the good work . so proud of you for seeking help instead of the bottle
good job
im sure your mom enjoyed maggie
have a good one :)
I'm glad you are back and doing better. We missed you.
Gld you're back & glad you're feeling better. I agree with the comments above, it's really impressive that you recognised the need to ask for and get help.
I bet it was so good to see Maggie again!
Glad you got the help you need and are doing better! Hope you're feeling better and I hope that each passing day gets better! Welcome back!
Glad to see a post from you and hear that you are back at home.
Glad to hear you are doing better. How sweet that your mom stayed with Maggie.
Sounds like Maggie gave you the best homecoming EVER!
Take care Andrew.
Thank goodness you are back! I missed you and was worried. (-: Take care.
I agree with Momma! Good job recognizing that you needed a little something extra, and taking the steps to go get help.
Hope your feeling better soon, and thanks for keeping us updated.
welcome home! nothing wrong with getting away... nothing at all!!! I bet it was nice to see Maggie!
Welcome home - we've sure missed you (as did Maggie). I hope you are feeling much stabler and will be feeling fully functional quickly
welcome back...you had us worried. So glad you got the help you needed.
welcome back...you had us worried. So glad you got the help you needed.
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