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http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?noseen=0&threadid=3525444&perpage=40&pagenumber=975#post418790524 Thanks for another informative megapost, Benny! Hey, it's been a week, what's your progress like? Sticking with your meds and making progress towards therapy? (Despite all you hope for, this thread will not die quietly.)
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Aug 26, 2013 15:44
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why ARE your cartoon post's so much better than these? I mean gently caress, i was actually interested in that.
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Aug 26, 2013 19:53
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He's using Dr Seuss cartoons and filling in his own words. I don't see what's so magnificent about them. It's like mad libs or a coloring book.
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Aug 26, 2013 19:56
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natetimm posted:He's using Dr Seuss cartoons and filling in his own words. I don't see what's so magnificent about them. It's like mad libs or a coloring book. Eh your right, maybey it's because i actually didnt know The seuss man did wartime cartoons. Seeing swastika's on a snuffeluplagus is kinda jarring. Also benny, can you explain to me why the gently caress you liked elysium? (and where all the money for these movie tickets comes from)
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Aug 26, 2013 20:02
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AcidRonin posted:why ARE your cartoon post's so much better than these? I mean gently caress, i was actually interested in that. Probably bought the book http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Seuss-Goes-War-Editorial/dp/1565847040
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Aug 26, 2013 20:12
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Arian_Samurai posted:Probably bought the book http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Seuss-Goes-War-Editorial/dp/1565847040
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Aug 26, 2013 20:20
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Benny the Snake posted:Nope: using the UC San Diego Library as a resource. I love libraries. Have you tried checking out some Thoreau, whiting out the text, and scribbling your detective story into it?
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Aug 26, 2013 20:22
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natetimm posted:Have you tried checking out some Thoreau, whiting out the text, and scribbling your detective story into it?
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Aug 26, 2013 21:09
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Benny the Snake posted:I might be a bad writer, but I have standards, dammit. If this were true, you wouldn't have this thread. Update us about your life, Benny! Are you okay, doing better, getting worse? Any job prospects, volunteering, ANYTHING besides sitting at home making megaposts?
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Aug 26, 2013 21:31
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WampaLord posted:If this were true, you wouldn't have this thread. Update us about your life, Benny! Are you okay, doing better, getting worse? Any job prospects, volunteering, ANYTHING besides sitting at home making megaposts? Benny the Snake fucked around with this message at 22:22 on Aug 26, 2013 |
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Aug 26, 2013 22:17
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Benny the Snake posted:I'm considering not seeing my psych and stop taking my meds since I'm doing both out of pocket. I'm still seeing my therapist since I can afford that. Once I get a job, I'll be able to get back on my meds and see my psych again. You have these two things in exactly the wrong order. Seeing your pysch and taking your meds will help you get a job, do not stop doing either of these things. I'm loving serious. Why are you going back to retail when you know you're bad at it?
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Aug 26, 2013 22:24
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Benny the Snake posted:Well for perspective I've been applying to about four to five jobs a day online. This involves writing cover letters, sending resumes, and following up with phone calls. I haven't gotten a single interview. So since last week I've decided to make the rounds and apply to local retailers. So far, three seem like they've got prospects since hiring for the holiday season starts in September and October. My meds are making me sleepy and I'm having trouble enunciating my words. But on the upside, I'm not hearing voices calling my name any more. I'm considering not seeing my psych and stop taking my meds since I'm doing both out of pocket. I'm still seeing my therapist since I can afford that. Once I get a job, I'll be able to get back on my meds and see my psych again. This seems a good plan.* * for EN entertainment, not for your life.
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Aug 26, 2013 22:24
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WampaLord posted:You have these two things in exactly the wrong order. Seeing your pysch and taking your meds will help you get a job, do not stop doing either of these things. This advice. Listen to this advice. Taking your meds is your 100% top priority. Everything else comes second. If you think the meds aren't working (and judging from your post they ARE working), talk to your psych. Do NOT just stop cold-turkey, please. You are on the right track right now. Don't stop!
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Aug 26, 2013 22:35
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WampaLord posted:You have these two things in exactly the wrong order. Seeing your pysch and taking your meds will help you get a job, do not stop doing either of these things.
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Aug 26, 2013 22:44
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You have not even been taking your medication long enough for it too make that much of a difference. DO NOT STOP TAKING YOUR MEDICATION.
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Aug 26, 2013 22:46
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Benny the Snake posted:I'm considering not seeing my psych and stop taking my meds since I'm doing both out of pocket. Don't do this. Please. This isn't "ha ha he seriously thinks calling in hung over is a solid plan" bad, it could seriously gently caress you over.
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Aug 26, 2013 22:51
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You know what? gently caress you, you piece of poo poo. Most of this thread has been trying to help you but you continually ignore our advice and questions. Sure a lot of people poo poo all over you, but there was a metric ton of good advice in this thread that you've done nothing but ignore. Stop taking your meds and go back to having your mom yell at you for watching a homosexual kiss on TV you colossal waste of flesh. And when you die, know you've completely wasted a life full of possibilities and happiness. Still looking forward to that next Seuss megapost you crazy backwards-priority shitlord!
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Aug 26, 2013 22:51
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Benny the Snake posted:I was a drat good cashier. That's why I'm going back. I'll make an appointment with my psych then. You really can't just go off your medication like that. :/ It's not good for you.
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Aug 26, 2013 23:12
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How do you not qualify for prescription assistance? Are there not sliding scale mental health clinics that will help you enroll in these things? I don't see how I can live in bumfuck Georgia and have access to this stuff and you live near a reasonably large city and don't have access. I mean, poo poo, the county clinic that I go to goes all the way down to totally free for all services and prescriptions. You're not even employed, how can you not qualify for that kind of thing? Keep taking your meds and keep going to therapy, good god. e: If you stop taking an antidepressant suddenly, you can have some really, really nasty side effects. Same with an antipsychotic. If you stop your ap suddenly, you are at risk for rebound psychosis, the kind that makes you go to the hospital. Find a way to afford your loving meds and talk to your psych if you can't afford them so that you can at least get off of them in a safe way. Skinny King Pimp fucked around with this message at 23:24 on Aug 26, 2013 |
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Aug 26, 2013 23:21
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Psychotic break? gently caress me. I've scheduled an appointment with my psych this Friday.
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Aug 26, 2013 23:50
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WampaLord posted:You know what? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFkAAvDkj9k
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Aug 26, 2013 23:53
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Benny the Snake posted:Psychotic break? gently caress me. Yeah. Not something to get yourself worked up about unnecessarily, but it really is that serious. Which isn't to say you won't be able to stop taking them ever ever, but you'd need to ease off of them, and to be under a doctor's care when you do so. And yeah, there's almost certainly going to be something that will help you pay for the prescriptions and the doctors' visits out there. quote:I've scheduled an appointment with my psych this Friday. Good man. And yeah, the other thing folks said is true as well; tell your psychiatrist about the side effects you're having. It's not unusual at all for meds like this to need to be adjusted.
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Aug 27, 2013 00:06
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Please don't call jobs to "follow up" after you've sent a résumé.
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Aug 27, 2013 00:37
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I slept for about two weeks straight when I started the cymbalta. It's possible you'll adjust. Also, last time I went off cymbalta, I had a breakdown, , constant vertigo, migraines my injectable meds for migraines wouldn't touch, and cried constantly while my moods swung like crazy. That was weaning off like my doctor told me to. I don't know about what you're on, but yeah. Stopping psych meds out of nowhere can be a bad idea. Please don't do it.
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Aug 27, 2013 00:41
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Benny the Snake posted:I was a drat good cashier. That's why I'm going back. I'll make an appointment with my psych then. drat good cashiers don't get fired in the first month but whatever dude, shine on you crazy diamond.
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Aug 27, 2013 00:48
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Dr. Lariat posted:drat good cashiers don't get fired in the first month but whatever dude, shine on you crazy diamond. To be fair wasn't he fired for hitting a car while pushing carts and not because of some shortcoming as a cashier? Although that's pretty close to splitting hairs - generally if you're let go at a company for any reason other than hours being cut that bridge is permanently burned. If they thought he was a fuckup as a cart pusher but had a promising career as a cashier they would have just moved him off of cart duty. Geoj fucked around with this message at 01:44 on Aug 27, 2013 |
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Aug 27, 2013 01:41
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Dr. Lariat posted:drat good cashiers don't get fired in the first month but whatever dude, shine on you crazy diamond.
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Aug 27, 2013 01:47
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Big companies with HR departments and potentially large cumulative unemployment payouts don't let people go based on a single event, they make sure their ducks are all in a row and put together multiple reasons behind firings to cover their own rear end against unemployment claims, even in the right to work state I've been in for years the only time I see anyone let go due to a single event it's because of a huge policy infraction, typically theft or using drugs/alcohol on the job or showing up clearly intoxicated. Any other time I've tried to get someone out I had to build a pretty good case for it.Geoj posted:Although that's pretty close to splitting hairs - generally if you're let go at a company for any reason other than hours being cut that bridge is permanently burned. If they thought he was a fuckup as a cart pusher but had a promising career as a cashier they would have just moved him off of cart duty. Additionally, letting a new hire go for a single screw up is really frowned up by HR because it is a lost investment, the drug test, background check, orientation and training is a big non-productive cost to the company per employee and a middle manager deciding to flush all that down the toilet on a single mistake is good way to make enemies at corporate. Dr. Lariat fucked around with this message at 02:10 on Aug 27, 2013 |
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Aug 27, 2013 01:47
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Please give your meds ample time. It took me 8+ weeks on Wellbutrin to adjust and 4-6 on other SSRIs to feel positive effects. What posters are saying about cold turkey is true too. You WILL feel like poo poo. Withdrawal symptoms are terrible and can range from irritating to flu-like to debilitating to deadly depending in your drug and dosage. PLEASE talk to your psych about your options.
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Aug 27, 2013 01:56
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I linked earlier in the thread to one of the subsidy programs directly offered by the manufacturer. I'm guessing you must not have qualified somehow? ; ; ; ; ; ;
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Aug 27, 2013 02:07
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By the way, the meds must be loving with my motor skills 'cause I'm slurring my words and my tongue feels heavy. I think it's some kind of chemically induced dyslexia. gently caress me.
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Aug 27, 2013 02:11
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Benny the Snake posted:By the way, the meds must be loving with my motor skills 'cause I'm slurring my words and my tongue feels heavy. I think it's some kind of chemically induced dyslexia. gently caress me. I had to swap from my first SSRI to something different because it was too intense. I felt like I was just about to be high on ecstasy all day. My sleep sucked, too. Getting that poo poo adjusted is par for the course, I don't know anyone who got theirs right the first time.
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Aug 27, 2013 02:18
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Benny the Snake posted:By the way, the meds must be loving with my motor skills 'cause I'm slurring my words and my tongue feels heavy. I think it's some kind of chemically induced dyslexia. gently caress me. These are the kinds of side effects you need to call your doctor about RIGHT NOW, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, not wait until next week, not wait until Friday. There are some very serious (but, mind you, very low chance of appearing) side effects to certain medications that can cause neurological damage to you for life. I had a similar issue on Abilify and Geodon and didn't sleep for literally nine days straight and started having visual hallucinations. CALL YOUR DOCTOR AND TELL THEM EXACTLY WHAT IS HAPPENING AND THAT IT IS A NEW SYMPTOM THAT HAS JUST STARTED WITH THIS MEDICATION. DO NOT gently caress AROUND WITH THIS.
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Aug 27, 2013 02:34
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Benny the Snake posted:I was a drat good cashier. God, that's depressing.
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Aug 27, 2013 02:58
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Benny the Snake posted:By the way, the meds must be loving with my motor skills 'cause I'm slurring my words and my tongue feels heavy. I think it's some kind of chemically induced dyslexia. gently caress me. Antipsychotics can do that. Call your psych in the morning and ask if you need to stop taking your medication and how to go about doing it. I had to stop taking an antipsychotic because it literally made me stupid as poo poo and I couldn't sleep less than 12-14 hours a night. These kinds of side effects warrant an immediate call to your psych's office. Call first thing in the morning and tell them about this and ask how soon you can see the doctor or what you should do in the meantime.
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Aug 27, 2013 03:17
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Benny the Snake posted:I was fired for being a terrible parking lot gofer. You got fired for screwing up and lying about it, would have happened if you were on cashier duty as well. (Lesson is own up to your mistakes and don't lie).
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Aug 27, 2013 03:30
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Hey, Benny. Sorry you're having side effects. Here's the thing: Medications are very individual. What works for one person doesn't work for another, and doctors cannot tell in advance what will work for you. So when you try a medication and it makes things taste like metal (this has actually happened to me), it doesn't mean that taking medications is pointless. It means that this medication wasn't right for your body, and it's time to try something else. I had to try every drat SSRI on the market before coming up with a combination that worked with tolerable side effects. Once I got there, I was stable for (so far) fifteen years. If this medication isn't right for you, don't give up on medication or psychotherapy. Curse a bit and try the next one. It is a royal pain in the rear end to go through the testing period, but it's worth perservering.
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Aug 27, 2013 04:55
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Kay so I got back from my psych. I've been prescribed three medications-all generics, thankfully. So my bill is $38 for the batch as opposed to $27 at Wallgreen's for Zoloft generic. I've been given two antidepressants and a mood stabilizer: one of the antidepressants treats ADD symptoms, so that's good.
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Aug 28, 2013 02:15
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Benny the Snake posted:Kay so I got back from my psych. I've been prescribed three medications-all generics, thankfully. So my bill is $38 for the batch as opposed to $27 at Wallgreen's for Zoloft generic. I've been given two antidepressants and a mood stabilizer: one of the antidepressants treats ADD symptoms, so that's good. Hope these will be easier on you in terms of the side effects! Good luck.
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Man, brain pills do not sound fun at all. Also as an addendum to the million other people that have told you this already, don't stop taking your pills, my ex used to take lithium and she stopped and her flame out was so bad she had to repeat a year and a half worth of university to make up for it. you REALLY liked elysium??
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