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Riba rage? Any remedies for this? Please help--I have kids.
Week 8/24. I screamed at my kids last night (they're only 8 and 10--they're good kids who just act like kids). I'm swearing at the dog. I'm even angry with the fish--they have to be FED.
I tried a couple of anti-depressants and they made me feel really depressed, mentally and physically. I don't really feel "depressed" even now. I'm just way irritable.
Any advice? Is there a magic bullet (one that doesn't involve an actual gun...)? Drugs for this? I'm doing this treatment FOR my kids, not to traumatize them for life.
I tried a couple of anti-depressants and they made me feel really depressed, mentally and physically. I don't really feel "depressed" even now. I'm just way irritable.
Any advice? Is there a magic bullet (one that doesn't involve an actual gun...)? Drugs for this? I'm doing this treatment FOR my kids, not to traumatize them for life.
How are you? Was just asking about you yesterday, after not seeing you after your shot this week. You and I both did #7, so how do you feel? I'm having this metal taste in my mouth and can't get rid of it. I'm even having a problem drinking water.
Does any one get the metal taste and if so what can I do for it?
The Beagle
Does any one get the metal taste and if so what can I do for it?
The Beagle
FLguy, OMG, I thought you were talking about today's quote, that Hemmingway brain-twister (uh-ho - maybe you were???). But I think you're talking about one that says a stiffly delivered apology is a second insult, and how the injured party deserves to be healed. Am I right? I like that one too - I've thought about framing it and hanging it up somewhere.
Forsee, You can speak for me anytime - you do a better job than I do anyway. And I can always tell you how you *should* think, if you get it wrong, LOL.
I feel there's precious little control I have over this disease and the effects of its treatment. How I react to others is one area that is within my control. Just sharing what works for me, for other folks it's obviously going to be different. Best wishes to all.
Forsee, You can speak for me anytime - you do a better job than I do anyway. And I can always tell you how you *should* think, if you get it wrong, LOL.
I feel there's precious little control I have over this disease and the effects of its treatment. How I react to others is one area that is within my control. Just sharing what works for me, for other folks it's obviously going to be different. Best wishes to all.
goofy, your post clearly expresses that we can still have some control over our emotions by learning new behaviors, if necessary. We are not talking about Mental illness per sae, but even during that time, we have to take responsibility for our condition, by accepting that it exists, that is affecting our daily functioning in society and by seeking intervention, if needed, and lastly, by engaging actively in recovering our health(going to therapist, taking medication, and behavior modification).
If anyone goes to the website of NARSAD, you can read that medication has as much effect in improving mental health as does "talk therapy" in a one on one situation. A combination of both is ideal in many situations, unfortunately, many drs and patients find it more convenient and cost effective to just pop a pill and forgo the therapy and behavior modification experience.
Goof. you have adjusted to the riba induced changes by defining the moments and the triggers in your life, and by controlling the things you can control, by well thought out techniques that are working for you. I think it might work for most, if there is no severe mental illness involved. There is also a theory that the chemical changes in the brain is like the chicken and the egg theory. Drs don't know which came first. An external event generates a severe emotional response that then generates a chemical change that then generates an emotional response, and a cycle is started.
I think I also learned to avoid the triggers at work, with my bf, and to some extent out on the road. But I was already pretty ragy before tx, during tx, let's just say it is a miracle I am still alive. A lot of the rage was because I was not giving myself enough time on the road and that stressed me out. That was something I have control over and change. If I chose not to, the outcome was my responsibility.
There are always morons on the road, but it was not my job to erradicate them from the world.
Learn the triggers, and devise a plan of action if you have certain reactions. I know how hard it can be to do so. I was not immune to it.
If anyone goes to the website of NARSAD, you can read that medication has as much effect in improving mental health as does "talk therapy" in a one on one situation. A combination of both is ideal in many situations, unfortunately, many drs and patients find it more convenient and cost effective to just pop a pill and forgo the therapy and behavior modification experience.
Goof. you have adjusted to the riba induced changes by defining the moments and the triggers in your life, and by controlling the things you can control, by well thought out techniques that are working for you. I think it might work for most, if there is no severe mental illness involved. There is also a theory that the chemical changes in the brain is like the chicken and the egg theory. Drs don't know which came first. An external event generates a severe emotional response that then generates a chemical change that then generates an emotional response, and a cycle is started.
I think I also learned to avoid the triggers at work, with my bf, and to some extent out on the road. But I was already pretty ragy before tx, during tx, let's just say it is a miracle I am still alive. A lot of the rage was because I was not giving myself enough time on the road and that stressed me out. That was something I have control over and change. If I chose not to, the outcome was my responsibility.
There are always morons on the road, but it was not my job to erradicate them from the world.
Learn the triggers, and devise a plan of action if you have certain reactions. I know how hard it can be to do so. I was not immune to it.
great thought provoking thread..good to hear such positive responses to evil stimuli-HEP C& riba..We are really growing thru this damnable treatmnt-and( ahhh the "good" meds are finally kickin in)-Thanks one& all for sharing your thots&experiences riding the evil vrus into the ground!!!!!!!
I take ativan for anxiety its helps when i get to that point I have 5 kids if im feeling like everytime i turn around something is not right, everyone is doing everything wrong,and im having to do to much and im on all these meds......well i take a time out take my pill and go outside and sit in a chair by myself until i can start breathing clearer...I take 1mg twice a day if i need to it helps with sleep also , it an antianxiety drug so it helps right away.
Hi, I also take Clonazepam, 1 MG 3 times a day. It does make me a little drowsy, but seems not to bother me during the day, but helps me sleep at night. I was perscribed this by my dr for anxiety (riba rage). My dr explained to me that this is a light weight anti anxiety drug. She explained that really, anti depressants work differently for different symptoms. Some, like lexapro work better for depression, others like Zantax (?is that what it's called) work better on anxiety. Clonazepam works wonders for me and the side effects during the day are barely noticable. This happened after an hour long load arguement on the phone, at work, with Qwest over a $5 charge, that was correct anyway. My co-workers complained.
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