ARIPIPRAZOLE LAUROXIL vs QUETIAPINE

My mental health journey has been a long and continuous ride. The meds and lab result papers were piling up and it was therapeutic putting them all together in a creative way. My favorite parts of the collage are “risk of increased suicidal thoughts and actions” and “we accept these forms of payment

My mental health journey has been a long and continuous ride. I’ve felt a lot of comfort and validation with this community. The meds and lab result papers were piling up and it was therapeutic putting them all together in a creative way. My favorite parts of the collage are “risk of increased suici

I hope this is allowed on this sub, sorry if not. My sister was a fit 29 y.o. with a history of anemia, and an eating disorder as a teenager. She had a head injury at 17 that caused her to lose her sense of smell, as well as experiencing aches on the bump when it got too hot. Also occasional heart p

I was given quetiapine when I was 15 to treat my bipolar. It is an “irreversible” drug as it can shrink gray matter, impair sexual function (another TERF argument) and cause heart problems (QT prolongation). And yet, it has improved my life by stabilising my mood. Yes, sometimes I am pissed that it

My mental health journey has been a long and continuous ride. The meds and lab result papers were piling up and it was therapeutic putting them all together in a creative way. My favorite parts of the collage are “risk of increased suicidal thoughts and actions” and “we accept these forms of payment

I've been severely ill for years. I crashed hard in June 2020 and I never recovered. I spent two years bedridden. I was diagnosed with MECFS two years later. I have struggled even after 4 1/2 years of recovery to do more than walk 50 feet without being out of breath. Recovery seemed impossible impro

A documentation of my mental and physical healthcare journey. It’s been a long and continuous ride.

Hey everyone, This is kind of vulnerable for me to share, but I think I need to get it out. I’ve lost 30lbs so far, started by walking like crazy, and now I work with a personal trainer and train 4 times a week. I’m stronger and more consistent than I’ve ever been. But the scale has been stuck betwe

I turned 26 last year and got booted off my dad's insurance. I was still in school at the time and not working. I looked for coverage on the exchange and none of the plans would cover my antipsychotic (quetiapine/seroquel). I had to go on COBRA which meant I would be getting the same coverage that I

Yeah, it's been a bit weird. My psych and I are lowering my quetiapine in the hopes to get off it entirely because frankly, I'm suffocating under it. I knew I'd be signing up for some discomfort through this process; the balancing act is keeping it in the green and not tanking into someplace scary.