My friend Sherri has been sick off and on for a few years. She had a bad manic/psychotic episode two years ago and had to stay on quite high doses of Zyprexa to keep the mania from coming back.
I often write about Sherri- I call her my hero.
So, I just talked with her- she is doing SO well. It took a long time, but the real Sherri is back and she sounds great. Her doctor wants her to stay on a low dose of the Zyprexa as there are no serious side effects. She still takes her lithium.
Sherri saw her doctor yesterday. She talked about her anxiety – the doctor said, “Sherri, you have to find ways to deal with anxiety without using the Klonopin.” Sherri knows this is true- but it’s hard. Sometimes the anti anxiety meds are not what works the best- we have to find ways to reduce our [ Read More ]

