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Check-in26th Risperdal Update - Feeling Good
Feeling good. Been having bouts of nausea and headache. Overall, feeling fine. Nausea this morning for an hour, but no vomiting. And headache for hal...
Check-in5th Seroquel Update - Feeling Very good
Feeling very good. Been having bouts of anxiety, fatigue, and emotional blunting. Dandelion and rocket have healed me quickly ☺️ Coffee and chocolate/...
Check-in48th Depakote Update - Feeling Good
Feeling okay. Been having bouts of activation. Yesterday was the first day of being surprisingly healthy in a very long time.
Check-in1st Zyprexa Update - Feeling Good
Feeling good. Used mag and Benadryl Halved it. Had some minor sensations intermittently, but ok… going to watch for symptoms post dc
Check-in25th Prozac Update - Feeling Good
Feeling good. Been having bouts of anxiety, fatigue, and flu-like symptoms.
Check-in16th Zoloft Update - Feeling Very good
Feeling very good. No specific symptoms.
Check-in2nd Lexapro Update - Feeling Good
Feeling good. Been having bouts of anxiety.
Check-in16th Zoloft Update - Feeling Good
Feeling good. Been having bouts of headache and fatigue but overall much better than yesterday. I slept through the night with only melatonin. Still f...
Check-in16th Effexor Update - Feeling Good
Feeling good. Been having bouts of fatigue and muscle aches. Exercised yesterday so muscle aches make sense
Check-in3rd Celexa Update - Feeling Good
Trying to keep busy as the tinnitus is more noticeable when I’m sitting around doing nothing. It’s very frustrating as my mental health otherwise is o...
Check-in2nd Paxil Update - Feeling Great
Feeling great. Did not sleep the whole night through.
Check-in2nd Celexa Update - Feeling Excellent
Feeling excellent. Been having bouts of tinnitus.
Check-in67th Cymbalta Update - Feeling Good
Feeling good. Been having bouts of anxiety and headache.
Check-in49th Paxil Update - Feeling Very good
Feeling very good. Been having bouts of tinnitus and fatigue. I did have my heart beat a bit faster last night around 105 bpm when it's usually around...
Check-in25th Risperdal Update - Feeling Good
Feeling good. Been having bouts of GI upset. Feeling fine, except I've got hiccups three mornings in a row. They're fairly unlikely to be related to ...
Check-in8th Paxil Update - Feeling Good
Feeling good. Been having bouts of fatigue. Went back to work yesterday feeling good got a little anxious when the pace seemed to pick up but all in a...
Check-in10th Paxil Update - Feeling Good
Feeling good. No specific symptoms.
Check-in54th Cymbalta Update - Feeling Good
Feeling good. Been having bouts of muscle aches. Today I'm feeling better mentally, but I notice that the psychological symptoms seem to be shifting ...
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