Medication and being well

[Lord'sWarrior]

I have schizoaffective disorder bipolar type. I have a medication to taken on SOS called olanzapine, but I've taken it everyday, then later I tried to stop it and all the fears I feel came back to my desperation. I then had to take it again yesterday. I guess I will have to take it everyday, not just in SOS.

Another thing... I pray a lot for God to put me well but as I've seen, He doesn't. I'm overwieght because of the medication that impairs my metabolism and increases my appetite. I feel awful and fearful of the furure. It's not easy to trust God when you see yourself not having a way of survival in society. It's hard.

 

[Drifter Kybe Scythe Kane]

I have schizoaffective disorder bipolar type. I have a medication to taken on SOS called olanzapine, but I've taken it everyday, then later I tried to stop it and all the fears I feel came back to my desperation. I then had to take it again yesterday. I guess I will have to take it everyday, not just in SOS.

Another thing... I pray a lot for God to put me well but as I've seen, He doesn't. I'm overwieght because of the medication that impairs my metabolism and increases my appetite. I feel awful and fearful of the furure. It's not easy to trust God when you see yourself not having a way of survival in society. It's hard.

I cannot nearly understand man what you're going through but I will try to help as best I can and again I'm sorry you have to go through this. Remember knowledge is power so try to research some books on your illness to give you some information and to also hopefully find out some similar angles of fear of examples of fellow schizoaffective disorder bipolar type in such books. Maybe you will find out that if ever you have successes about all this and really step on all this bad stuff, you'll find yourself a golden age. I mean who knows, I mean you may find yourself only evolving and manipulate your way to have only the sharpest, brightest mind because all of your surviving as a result and dare I say it-only having a golden age for the rest of your life...or at least for a while. I know all this is hard to keep for yourself...but you have to try! Or at least in your own way. Everyone has their own galaxy in themselves, even you. Find that galaxy of yours and you can start making some moves in your life. Sorry, but this is just advice, I went on a long time there, heh, sorry. That's what I would do at least. Good luck and God bless. Worth the small risk of flipping some switches on in your life with the advice I tried to explain, no?

 

[anx66]

I have schizoaffective disorder bipolar type. I have a medication to taken on SOS called olanzapine, but I've taken it everyday, then later I tried to stop it and all the fears I feel came back to my desperation. I then had to take it again yesterday. I guess I will have to take it everyday, not just in SOS.

Another thing... I pray a lot for God to put me well but as I've seen, He doesn't. I'm overwieght because of the medication that impairs my metabolism and increases my appetite. I feel awful and fearful of the furure. It's not easy to trust God when you see yourself not having a way of survival in society. It's hard.

Hi there,

I was diagnosed with Schizo-affective disorder many years ago (the depressive type) and have been on Olanzipine. It's best to keep up with the meds, and have them reviewed now and again by a professional. Some of the drugs do have the side-effect of weight gain, as I experienced, but in my case the weight came off eventually.

I'll pray for you, that things will get better. Sometimes things get better quickly and sometimes things get better slowly, but trusting in Jesus will definitely help you to cope with the symptoms you have. I have gone from being a virtual hermit to being married, with 2 grown up children and a full time job. I still have residual symptoms, but I'm thankful to God that he is able to change our circumstances, and has done so for me.

It's not always easy to trust God/Jesus when the symptoms are strongest, but God can help you go through them and bring you out the other side.

I'm not sure how helpful this has been, but Jesus cares for you and I are, and I'm praying that you experience the hope that only Jesus can bring.

Love in Jesus
anx66