frannie Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 my name is frannie. i'm 20 and i have been diagnosed with major depressive disorder, dissociative identity disorder, eating disorder-not otherwise specified (in recovery from anorexia nervosa), post traumatic stress disorder, and i am also a recovering crystal meth addict with 85 days sober. my mental illness progressed somewhat like this: -sexual abuse at a young age for a sustained period of time- led to early childhood development of eating disorder/DID. -treatment for anorexia nervosa -relapse -treatment for anorexia nervosa -brief stint in the army -treatment for extreme/chronic/atypical/what-the-fuck-ever depression with several suicide attempts -eating disorder relapse -another suicide attempt -crystal meth addiction -hit an EXTREMELY low bottom -treatment for meth addiction -relapse -treatment for meth addiction -relapse -finally decided to get sober and am now very active in AA/NA/12-steps in general -still feeling really fucking depressed/crazy/eating disordered/at times suicidal i have come to terms with the fact that i am just crazy and am going to be for probably the rest of my life. i am currently dealing with discontinuation of effexor xr (300 mg) and cymbalta (60 mg) (i have been on both for about 11 months- even through meth use) and am now taking 300 mg of wellbutrin xl, 10 mg of lexapro (which i utterly loathe; i took it for several months after my stint in the army and all it did was make me extremely tired/apathetic) and 200 mg of provigil daily. just wanted to say hi and any advice/whatever is welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirMarshall Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 Hi Frannie, welcome! Congratulations on your sobriety! Yes, MI may be something that you have to handle for the rest of your life, but that doesn't mean that you will be miserable forever. Things will bet better once you find the right med combo and with time. Feel free to post where you please. Any of the mods will be glad to help you. Cheers, a.m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~nestling~ Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 Hi Frannie, and welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa_K Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 Hello Frannie, welcome to the boards...Lisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallulah Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 frannie! welcome to the boards - glad you found us. and congratulations on your sobriety... -tal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncc1701 Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 Heya frannie, Nice to meet you. This is a good and safe place to be crazy. (I like it anyways) --ncc-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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