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PostPosted: Thu May 12, 2011 12:08 pm


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Now the time is right, and you feel the need
To go down low and recieve a treat
The jukebox churns out songs about sex
Come on baby you're my best fix




Okay, so lately I've been taking some medication to help with some moderate issues I've always had.

First: I've been takingu Haloperidol, a generic for Haldol, which in this case is used for treatment of the physical symptoms of Tourette's Syndrome. It has been working so far, yes, but under stress all of my twitches and tremors come back. It's always making me tired, but for the most part, I've gotten over it.

Second: I'm taking Citalopram, a generic for Celexa, an anti-depressant to counter my Bipolar type II. This, on the other hand, leaves me exhausted, sore, shaky and generally unpleasant. However, it's given me more drive and energy despite the side effects.

Lately, though, stress has been taking it's toll, and I've started turning towards some fairly bad habits. I would be drinking if I could get away with it, and on some occasions, I've started to smoke. I know I can't take alcohol with my medications anyway, but the smoking has been really helping, in it's own horrible, life-shortening way. I'd love to find out how to stop the compulsion, since I actually had a need to smoke when I had never smoked before. If anyone has advice, or information I can check out, that would be very helpful.

Even stories and all that about your vices and generally ways of pushing it aside. Try and not go all psychoanalyst on me, since that pulls bad results.

Methods I've tried and am trying:
Meditation
Hypnosis
PostPosted: Thu May 19, 2011 2:10 pm


sweatdrop I don't really have any conditions other than my bad eyesight and being itchy all the time. I just wear glasses and scratch XD.

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Beverast

PostPosted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 1:43 pm


Hur hur super delayed response. I don't come here much.

Try taking up some sort of hobby that you can really lose yourself in. If you're focused on that the world will disappear and you'll probably forget your stresses for the moment and won't feel the need to smoke/drink.
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