Topic: NintendoLife Artists Thread

What meds do you take, if you don't mind me asking? I could probably use them since I just went off the ones I used to take (they weren't helping anymore, but a higher dosage was out of the question). I just need the name.

@CanisWolfred Well I have three, but I'm only taking one now.
I have Abilify, Wellbutrin, and Adderall. The Adderall has it's side-affects, like not being hungry and higher brain activity / positive mood. It can make you lose weight fast too. I probably eat one meal a day or less and I don't feel hungry even if I don't eat. The others I don't take since I haven't taken them for years now. If you're going to try Adderall, the only thing I recommend is that you do not eat carbs. Just eating one piece of toast makes me sick, but I don't know if you'll have the same effect I had. Lastly, you might be physically and mentally exhausted at the end of the day depending on how high the dose. That's all I got to tell you.

@Rosalina - Oh wow, I already take those (well, except Wellbutrin. You can't take antidepressants and ADHD drugs at the same time. But I used to take it). Does/did the Abilify help you? That's the one I recently stopped because I thought it wasn't helping. In fact, I was taking it for anxiety, and all my doctors were surprised I take Abilify for that. None of them knew it could be used for that...except the one doctor who prescribed it to me 5 years ago...which is why I'm really questioning it. It's too hard for me to tell what's affecting me right now since I'm always more axious in the summer, but I kinda almost snapped yesterday...

And I guess I have a monsterous appetite, but I have been taking Adderal XR for about a year and a half I guess and never noticed any affects on my appetite. I still need 4 or 5 (small) meals a day.

@Turnip - I've been mentally analyzing it for about 5 years now and it's...a very multi-layered problem, and every time I think I've found the core, it turns out to be another layer. For now I'm just gonna try to summon up all my motivation and see if I can push myself to draw every once in a while, though that really only puts a band-aid on the problem...

@CanisWolfred You know, years after I stopped taking Abilify, I decided to try it again a couple days ago since it was a small dose , 5mg, and I ended up getting sick from it. I don't think it helps at all. Also, I think Abilify raises blood pressure too. I don't take the Wellbutrin since the dose is extremely high, 300mg. BTW, I'm schizophrenic.

Your reply to Radish about your "multi-layered problem" is relate-able.

1) My schizophrenic cycle goes like this. I start taking meds and everything starts going well. Then I'm doing great and I feel like I don't need the meds anymore, OR, after I feel great, the effects start to wear off. So I stop taking meds and I fall back into my schizophrenic state. During those times of feeling great and looking independent, people start to let me go and expect me to be on top of my stuff with little support from them. That in turn damages my recovery process and I end up relapsing.

2) When I try to find the problem / issues I have, I always find myself getting into an endless cycle. At first I think I find something that could improve my life, but then when it comes to actually improving myself, I tend to find it impossible and just leave my life the way it is in its terrible condition. Then later on in time, I think find something and yada-yada-yada and I'm in the cycle again.

We can pick this up later if you want on the Chit-Chat Thread or the Disappointment of the Day Thread.

I don't believe I've posted this here yet.

Lesson learned: don't do cross hatching unless you actually have a lot of time on your hands :/

^Yeah, I try not to crosshatch unless I really think it'll add a really nice effect to whatever I'm drawing...I think it worked really well there, though.

@Radish @Rosalina - I agree that it's probably best to take this over to the Chat thread. I'll make a post there soon-ish.