saw psych. he said blood clots side effect of anti-psychotics but usually risk is small.
However, as I've developed a blood clot need to be cautious. Am to stay on Clopixol depo at same dose and see him again in 5 weeks when I get back from France to see how the anticoagulant is working.
He's agreed in principal to an increase in Clopixol but using tablets not depo.
Reasoning being that IF the Clopixol is causing blood clot then tablets get out of system quickly if stop taking them whereas a depo takes about 3 months to get out of system.
I feel it's risky taking the tablets as when I become unwell I am not compliant with medication which makes me worse. Yet the psych says hopefully the 300 of Clopixol depo will hold me from getting really unwell.
My psych has just returned from a couple of months off sick and he was fitting me in at the end of clinic this morning so I really appreciated his time.
I mentioned a couple of other things to him like how beneficial the hospital stay ended up being despite having to initially be sectioned. I'm hoping when I see him in 5 weeks time we can talk about the use of hospital as an option in the future if I become acutely unwell again.
Plus I mentioned diagnosis. He said that he would monitor me over the next 3-4 months and discuss diagnosis again with me then. I am saying that I feel like my illness has changed drastically over the past 3-4 years which has been helped partially by finding a good medication mix but also through DBT.
I feel I no longer meet all the necessary criteria of BPD/EUPD and if I do then it is purely as traits.
My psychotherapist (who is also a psychiatrist) believes I have a type of schizoaffective disorder and I know that when I was in hospital, the locum psych I saw said that 4 diagnoses were mentioned in my file:
1. BPD/EUPD
2. Bipolar
3. Major recurrent depression with psychotic features
4. Schizoaffective disorder
I'm just looking for some clarity so that I can make sure I'm receiving the appropriate treatment and so that I can make my family and friends aware of what I am dealing with and so they know how best to help me when I become unwell.
I just want some stability and quality of life and I've certainly not had that for some time
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