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Disability for Mental Health Issues (lemm.ee)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I get disability for Major Depression and Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

Without something like Lexapro I can turn into kind of a wreck. Even suicidal or suffering from panic attacks.

Does anyone ever feel like this isn't a real disability? I mean, it's not like I'm in a wheelchair. Sometimes I feel like I am cheating.

But there are others out there like myself. There has to be.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Without Olanzapine, I turn into a fucking wreck. I'm still not particularly capable with it, but I'm a LOT worse without it. I get panicky, depressed, etc. I can't be without it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Is that an opiate?

Thank you for sharing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

nah, it's an atypical antipsychotic. I use it for sleep and anxiety management and some other stuff.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I might have taken it too

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

i love it. Before i was on AT AP's, i was sleeping literally 30-60 minutes a night. i did that shit for 10+ years. But now I am on olanzapine, I sleep 10+ hours a night. Another drawback is the insatiable hunger. Holy shit, I can eat like there's no tomorrow.

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