Is there a doctor on call you can speak to? When is the pharmacy less busy? Maybe you can talk to them then.

I missed my evening meds before, and I was a mess, but everything settled down once I got back on them. Hang in there; it's temporary. Best wishes!

Missing one dose won't have much effect. I can't remember the half life of lithium but I think it's several days. Follow the instructions for lithium and don't double your daily dose.

Thanks to u both. I spoke to a pharmacist just now and they don’t recommend doubling my dose like I want to. I will ride this out I guess til next thur. The prob is I was a mess before This and today I have been xtra messy. I read u SHOULD be ok after one missed dose so maybe it’s the lack of sleep and/ or a combination who knows. Also read to take my skipped dose as long as I’m not 6 hrs from next dose so I think I’m fine there. I just want it to be over. Thanks for ur words of wisdom.

Big hug.... I agree one missed dose won't hurt.... xo

Do not increase your meds without your Pdocs permission, you can throw your whole cocktail off and make things far worse.

When you miss a dose, unless you realize it within a few hours, its best to just get back on track the next time your due to take your pills.

Give yourself time to get back on track and things to get back to normal and have the conversation with your Dr. about changing your meds at your appt.

Lithium is really easy to overdose on, so taking more than you should without a Dr.'s approval is never a good idea.

Take care.

I hope you have gotten some sleep since posting this and are starting to feel better.

I am super sensitive to meds and can tell when I’ve forgotten a dose. I know at times after hospitalizations and led changes I needed some assistance making sure I was getting the prescribed meds at times and had to write lists and hang them front and center. So missing a dose sort of signaled to me to be extra vigilant.

Thursday will be here soon so I hope you can stay focused with current med regime until then. Sending much support your way! You aren’t alone!

Yeah definitely don’t mess with your meds on your own. I recently had an issue where I could not reach my pdoc and it totally sucked. Talk to your pdoc about what to do in an emergency if there is another number to call or an email.

Thanks to all. I have gotten the best sleep in a long time now due to taking xtra sleeping meds. So that’s part of what confuses me. My psychy let’s me play with both my sleep meds and that’s why I wanna play with Latuda with the assumption it’s gonna happen anyway so why wait. As for today im just goin thru the motions and I wanna get drunk. I’m soooo uncomfortable with myself right now. I will def be askin him of another reach out in an emergency. He’s at the hospital so I think it’s the hospital but I don’t wanna go there. I considered it last night but I pulled thru without it.

Getting drunk will only make the current feelings worse in the long run, outside of this moment of thinking. It will mess things up alongside the meds. It will cause more problems and will cause a much bigger headache. Try and stay away.

What are some positive things to think about and focus on today? I am totally nerdy and always suggest making lists. Make a go-to list of things to do and projects to work on. I make a cleaning list, a creative to-do project list, home decorating project to do list, gratitude list (sooo helpful), and some of it is totally mundane and some of it is really dreamy. When I get in a funk or in a terrible place I can turn to it as a reminder.

Cooking and baking - even if you’re doing it for others is good.

Sending hugs.

I agree with u but it’s sooo hard. I’m sitting outside in my oasis of a backyard feeding chipmunks and having a vodka oj. I will do my best to keep in check but my mood is actually stable today so far it’s the level of dissociation I’m uncomfortable with. I just wanna smash my head off a rock to c if it will clear things out for me. I won’t but just saying. I plan to spend all day outside as this is my place to be. Hoping to tan as well as I truly feel the sun is my medicine too.

Sun and nature in general is good medicine for sure. Enjoy the backyard oasis - sounds awesome to enjoy the natural surroundings and absorb and center within it. Guided meditations have helped me, too.

Dissociation is tough - I have definitely been there before. Many reasons for it in my case. I hope you can find grounding and centeredness and please be careful with the alcohol! Deep breaths. Take today with baby steps and be gentle with yourself.

Thanks soooo much for ur caring nature and kind words sensitivehobolady. Ur definitely helping me along. I appreciate ur time. Not getting drunk today !

Im very glad to hear that.
I hope you caught some nourishing sunlight today and are able to rest well tonight! Be safe. Stay wise - you can get through this!

Drinking alcohol while taking psych meds and prescription sleep meds can make any/all of them not work properly. So you really shouldn't be drinking when taking them.

As for being allowed to "play with your sleep meds" if they're prescription sleep meds the more you take them, the faster your body will become tolerant to them and they'll stop working. So that's something to think about.

That is something to think about. I take trazodone at a sleeping med dose of which I play with but have been on that one for quite awhile now and maybe it’s just not working anymore. I also have zopiclone that I also play with but not nearly as often as I understand that’s an addictive one. Used it the last two nights and slept great tho but I needed that.