YOU ARE NOT ALONE - A companion online community discussion board for The Mental Illness Happy Hour podcast with Paul Gilmartin

sometimes i'm a little triggered by episodes. it happens to the best of us. that's why i mix the podcasts with other podcasts, just to cover my four emotional food groups.

I loved this episode.

No one has replied, but it looks like plenty have read. Since that last post, I've racked up 6 months of sexual sobriety in a support group and am doing much better. I don't come around the forum too much because part of my addiction took place online scoping out and dating people from online dating...

Hugs, just hugs.

I don't know if you still lurk here or not, but just read your post. I too am a sex addict. I go to support groups for it and that helps a lot. Have you looked into that sort of thing? Do you see a therapist for it? Anyway, just know you are being thought of and I hope you get some relief.

Yep, allergic to trileptal.

Back to the drawing board.

I feel like a lab rat.

Had a major med makeover when I was in the hospital: wellbutrin, trileptal, and lamictal. Allergic to lamictal. Back to the drawing board. Now I've developed a new itchy rash, and I think it's related to the trileptal. I'm going to see the doctor, but for tonight and until I can get to the doctor, m...

I'm back and stepping out of the meat grinder with a set of new eyes. Fresh out of the hospital, had a new med make over and coming to terms with my eating disorder and newly admitted sex addiction. That was my 7th hospitalization since I've been 17. I don't want to have to go back, ever. The meds w...

I just got out of detox for sex addiction. Checked myself in to my local mental health hospital because I couldn't take it anymore. Insurance only paid for 8 days, so I didn't get much treatment, but enough to put me on my feet and look for SAA meetings. Does anyone here have sex/relationship addict...

I had a med makeover and was switched to lamictal, wellbutrin, and triliptal. I ended up being severely allergic to lamictal and had to stop taking it--got a fever and a mean rash covering most of my body! Back to the drawing board.