missunnybrook

Hi. I took Paxil for about 5 years and gained ALOT of weight. I just wanted to eat all the time. Paxil is very hard to wean off of but I finally did it. I am on Wellbutrin now and am fine eating only when I'm hungry ( Well, except for chocolate:rotfl: ). This past year Lexapro was added but it made me want to eat too. I weaned off of it. I really like Wellbutrin as it also helps me stay awake ( my internal clock wants to say on nights). Welcome to allnurses. I am new too. Don't be discouraged, there are many helpful people here.:)

Thanks for your reply. It definately provides me with information to consider. I am not a scaredy-cat type of person so I would never leave a co-worker in need. However, I don't think I could take a full body tackle too many times and it not affect my back. Maybe recovery would be a better place for me.

I posted an answer to this but it went to page 10 so I will repost. I take Wellbutrin and sometimes Lexapro. A great med to take for sleep is Neurontin. I have never had side effects from this drug and there is no grogginess in the morning. I take 1600 mg. about 8 hrs. before I want to sleep. It takes a long time to kick in but I think that may just be me. I also take Neurontin as part of my regimen for back pain. For me this is a great med.!:)

I am on Wellbutrin and I take Neurontin to help me sleep and for my back pain. Neuronitn is a great drug as a sleep aid and I have never had any side affects. No grogginess in the am either. Oh, I take 1600 mg. about 8 hrs. before I want to sleep. For some reason it takes a looong time to kick in but that may just be me.

Hi. I have chronic back pain due to degenerative disc disease and will start LPN classes soon. Although I love med surg I am thinking I may need to do psych nursing. I am concerned about being badly hurt. What is the level of violence on the various psych units? I should mention that I will be 54 in January so I'm not as strong as a younger woman. In the early 80's I completed 2 years of a 3 year RN program at a large teaching hospital. I did my psych rotation there so I have an idea of what psych nursing is about but I don't know alot about it. :)

Obici Hospital School of Practical Nursing starts in February. I think that is an unusual time of the year to start. I am waiting for my acceptance phone call. The admissions committee was meeting today and I was told those accepted would most likely recieve a phone call today. No call. Maybe I shouldn't have volunteered that I have degenerative disc disease in my back. Yikes!:uhoh21:

Does anyone have information on the RN program at Medical Careers Institute in Newport News or Virginia Beach? I would really like to hear from you. I talked to someone on the phone but they were not very forthcoming with info. I have an appointment tomorrow evening but want to find out all I can.

You better think again about NSU. I just looked up their pass rate for the last several years. It's only 50%. Stay away if you actually want an education. Tidewater Community College is about 98%.