Inspired by PurplePersuasion’s blog, I’ll post my own numbers from the time I became sick four years ago:
- Age of onset–37
- Day I became floridly psychotic–May 17th, 2008
- Days elapsed between onset and admittance into the hospital–333 – seriously
- Days spent floridly psychotic–425 (estimate)
- Number of psychiatrists seen–seven
- Number of hospitalizations since onset–two
- Total number of medications prescribed–16 (four anti-psychotics, four anti-depressants, four anti-anxiety medications)
- Current dose of medications–30 mg Aripiprazole, 1 mg Lorazapm (both pm)
- Average cost of medications per month–$61.50
- Cost of medications per month in the U.S. if I didn’t buy them from India–$967
- Cost of doctor visit–$45
- Number of daily vitamins–four (Omega 3, C, B complex, Multivitamin)
- Average amount of sleep per night–nine hours
- Average number of hours worked per week–35
- Number of jobs (including volunteer) held since onset–five
- Number of years until I felt myself again–pending
I pass the torch to NetGuru. Maybe he will share his numbers.
