I know some of y'all have been waiting for me to post an update on how I am feeling. I was waiting to get through the next round of doctor appointments and for the medication to have some time to get into my system. So, here is the update.
About a month ago, my therapist & NPC at the clinic put me on several new medicines ... celexa (anti-depressant), trazodone (mood stabilizer and for sleep) and atenolol for high blood pressure. The NPC had also put me on an inhaler for the breathing issue I've been saddled with for the past year.
After a month of being on this regimen, it was time to tweak most of it. She put me on azmacort as well. I'd heard of it but we'll see if it helps. I'm still having major sleeping issues (takes forever to sleep and I wake up feeling like I never slept), so the trazodone was upped to 200mg and the celexa to 60mg since I haven't felt any change in my depression. We also added an anxiety medicine, so hopefully that will improve as well.
Yes, I am nuts. But I know y'all already knew that!
I have also gotten an appointment at a mental health center that isn't going to charge me to get seen by a psychiatrist. It's also much closer to the house than the clinic, so that will make things much easier.
Oh and I spoke to my parents. I told my father off (which felt good) and Darin spoke to my mother about how awful they've treated me since my gram (and best friend) died. As I've mentioned before, she is a narcissist and hasn't even been concerned with my grieving (and my dad enables her). More about this soon, I promise.
So until next update, we'll see how things go.
About a month ago, my therapist & NPC at the clinic put me on several new medicines ... celexa (anti-depressant), trazodone (mood stabilizer and for sleep) and atenolol for high blood pressure. The NPC had also put me on an inhaler for the breathing issue I've been saddled with for the past year.
After a month of being on this regimen, it was time to tweak most of it. She put me on azmacort as well. I'd heard of it but we'll see if it helps. I'm still having major sleeping issues (takes forever to sleep and I wake up feeling like I never slept), so the trazodone was upped to 200mg and the celexa to 60mg since I haven't felt any change in my depression. We also added an anxiety medicine, so hopefully that will improve as well.
Yes, I am nuts. But I know y'all already knew that!
I have also gotten an appointment at a mental health center that isn't going to charge me to get seen by a psychiatrist. It's also much closer to the house than the clinic, so that will make things much easier.
Oh and I spoke to my parents. I told my father off (which felt good) and Darin spoke to my mother about how awful they've treated me since my gram (and best friend) died. As I've mentioned before, she is a narcissist and hasn't even been concerned with my grieving (and my dad enables her). More about this soon, I promise.
So until next update, we'll see how things go.
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