Hi everyone...
Sorry it's taken me soooo long to update. I dunno what my problem has been. I guess I've just been busy taking care of my kids while my husband has been away. He returned from tech school this week so we have been even crazy busier than before! We are still in the process of moving in now and it is definitely a chore, but totally worthwhile. I am so excited to finally be in our own place. We have a lot of little projects (and some big projects) to work on so we will be busy all through this (short) summer.
Anyhow I am still stable and still on Zyprexa. I saw my therapist a few weeks ago and I am doing so well she doesn't need to see me for another couple of months. That, I am happy about. I also went to see my psychiatrist and she had me do labs to make sure I am not developing a "metabolic syndrome" that can happen with Zyprexa and my labs are all good. We decided to keep me on the Zyprexa after all. She wasn't concerned with the weight gain since it hasn't been excessive. I gained about 20-25 lbs initially and have lost some of that again, so I'm feeling pretty good about myself again. The weight gain isn't bothering me as much as it first did.
My anxiety is pretty much gone. It's strange how at times it can be so incapacitating I can hardly leave the house and at other times it is completely non-existent. I am just glad to be doing better.
That's about all that is noteworthy at the time. I am just enjoying life...I have stopped drinking excessively, although I do still drink socially. It's not as bad as it was at all though. Also, I quit smoking as of about 5 days ago so I am proud of that, and I am doing well. It's funny how when smoking, you tend to get in situations that will tempt you to smoke but when you aren't in those situations anymore the temptation is nearly gone. Since being in this new house and having a new routine I have not craved cigarettes at all. And I'm glad!!!
Thanks to everyone who is checking in on me to make sure I'm still kicking. :) I'll try my best to be better at keeping up this blog, I'm better at keeping up on my video blog on youtube. Check me out there if you're interested.
