Well, the time is creeping up. New Years is almost upon us. I am excited. Time always seems to fly by after New Years hits and spring is on the way. We had a nice Christmas, opened all our gifts and had my dad over for dinner. It was a pretty good day.
I saw my psychiatrist a week or 2 ago and have been on 2.5 mg of Zyprexa, a quarter of what I originally started on. By next month I will be off meds entirely. I am really excited and can't wait to see how well I do. I saw my counselor, after not having been in for about 4 or 5 months. She was happy for me and supportive of my choice to try to go med free. Of course I've been documenting all of this in my video blogs. The response has been about 50/50. Some people think I need to stay on the meds, others are encouraging to me for going off them. So, only time will tell what happens. Everyone in my life is still supportive and knows about what is going on so they can help be on the lookout for signs if anything starts going awry again.
That's about all for now. Hope everyone has a good holiday season!
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Feeling horrendous
Well I am having a terrible day today. Nothing is going right. My kids are bugging me. My dog is bugging me. I've attempted to do some baking...3 of 5 things did not turn out. So that is bugging me. I just feel irritable and in a pissy mood.
I've been on a lowered dose of Zyprexa for almost the last month. Things have been fine for the most part. The biggest thing I've noticed is being more alert at night and finding it harder to sleep. I have also had a couple of depressed days. Not on a consistent basis but I am wondering whether that is because of the lowered meds or if it is just a normal fluctuation of moods. I go in to see my psychiatrist in a few days and am anticipating on cutting my meds back yet again. Then I will be on a super low dose and should be able to go off after that.
I guess that is about all for now. The holiday season is upon us. I am actually excited and looking forward to Christmas. Moreso for my kids than for myself. They are all excited about opening gifts and they are loving the Christmas tree. It's pretty cute.
I've been on a lowered dose of Zyprexa for almost the last month. Things have been fine for the most part. The biggest thing I've noticed is being more alert at night and finding it harder to sleep. I have also had a couple of depressed days. Not on a consistent basis but I am wondering whether that is because of the lowered meds or if it is just a normal fluctuation of moods. I go in to see my psychiatrist in a few days and am anticipating on cutting my meds back yet again. Then I will be on a super low dose and should be able to go off after that.
I guess that is about all for now. The holiday season is upon us. I am actually excited and looking forward to Christmas. Moreso for my kids than for myself. They are all excited about opening gifts and they are loving the Christmas tree. It's pretty cute.
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