Dear Pam,

I always feel better when I color my hair too.

You do sound depressed. Possibly these life events wouldn't even phase you at another time. I'm glad that the doc is getting you on a new med. I loved Wellbutrin and couldn't tolerate the SSRIs myself. But that's me. I know that Paxil can be a wonder med for lots of people.

Regarding my office mate.
The new office got paint. Now it needs the floor waxed. Mostly it needs the a/c fixed. Parts of the building are freezing and parts are warm. I'm not moving until the temp is as cool in that room as it is in my other room. (I like freezing!) One of my friends thinks that I am nuts for not moving and keeps threatening to bring in a fan from home.

The office mate is coping, but barely. He's still a mess and I am still furious (when I give myself a chance to think about it) over his pdoc's utter incompetence. And now I wonder if it is too late for my office friend even if he did find a genius and fabulous pdoc.
I mostly ignore him. When he asked me something today, I started to answer him and then told him, I couldn't deal with it. I was feeling scattered myself and didn't know the answer anyway.

Mari