Thanks for posting kay. glad that your mdoc was very helpful and am hoping that your antibiotics kick in soon.
hope you sleep tonight.
(((((HUGS))))
bizi

Dear Kay,
Take the Zyprexa as instructed.
When you get the call back, you can get other meds/ instructions.

Mari

Kay

Sending hugs, and good thoughts.

Donna

I was so physically exhausted by Thursday night I crashed. My mind had slowed down for most of yesterday, but I wasn't able to sleep until after 6am, and then the sleep was fractured.

I never heard back from my pdoc. I will call her again on Monday. I have an appointment with the tdoc Tuesday and one with the pdoc February 8th.

I regularly take 150mg of effexor am, and 75mg pm. I cut down to 112.5mg am and left the pm dose as is.
Mari, you are right. I should have taken the zyprexa, especially last night.

I'm concerned about having the trouble distinguishing dream from reality. Seriously, is this a sx of psychosis?

fractured is better than absent. eventually it will become more contiguous.[/quote]
twitty doc! sigh. they get busy sometimes, and ... welll mine usually calls back but ONCE in a while he means to then forgets and then that's it.... so yeah, good idea to solicit again. glad for the tdoc appt. will help to talk.

you've done this before. if you feel comfortable with it... i'd continue tapering. i would have cut the pm dose first... but maybe you also chose that from experience, i dunno.

i don't think so, after reading your other post on it too, but i'm really not qualified to say. it sounds to me more associated with sleep deprivation and/OR disturbed sleep architecture.

-- does it happen especially when you are waking?
-- was it still happening when you mind "slowed down"?
-- had you already reduced the effexor when you first noticed it?

(((hugs)))
~ waves ~

Thanks Waves!

I plan on tapering down the am dose down to 75mg tomorrow. I have done it that way before.

The dream and reality issues started before I cut down on effexor. It happens during the day, too. It started after I started going up.
For example, if at night I dream I've won the lottery, I get excited and will start thinking about how I'm going to spend the money during the day. I do realize at a certain point that I didn't win the lottery, but then I start again.

It's weird. I'm definitely going to talk about it on Tuesday.

Dear Kay,
Well, it would be fun to win the lottery. At least you have fun dreams.
M.

They're not always that pleasant, but I agree that winning the lottery would be great!
It's just such a let down when I remember it's not real !

I'm back and forth with my manic symptoms. I'm UP, UP, UP... then I crash... rinse and repeat. This isn't unusual for me during manic episodes. I'm going to run all this crap by the tdoc tomorrow and hope that she in turn contacts the pdoc so I can get her attention.

I'm dealing with lots of pain today, and still lots of drainage, headaches and face pain from the sinusitis. I have to venture out, but have been procrastinating.

I'm also worried about what my husband will have to say when he comes home. He had a tumultuous day Friday... lots of changes. The office has been a mess for a while and he has been run ragged.

His #1 boss gave his 2 weeks notice, and his #2 boss wants to take that post and says he has been "grooming" my husband for his position. My husband has already promoted twice in the last 1.5 years with negligible pay increases. He has been doing his last position, new position, and the secretary's job (there was no secretary for a while, and the new one doesn't know how to do her job).

Also, someone called to say that one of his technicians was smoking a joint while driving. The tech was sent for a drug test, and will be fired if it comes back positive. The office is already short on techs, and most of the ones there keep ****ing up.

He fears a merger between his office and one further north that doesn't get enough work. This would mean more commotion, and a possible move to a compromise location.

Husband does not handle stress well (heavier drinking, anger).

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that he has a much more peaceful day today... UGH.

My BFF is coming over after work. He will share today's events with both of us. She may serve as a buffer... I hope.

I just popped my 2nd xanax of the day. Still haven't tried the zyprexa, since it's meant for before bed if I can't sleep d/t manic sx.

thanks for the update I hope things settle down for your hubby....not good for you guys, all of the stress and everything else thta is going on.
I wish you would take the zyprexa tonight.
bizi