[waves]

I am glad you had a good day yesterday, Mari!

Originally Posted by Mari

Hi,

With almost no sleep I got energetic.
I straightened out the communication between the library and IT and got all the printers working so that library staff could take care of other more important stuff for me.


Then I led my own students through steps that required them to keep open three or four windows/tabs while I worked with them in the library's computer lab.
I was quick and cheerful and witty and insightful without being obnoxious.

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When I got home around 8:00 pm hubby was subdued!!
He was quiet.
He told me had seen an ophthalmologist that his optometrist had recommended two weeks ago.
He had a tiny procedure that freaked him out even in in the re-telling and seemed to be spent. No energy.

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We were a pair.
I should have taken extra Klonopin.
I have not come down from the day.
He is sleeping.

Mari

You sound really upbeat here.

waves

[anneo59]

Hi all, reading thru some of your posts and getting to know you all a little better, and doing a lot of relating, while lurking. I wish everyone the best w their BP and other issues, and a Happy Labor Day weekend! I am very happy to be here on NT!

[bizi]

wishing you a happy labor day weekend to you to anne
bizi

[Mari]

Hi,

I have been taking 25 mgs for the past nine nights -- August 25-Sept 1.

I seem to be not depressed. Somewhat energetic. Feeling almost capable.
Still very fragile and being very protective of myself --- limit contact with people as much as possible, watching only very safe television, limit where I drive, . ..
Sleep is a mess.

I still really hate the side effects of the drugged feeling and spent most of Sunday sleeping off and on throughout the day until 5:00 pm or so.

I pray to God that I can get an appointment with a new pdoc before I need to see current pdoc again.

My best guess of summary of Lamictal:
17.5 mgs July 19 -July 20
25 mgs July 21 - August 1
37.5 mgs August 2 - 3
50 mg August 4 - August 23
75 mgs August 24 (Paresthesia appeared almost 24 hours after that dose and took 48 hours to subside.)
25 mgs August 25 - September 1

Mari

[bizi]

.
I hope you get to do something that you enjoy for labor day.
(((((HUGS)))))
bizi

[Mari]

Thank you, Bizi.

You have a good eye.

M

[TBI/PTSD]

Mari!

I am glad you had a good day or two. I just got off Lamictal when I got on Latuda. I seem to have more clarity. I am still a angry if set off. I feel pretty normal but then I wonder if I did/said anything in appropriate while I was feeling so normal. I know I will probably fall into a slump post retirement and it won't be all rainbows and sunshine.

The hard and not fair part is that we have to fight to get appts, straighten things out administratively which I loathe, and so many docs dole out scripts hoping for the best but the process is so long to find the right one all the while I don't feel coherent on some of the Meds.

Just wanted to identify w you. Good luck with the process.

[Mari]

TBI,

Thanks. That is it exactly.
It feels like so much work to get appointments, pay attention to what the doc says on the 'scripts to make sure he /she gets it right, . . . . and so on.

Mari

[Mari]

HI,

I have an appointment with a new pdoc ten minutes from my place on Sept 24 11:15.

The week before I have to see the old pdoc on Sept 17.
He thinks I am taking 25 mgs Lamictal.
(When I had paresthesia after one dose of 75, his office told me to go down from 75 to 50.

He keeps asking me about a tdoc. The last time I saw him, he said to bring in the insurance list so we could go through the tdoc's together.

I cannot post pone his appointment. I think I need him to refill my scripts, . .. . but I will check with the pharmacy.

Mari

[Mari]

I have tons of responsibilities at work right now and do not have time for two pdoc appts in the same two weeks.




Mari