I truly believe he can be in a better mood if he tries.
I hope he does for your sake.
bizi

I see my pdoc on Monday…

I'm on 750mg of Seroquel. 100mg in the am 650mg at night.
I know I need to be on 750mg…

I'm going to ask her if I can just change the way I take it- by moving 50mg to the night dose- to see if that will help with my fatigue.
I know that the timing of seroquel can be funny. Reducing the daytime dose may mean that the PTSD sx and/or the intrusive thoughts may come back, but I can always revert back to taking seroquel as I do now if they do. Reducing the seroquel during the day won't fix the problem, but it could help. I think it's worth a try.

I haven't been having much anxiety (I guess I'm too tired lol) so I haven't been taking klonopin most days. I haven't noticed a difference between the days I do and the days I don't. I think the coffee takes care of that.

Those are the only 2 meds that could be contributing to the fatigue. I haven't come up with any other aggravating factors yet.

The rep from Norton was able to remotely fix the issue with Safari for me and she download the older version of the anti-virus software, so I'm all set.

I bought two inexpensive, but highly rated pill-cutters yesterday. Together they put me out about $12. I don't have high hopes, but I'm going to give them a try before I shell out $30 for the next best thing. I'll let you know how they work out.

Mari, I could simplify things by just using those emoticons on the calendar in my cell phone… that would be pretty easy. I'll need to document if I took a nap, when I did, and how long it lasted too.

As far as the substance abuse counseling: the license the state requires makes these counselors qualified to work with people who are convicted of DUI. I can expect no confidentiality, and anything I say can become part of my case file. The counselor can also use anything I say as a basis for recommending more counseling if she thinks I need it, and I'd be required to complete it.
They don't just ask about your relationship with alcohol and drugs in these sessions. They ask questions ask about your past and day to day life.
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I am only disclosing Bipolar Disorder and GAD. I will not be mentioning OCD, intrusive thoughts, or PTSD. If asked, she may speak to my therapist and pdoc but the disclosure will be limited to my general stability, participation in care, and compliance. Period. I will not be signing off on anything else. If pushed, I will not sign off on anything.

I thought my follow-up with drunk.org was on Monday, but the 3rd falls on a Weds. so I'll have more time to sweat it out.
I made an appointment for my first counseling session yesterday. It's on the 11th. I was able to speak to my counselor directly. She seems very nice. She is also a licensed therapist. At least she will understand what I'm talking about when I mention BP symptoms. I know she has worked with several of drunk.org's clients because they recommended her to me, so she has worked with clients in the court system before.

sounds like a plan.
((((HUGS))))
bizi

I forgot to make copies of the letters pdoc and tdoc wrote for me to give to drunk.org, but was able to get them when I saw pdoc. I'll bring the letters to the counselor when I see her on the 11th. This time I made copies.

I think putting myself on a regular schedule will help me manage things better, and hopefully help me adapt. I've been toying with the idea of setting a nap time. I'm going to work on it. Of course I'll have to contend with appointments that will throw everything off, and my husband often puts the food shopping off for days so I can't really set that event in stone.

oh kay, glad that you made copies!
Have a good day.
(((((HUGS)))))
bizi

My anxiety is climbing again, but it's not out of control. 1.5mg of klonopin is still doing the job. I'm still not taking anything in the afternoon or evening even though I could use it at times.

I over did it vacuuming, doing laundry, and food shopping Friday. I did more laundry Saturday morning, and my nap ended up lasting 5hrs. I'm sore and still paying for Friday.

I got up at 5:30am this morning. I can't sleep in. When I'm up, I'm up. But for some reason I have the hardest time waking up from naps.

Tomorrow I'm calling for an appointment with my PCP. I'm praying he finds something treatable that's contributing to this. I desperately need some relief.

I am sorry for your fatigue.
Please be kind to yourself,
maybe just do some work spread over several days?
((((HUGS))))
bizi

Anxiety is really hard. I hope the PCP can help you.


M

This morning I called an made an appointment with my PCP for today at 2:30. In addition to my regular complaints, right now I'm feeling "off." I felt a little sweaty so I took my temp and it was 99.6 so maybe I'm sweating out a little fever. I guess it's a good day to have a doctor's appointment- as long as he doesn't confuse this with why I made the appointment in the first place.