I didn’t even think about how my medicine works.
I hadn’t realized that there are three classes of anti-depression
drugs. Each one works in a different way to help you ach… Read More
Having written about this visit twice before it happened, I guess I was a little concerned about the outcome.
But the discussion went very well. As you will see, we made some changes… Read More
It has only been five days.
And I just took day five’s medication about 30 minutes ago. I understand that it can be four weeks before my Wellbutrin XL, 150 mg. is doing its job… Read More
Not that I won’t still have a place in my heart for Prozac.
Before both of those, I researched SAM-E. Knowing it could have mood adjusting properties, I started taking it maybe… Read More
I’m not sure I would describe me as being at peace, but I am calm.
Being able to get up without negotiating with myself had been a huge step. The changes in medication must be t… Read More
For several weeks now, my scale has hovered around 198 lbs.
This is 14 lb. above my February weight, and 20+ pounds above my ideal weight. I tell myself that I will easily lose… Read More
Once again, I woke up and I got up.
No drama, no negotiating with myself about whether to get up or stay in bed a little longer. You don’t know how relieved I am to skip the anx… Read More
Depression is happiest when I am keeping secrets.
It loves when I sneak around and don’t share what it is telling me. All those crazy plan’s depression has suggested to me… Read More
Prozac has been my friend for over a year.
But in higher doses, it possibly was the reason I couldn’t get out of bed in the morning. Going from 20 to 40 mg last November, sent m… Read More
I was compensated by Med-IQ through an educational grant from Pfizer, Inc. and the Coverys Foundation to write about smoking cessation. All opinions are my own.
Since I started TheUrba… Read More
It has now been six days since I stopped taking Prozac.
I know that Wellbutrin XL has had 30 days to establish itself in my system. And I am aware that Prozac builds up in the body an… Read More
Today is a day for self-care, there is no time for depression.
My Wellbutrin 150 mg and my body seem to be OK with each other. I am six weeks into the new medicine. It has also been t… Read More
Asking for professional medical help was one of the hardest things I have ever done.
I started writing the morning after I was released from the hospital. In 5 North, I was diagnosed… Read More