A couple of weeks ago I finally made some changes to my medications, which had been kind of inadequate for a long time. I went down on wellbutrin, up on my stimulants, and started taking cymbalta, an SSNRI. The change has been very noticeable. I went from sometimes spending whole days sitting around, bewildered as to why I couldn't do any work, to ( Read more... )

I've been complaining a lot, so I should take a moment to balance it out with gratitude to some of the people I deal with ( Read more... )

In February, my resolutions were ( Read more... )

The weather today was probably the most inhospitable, uncomfortable, frustrating weather I've encountered in the past year or two. Constant rain, just a few degrees above freezing, covering the sidewalks with slippery slush and toe-numbing puddles. But I got where I was going ( Read more... )

Today I had several rounds of feeling depressed, and then getting better as soon as I had something else to focus on. I typically think of this as a good strategy, but it occurred to me that every time I've tried to use it t help euziere, it's failed. I asked her about it and she said that distraction helps when she needs to take her mind off of an ( Read more... )