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This is Ridiculous
So I called my doctor today to ask for a referral for someone who treats PPD. It turns out that she does. Great, right? Unfortunately, the earliest appointment I could get was February 14, 5 weeks from now ( Read more... ) -
Pounded Flat
I was doing fine. I had successfully weaned myself off the Zoloft and I felt like *me* again. Everything was great, everything felt more real, except for the helpers - they seemed quieter, farther away; but that was all right ( Read more... ) -
Movies and Books
I started this journal partly to have a safe place to write about my past, and I have yet to tell any of that story. So tonight I will start, not at the beginning, but somewhere near the end, which was, in a way, the beginning. I'm going to mark all reminiscences with this pilgrim icon (it will make sense when I get to that part of the story ( Read more... ) -
My New Doctor
I went to see my new OBGYN today, and I absolutely love her. She is funny, personable, and gave me the first non-painful Pap smear I've ever had. She also knew about the Errin/PPD connection. I told her I'd stopped taking birth control in January, and told her I'd been on the mini-pill ( Read more... ) -
Weaning
This time, I really have begun weaning off Zoloft. (Oh, and I'm not pregnant, as I suspected in my last post.) I'm down to my last prescription refill and I've had no doctor for several months now. When I started feeling better after some big stresses left my life, I went down to half a pill a day. After a while, I knew I needed to reduce my dosage ( Read more... ) -
Never Mind
Maybe I should change the name of this blog to "Not so fast, Annabelle!" The day after I posted about finally weaning off Zoloft, I started experiencing some of the symptoms of depression again. I was horribly tired - my mother-in-law told me I looked terrible and ought to take a nap - and I started getting angry and frustrated at the drop of a hat ( Read more... ) -
Weaning off the meds
As long as I'm logged in, might as well make a quick post ( Read more... ) -
Control
I was checking my email and thought I should update - it's theraputic ( Read more... ) -
Stressful Times
Yesterday I really, really wanted to quit my job. Today, I think I can stick it out for at least another week. I've been stuck with organizational and paperwork-type tasks, and those are the two things I am absolutely worst at. (OK, maybe I'm worse at driving and hammering, but those are not part of my job in any way.) Fortunately, I have Miss ( Read more... ) -
Souls Without Bodies
I'm listening to The Definitive Stevie Wonder right now. Bertha mentioned that she liked him last night, so I went ahead and bought the album since we didn't have any Stevie in our music collection, if you can believe it. Miss Emily says she likes him, too, so I think this was a good purchase. Anything that makes everyone happy ( Read more... )