Posted by Iden on July 27, 2000, at 12:21:55
In reply to Re: serzone, manic (not yet at least), posted by jzp on July 26, 2000, at 21:34:12
[ Jannette begins ]
> ............. I don't _think_ that I am in danger of "flipping" into hypomanic mode (I've never been truly manic), at least not just yet.
*Good.
> I think that someone ......... said that you should really be concerned when you start noticing
major impulsivity and drastically decreased sleep, neither of which are problems for me right now.*Yes!
> I think that it really is just that I have been so very down for so very long that it's just weird to
be approaching "well" again.*Yes.
> It's especially weird because I am going through a break-up right now. My live-in boyfriend of 2 and
a half years and I are splitting up, which means that in the next several weeks I have to deal with finding a new place and a job, and with moving from San Diego to Tucson. Oddly enough, I seem to be handling it ok.*For most people, these are all serious life changes. Any one of these can trigger depression in vulnerable people.
> I mean, it's not like I'm like "la la la, break-up schmeak-up,"but it hasn't plunged me into total paralyzing despair either. I have just been looking at apartment and job listings and getting quotes from U-Haul, etc.
*That's great. Even small things can be a hassle when depressed but when feeling better, I find that I just attend to them and then seek the next thing to be done. When down, I just feel that I can never ever catch up on all that needs to be done and tend to have the belief that life will always be that way. It is a belief at that time that there is no way out and that it won't change. When one feels that there is no way out, that adds to depression. I try to remind myself that what I am feeling at any particular moment isn't necessarily how I will feel long term, or the next day, or the next week.
> In short, I've pretty much been doing what needs to get done, for the first time in 18 months.
*That's very very good.
> I guess what I'm saying is that I feel like my response is appropriate to the situation, and that I'm not just blowing it off, which is what I would do if I were actually hypomanic. That said, I'm still keeping a close eye on myself.
*Good.
> Oh, and about side effects-- since I increased to 250mg, I have noticed a little weird pressure/light-
headed feeling off and on,*I get the pressure in my head feeling and slightly woozy feeling most all the time. It is a small price to pay if it continues AND Serzone really kicks in. I just finished 7 days of 100 mg and 100 mg and this morning went up to 125 mg and may do that twice a day for another week or so. Started Serzone 72 days ago. I will continue upward until I feel reasonably good or until the side effects are just too much for me and don't improve with time.
> and some days I have felt like I couldn't keep my eyes open,
*I get some of that. Yesterday was above average in comparison to the previous week and I felt more optimistic and productive. Today I feel kinda sick and dull and more of that head pressure feeling. It's really a drag. I can't account for yesterday and today by diet, sleep, exercise, or the external environment. Maybe, and hopefully, I am just getting closer to a dose that will really do something beneficial.
> but when I try to actually go to sleep, I can't fall asleep. Nothing major. Just mildly annoying.
> Take care,
> Jannette*Sorry you are having that problem. Before Prozac I spent long periods of being unable to fall asleep and had early awakening. For me, Prozac fixed that. Thankfully, now on Serzone, my good sleep continues and I have involved, detailed, entertaining dreams.
Iden
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