Posted by floatingbridge on May 11, 2011, at 10:56:48
In reply to Re: better today » floatingbridge, posted by Phillipa on May 9, 2011, at 20:37:56
Well, I guess it is working. I haven't become ill, and I had a realatively normal day yesterday. I was able to remain in good humor and muster when that flagged, visit a school with my son, and not feel like a complete secret agent--meaning acting normal while feeling nuts inside.
I'm at 6mg and hope, hope, hope to stay at this dose.
An abstract came to my mailbox on
tardive dysphoria. That deflated me a bit. But if I look back, my bouts of dysphoria predate any medication.So a pill or patch can only do so much
for me. Hopefully this emsam will prove a reliable helper. Maybe I can avoid the sx of ssri's and snri's that, I suspect, induced more intense mood shifting. Plus, as of week one, I still have a pretty good range of emotions, with the
exception of being less anxious and raw, and well, depressed. I folded laundry mountain yesterday, too.But this is the honeymoon.
Methinks the experiment can be concluded successful. Thanks to anyone reading along or listening. This board has walked me through things (and talked me down) many times. Thank you.
signing off for now, and with respect and gratitude,
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* and whoever gazes at the stars will never again be quite alone...
c-ptsd & attendant health concerns
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