Posted by Ilene on April 14, 2004, at 19:10:15
In reply to Dear diary March 29/30, posted by Ilene on March 30, 2004, at 10:38:38
I can't believe I've been away from Babble for over 2 weeks. I saw some posts from Cubbybear, Gardenergirl, and SocialDeviantJeff, but nothing from Oskarsmom. Are you there?
My houseguest just left. It was wonderful having her, except I feel like a non-achiever next to her. She's a globe-hopping photographer, she's kept in touch with everyone we knew from college, she's got a postitive attitude...but we had fun just hanging out. I felt let down and at loose ends after she left this morning. I feel better now.
We did a lot of things together. Too much to write about now.
I've been using turning these posts into a diary for my pdoc. She wants more.
I took my son to a pdoc. He's been taking Strattera. He says it makes him tired. He's still Mr. Forgets-Everything, but I was told it takes a couple of weeks for Strattera to have an effect.
I stopped taking lithium 2 weeks ago, but I still have swollen legs and some other symptoms. I see the internist tomorrow. I'm in for some blood tests. He doesn't think it's my thyroid, since the last test was normal, but I'll ask him about thyroid augmentation.
I dropped my Marplan from 50 mg. to 40 mg. because I was having dizzy spells. When I called the internist's office to complain about still having swelling in my legs, etc., and mentioned the dizzy spell I had just had, the nurse told me to go to the ER. That really got me on edge. It's been better since I cut back.
I don't know if the Marplan is doing much of anything, except perhaps having an effect on my anxiety. I've taken hardly any Klonopin lately. I'd like to eat cheese again if this is all the relief I get. Bragg Amino Acids don't actually replace soy sauce, either.
Good cat or bad cat? We found feathers all over the front porch yesterday. We think it was a pigeon. I *hope* it was a pigeon, because otherwise it was a songbird.
I have to stop now. I promised myself I wouldn't spend too long on the computer anymore.
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