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Posted by justyourlaugh on March 2, 2003, at 21:38:53
hi friend,
havent seen your name around.
are you ok?
i hope you are ..i really do..
peace
jyl
Posted by tina on March 3, 2003, at 8:13:04
In reply to sweet tina, posted by justyourlaugh on March 2, 2003, at 21:38:53
Hi Shannon
I'm ok. Thanks for asking. I've been a bad girl lately and haven't wanted to get on the computer. I have felt overwhelmed by the closing of the store and my friend's birthday and the Effexor and tax time etc. Stuff just rolls and rolls picking up other stuff along the way and the ball ends up being really big when it lands.
I'm sorry I haven't replied to your email yet. I will though.
How are you doing?
hugs
tina
Posted by justyourlaugh on March 3, 2003, at 9:06:07
In reply to Re: sweet tina » justyourlaugh, posted by tina on March 3, 2003, at 8:13:04
tina,
thanks for asking,
honestly i am doing poorly too.
i dont feel like reaching out to anyone but i am sitting here waiting for my hair to turn pink.
i want to sleep this away..
hoping the increase in topamax i take to night wil help with the celexa with draw...or mabe its plain ole saddness here again at my door.
i need a coffee...
s
Posted by tina on March 3, 2003, at 9:14:50
In reply to Re: sweet tina » tina, posted by justyourlaugh on March 3, 2003, at 9:06:07
> tina,
> thanks for asking,
> honestly i am doing poorly too.
> i dont feel like reaching out to anyone but i am sitting here waiting for my hair to turn pink.
> i want to sleep this away..
> hoping the increase in topamax i take to night wil help with the celexa with draw...or mabe its plain ole saddness here again at my door.
> i need a coffee...
> sWaiting for your hair to turn pink?
I wish I could sleep too. My sleep has been so disturbed by the effexor I'm starting to believe I'll never have a good night again. I used to love to slide into bed under cool sheets and cuddle up to my pillow. It was a wonderful feeling. Now I dread going to bed because that's when the panic comes but I'm so so tired all the time. I'm just one of those people who needs their sleep more than anything else. I can't cope with even the smallest thing if I don't get a good night's sleep.
There are upsides to the effexor of course, like weight loss and lifting of depression but I am taking it to lessen anxiety and it's doing the opposite. I'm starting to get pretty pissed off at it actually.
Sorry for the rant. I get started and just keep whining.
I took topamax for a month. It didn't feel like it was doing anything for the anxiety either. Does it help you sleep? HOw much are you on?
questions questions questions....sorry.
take care Shannon
hugs
tina
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Posted by justyourlaugh on March 3, 2003, at 12:20:17
In reply to Re: sweet tina, posted by tina on March 3, 2003, at 9:14:50
hi tina,
i was dying my hair pink,but it turned out to be an annie lennox orange-oh well.
is topamax suppose to hep me sleep?
i take 100mg of sroquel in the pm and it takes about 2 hours to work...
going real slow on the topamax.i am hoping to cut out the wellbutrin -does nothing but high bp it seems.
ssri don help me much..or at all..
if i could be one person,,and know who she is ,i think i will be ok...
i guess i can invent her...having troubles with a starting point...
s
Posted by tina on March 3, 2003, at 14:02:45
In reply to Re: sweet tina » tina, posted by justyourlaugh on March 3, 2003, at 12:20:17
> hi tina,
> i was dying my hair pink,but it turned out to be an annie lennox orange-oh well.
> is topamax suppose to hep me sleep?
> i take 100mg of sroquel in the pm and it takes about 2 hours to work...
> going real slow on the topamax.i am hoping to cut out the wellbutrin -does nothing but high bp it seems.
> ssri don help me much..or at all..
> if i could be one person,,and know who she is ,i think i will be ok...
> i guess i can invent her...having troubles with a starting point...
> s
I've tried seroquel but it made me really manic. Didn't like it at all. Topamax didn't calm me down. I didn't notice it doing anything actually. The doc thought it would help with the anxiety but that was a big nope! Depakote helped the most but I gained so much weight on it. It was depressing which wasn't what I was looking for. Seemed redundant.
I agree with you about knowing who you are though. If I just had some idea of who I was, I think I'd be ok too. It's being lost for so long and watching time go by that makes me the most crazy.
take care ok?
tina
Posted by beardedlady on March 3, 2003, at 14:21:36
In reply to Re: sweet tina, posted by tina on March 3, 2003, at 14:02:45
We were talking on PB about a calcium/magnesium supplement. I bought some infomercial stuff once called CalMax; it's supposed to help you sleep. Anyway, the calcium/magnesium (2:1) combo is supposed to help, so maybe you can do that. Also try fish oil caps in the early part of the day.
Short of those tidbits, I have no advice, only empathy and sympathy.
Take care, you two. And Tina, I know you know this already, but I would give the med six weeks--not a moment less.
I'll cross my fingers and say a little prayer to the deity of the day for you both!
beardy : )>
Posted by justyourlaugh on March 3, 2003, at 14:55:28
In reply to Re: sweet tina and sweet jyl, posted by beardedlady on March 3, 2003, at 14:21:36
sometimes sleep does not come ...
alot of times itcomes after everyone else.
i dont mind it at all.
my body will crash every 3rd or 4th evening..that is fine.
i dont find anything wrong with that..
i dont mind laying for endless hours in the dark..
do you think sleep is that important if your body seems to need less?
jyl
Posted by beardedlady on March 3, 2003, at 15:00:39
In reply to sweet beardedlady, posted by justyourlaugh on March 3, 2003, at 14:55:28
It's only important if you make it so. Good for you!
beardy : )>
Posted by tina on March 3, 2003, at 15:11:11
In reply to Re: sweet tina and sweet jyl, posted by beardedlady on March 3, 2003, at 14:21:36
thank you for the empathy and sympathy. I could use more vitamins and minerals in my diet that's for sure.
I intend to give this damned effexor 6 weeks minimum but it's going to be a hard 6 weeks.
take care
tina
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