The afterglow of having family at our home has faded, along with the strength of my Wellbutrin.It was me that brought up reducing my daily dosage when I last met with my psychiatrist. I cited how warm and lighter the winter had been so far and that I had not needed to get out my daylight box. Plus, having gone to Africa, the winter had been broken into pre and post-trek to the … [Read more...] about Was Reducing My Wellbutrin a Good Idea? – Part 2
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What Depression Doesn’t Want You To Know About Unhelpful Thinking Styles
Predictable, steady, expectable, certain, sure, unsurprising, humdrum, obvious, and foreseeable.That is my life.And that has been my life for several months. I guess it is always something. Depression has clouded my life with generous helpings of unhelpful thinking. A year ago, I was fixated on not being able to get started in the morning. It took five months of talking about … [Read more...] about What Depression Doesn’t Want You To Know About Unhelpful Thinking Styles
Why Did I Take Two Wellbutrin? – Doing the Drugs Part VIII
I tried to call my doctor first, but I procrastinated, and then they were closed.Then I remembered I could get a message to my Doctor using My Charts. In our area, at least, all the doctors’ offices are going to this electronic communication system. I can see upcoming appointments, test results and even notes from my doctor’s visits. I assumed I would get a response by the next … [Read more...] about Why Did I Take Two Wellbutrin? – Doing the Drugs Part VIII
That “Hard to Get Started in the Morning Feeling” is Back – Doing the Drugs Part VII
Doing the drugs, lately, I have been hoping that the "hard to get started in the morning feeling" will go away.I know when that hard to get started in the morning feeling is back, something is amiss. One or two days is not the end of the world. I had one day several weeks ago, but I know I had done quite a bit of work around the property. And the daytime temperature was near 94 … [Read more...] about That “Hard to Get Started in the Morning Feeling” is Back – Doing the Drugs Part VII
I Don’t Like Where This Is Headed
It has now been six days since I stopped taking Prozac.I know that Wellbutrin XL has had 30 days to establish itself in my system. And I am aware that Prozac builds up in the body and that based on the ½ life of my 20 mg dosage, some Prozac is still coursing through my veins. From a scientific perspective, it all makes sense.But what about me?My reality is that I am having a … [Read more...] about I Don’t Like Where This Is Headed
