Just found out when my appointment with the HMO psychiatrist is. My PCP referred me for treatment of the withdrawal from Cymbalta, and evaluation as to need for any other treatment for depression. So how important is treatment for symptoms of physical withdrawal? Continue reading
Latest on my recovery from Cymbalta
18 Nov- Can’t reach the psychiatrist assigned by my HMO. Left message at intake, and got zero response.
- Still having physical symptoms. Intermittent nausea, constant headache, intermittent dizzy spells.
- Brought my dog home. Laura graciously brought her last night. She assumed, rightly, all along that I would want my Taz back once I was able to care for her.
So, 2 negatives, one positive. Not the best report, I guess. But life happens, and there is no use sugar-coating it.
Withdrawal arrives
17 NovWell, the first of my withdrawal symptoms have arrived. I am fighting extreme sleepiness (somnolence) and severe dizziness. I guess the good news is that I am starving. I’m actually hungry for the first time in months. The bad news is that I don’t feel competent to go down to the kitchen.
And a customer is pushing me to deal with a problem while I am in this state.
The Dangers of Cymbalta
15 NovOK, for a while there, it seemed as though Cymbalta was helping me cope. This past weekend, though, the truth raised its ugly head and bit me. I developed severe adverse reactions to it. Not any serious physical ones, but mental and emotional ones. I became combative, depressed, and suicidal. When I wasn’t depressed, I developed mania. I frightened a lot of people, myself included. Continue reading
RIP Porthos
6 NovPorthos, elderly statescat of my home, expired overnight. It was expected, as he suffered from cancer. The hard part will be telling the girls.
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Strange dream
26 OctI was living in a world where psi talents were known, measurable, and by law, registered. I had two such talents. One was basically lightning from my fingertips, which I was barely starting to be able to use, and the other was telepathy / mental domination. In this world, that counted as one talent.
Mental Health Day
21 OctYesterday morning, Rebeccah got up early and suggested we all go to Austin for the day. Yes, I know, yesterday was a weekday, and responsible people work on weekdays. And responsible people take their children to school on weekdays. Except that occasionally, they don’t. Continue reading
Doctor’s visit on Monday
20 OctYeah, I’m a little slow reporting back. So sue me. No, on second thought, don’t. I have high-powered attorneys. Seriously, though, I’ve been a little too busy to update. Life happened. Nothing I care to talk about. Suffice it to say I made a fool of myself, and got hurt in the process. No, it’s not anyone you have ever heard me speak of. Continue reading
Monday, anti-depressants, and support groups
18 OctMidday Monday I go see the doctor who originally put me on Cymbalta. She’s the neurologist who is treating me for epilepsy and fibromyalgia. Continue reading
More Republican hypocrisy
10 Oct… Although Bill Flores, a retired Bryan energy executive, has said all creditors were fully repaid with interest, court records show otherwise. The 1992 bankruptcy allowed Marine Rig 200 Inc. to repay just $3 million of $10.5 million owed to the U.S. Maritime Administration, which held the mortgage on a drilling rig the company owned. …
This from a man who “insists that private companies shouldn’t rely on the government for subsidies or financing.”
