Hello Kittcat,
Thank you for the update - it's so great to see that you are doing better on a lower dose as needed and that your anxiety seems to be under control. Way to go on your progress through the sessions. Hopefully you have found them to be useful and effective.
As for your husband's new job, will he be able to come home for weekends and holidays? Hopefully you can still see each other often until you make the move. You have a great attitude about the challenge ahead and this will be an opportunity for you to really work on just YOU.
Take it one day at a time and post often.
Faryal, Health Educator
Thanks for the update! I am glad to hear you are doing better and getting used to your new meds! That is great. As for the appetite thing, that sounds so much more manageable. I am very happy for you.
As for the change with your husband and his job and the move and everything, I am sure you will manage really well. You have come so far. Just make sure to keep doing your homework. And anytime you need us, remember we are al here and you can come vent with us anytime!
Just wanted to give another update on my meds situation. I think I have gotten used to the Wellbutrin now. I am no longer experiencing symptoms of anxiety and depression like I was when I initially went off the Remeron. I am also tapering off the Ativan. I decreased to 1x/day and now am trying to take it only on an "as needed" basis. My appetite continues to be MUCH smaller than what it was on the Remeron. I can do with just one serving at dinner and feel no need for dessert or exessive snacks! I am still mindful of my anxiety under the surface, though and am still focusing on thought challenging, breathing exercises and completing the panic centre program. I have completed session 11 this week-one more to go!
This is pretty important now, because I am undergoing a pretty big change as of a few days ago. My hubby got a really great job offer--in a city far away from where we live now. We were planning on moving to this city eventually, so it's a good thing. Trouble is, because of my job, I need to stay where we are now for a few more months before joining him. So he left a few days ago and we will be apart for a few months. I'm already feeling pretty lonely. But I guess this will be a good push for me to be more social, as I usually avoid calling up friends. Hopefully the months will go by fast!
Hi Kittcatt,
How are things coming along for you?
Hope you are still doing well and coping better with work and other stresses.
Let us know how you are doing.
Faryal, Health Educator
Kittcatt,
It is so good to hear things are getting better!
You mentioned in a previous post about the possibility of completing more session in the panic program. How has this been working for you?
Continue to work on your skills and let us know how you are doing.
Sarah, Health Educator
Congratulations on all the success! Glad to hear the "Remeron weight" is going away as well! And better to walk wobbly to where you wanna go, then sit down where you don't wanna be!
Sorry I haven't been here in awhile. Things are getting better! My Dr. prescribed me Ativan 3x/day. Despite my concens regarding this drug (ie. dependency potential), it has worked wonders to allow me to function normally while my body gets used to the meds. I usually only take it 2x per day-during my work day (obviously we can see where the stress is!!). But now I'm even weaning myself off of that without too much of a problem! I am a lot more confident now that Wellbutrin may be a drug I can stick with, which is exciting, because I am used to having to experiment a lot before finding the "wonder drug". My appetite is still dramatically decreased from what it was on remeron and I am slowly losing weight. Hopefully I can look back one day and call it my "Remeron weight"!! But I haven't forgot about working on my skills as well. This med change has really made me aware that I can't just put my relaxation/thought challenging, etc. behind me. It's something I need to continue to work on. It was like taking my crutches away and seeing if I could walk. Well, at least I didn't fall flat on my face! But I am still pretty wobbly!
Hey everyone, thanks again for your support. You're right, jhori82, it is a difficult transition time, but I'm going to hang in there-there is light at the end of this tunnel! Thanks for making me accountable DarkBlue. You're right-there are other things I can work on besides my meds. I have completed 10/12 sessions in the panic program, but that was awhile ago now. I think it's time to pull out those anxious thoughts records again.
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