BEEN OUTTA TOUCH
FOR FAST ACTING RELIEF, TRY SLOWING DOWN. LILY TOMLIN
SORRY, GUYS, THAT I HAVE BEEN OFF SITE FOR A LITTLE WHILE. I REALLY NEEDED A BREAK FROM LIFE. I KNOW YOU UNDERSTAND AS WE HAVE ALL BEEN THERE. I HAVE JUST BEEN FEELING OUT OF SORTS: AGITATED, CRANKY, TEARY, THAT SICK TO YOUR STOMACH ANXIETY FEELING 24/7 AND LOW ENERGY. YOU GET THE PICTURE. SO I TOOK LILY TOMLIN’S ADVICE. I AM STILL NOT GREAT BUT ABOUT 50% BETTER. HOPE THE CLIMB CONTINUES.
WENT TO MY PDOC ON TUESDAY AND TOLD HIM I WANTED TO CHANGE MY MEDS. I WANT TO GO BACK ON LITHIUM ALONG WITH MY EPIVAL AND DITCH THE MYRIAD OF OTHER STUFF. HE AGREED THAT I HAD GIVEN THE MED COMBO A GOOD SHOT AND I SHOULD NOT STILL BE CYCLING AS RAPIDLY. “DUH”. HE ASKED ME WHEN I WANTED TO BE ADMITTED. I SAID, “ADMITTED TO WHERE?” HE REPLIED,”THE HOSPITAL.” I ENQUIRED AS TO WHY I NEEDED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL. I THOUGHT THAT WAS A REASONABLE QUESTION. HE EXPLAINED THAT IF I WAS GOING OFF THE OTHER MEDS THAT I NEEDED TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY FOR SEVERE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS. I TOLD HIM IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS THAT I WAS NOT GOING TO THE HOSPITAL, END OF DISCUSSION. YEAH, RIGHT, TWO WEEKS IN THE HOSPITAL WOULD REALLY DO MY SPIRITIS WELL. SO HE AGREED TO JUST WEAN ME OFF SLOWLY, WHICH IS WHAT I HAD PLANNED ANYWAY. I ASSURED HIM THAT IF I FELT IT NECESSARY I WOULD CALL HIM OR GO TO EMERGENCY. I AM NOT SURE YET HOW HE HAS REDUCED MY DOSAGE AS I HAVE NOT FILLED THE SCRIPT. AND I DEFINITELY CANNOT READ IT. SO...WE SHALL SEE HOW THIS GOES.
I HAVE STARTED ANOTHER DIET TODAY...AGAIN. I HAVE SUCH A TOUGH TIME LOSING WEIGHT, BLAME THE MEDS FOR SLOWING DOWN MY METABOLISM. IT IS CALLED THE EVERY OTHER DAY DIET, EODD FOR SHORT. IT IS VERY STRICT IN SOME WAYS BUT ALLOWS FOR TREAT DAYS TO KEEP THE METABOLISM UP. IT IS NOT DIFFICULT TO FOLLOW AND THERE IS NO FANCY PREP WORK OR CALORIE COUNTING. THERE IS A VERY SIMPLE EXERCISE ROUTINE THAT YOU DO THREE TIMES A DAY 9 TWICE IF YOU ARE PRESSED FOR TIME) THE EXERCISE PLAN IS CALLED 9-2-5. THIS MEANS 9 MINUTES OF CARDIO IN THE MORNING, THEN 2 MINUTES OF CARDIO IN THE AFTERNOON AND THEN FIVE MINUTES OF STRENGTH OR RESISTANT TRAINING AT NIGHT. THE DTRENGTH TRAINING USES YOUR OWN BODY WEIGHT OR YOU CAN USE WEIGHTS AND RESISTANT BANDS. THEY MAKE IT AS EASY AND CHEAP AS THEY CAN. SO...I WILL GIVE YET ANOTHER DIET A SHOT. I HAVE A GOAL FOR THE END OF JUNE. BUT FOR NOW IT IS JUST FOCUSSING ON “JUST TWO MORE POUNDS”. THIS IS MY MANTRA. WISH ME LUCK.
WELL, GETTA GO AND HAVE LUNCH. DEBBIE
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