Worked Today
Today I managed to make it back into work. I'm glad, because it gave me a break from the house. I was only there for 3 hours, but it felt good to get back to some sense of normalcy. I'm still not all there mentally, but I'm getting there. I think once I quit the Neurontin once and for all, that should be good. I know it's going to be a painful process now, but I have to get it out of my system. I don't need to be on it, and I am never going to take it again. Not after what it put me through. Just label it as one of the drugs that I'm allergic to. I might be, with all the pain it put me through. I should have listened to my doctor and stopped it while I still had a chance to get off it without pain. I needed it for the time I was on it, at least part of it, but it was not worth it. I should be able to find another drug that can work. I'm going to keep this short since it's late.
Food today was bad... I was below 900 calories. I just couldn't bring myself to eat any more. And I thought I was being good by having potatoes with dinner, but they didn't have enough calories in them. Well, I did have some Gatorade, so that makes it up to about 1,100. I drink a lot of Gatorade when I'm sick. My stomach is still having problems (still having the runs) so I need the extra liquid anyway. I did good on my liquids today, I drank about 10 cups. Mood today was okay, I guess. I should move my ticker to okay. Sleep last night was okay.... I'm having trouble getting to sleep, but once I'm asleep I'm good. I just got 11 hours and wanted to sleep more, but had to go into work. Stress today was moderate... going back to work was hard, but it's okay. I need to get back to doing harder things.
Food today was bad... I was below 900 calories. I just couldn't bring myself to eat any more. And I thought I was being good by having potatoes with dinner, but they didn't have enough calories in them. Well, I did have some Gatorade, so that makes it up to about 1,100. I drink a lot of Gatorade when I'm sick. My stomach is still having problems (still having the runs) so I need the extra liquid anyway. I did good on my liquids today, I drank about 10 cups. Mood today was okay, I guess. I should move my ticker to okay. Sleep last night was okay.... I'm having trouble getting to sleep, but once I'm asleep I'm good. I just got 11 hours and wanted to sleep more, but had to go into work. Stress today was moderate... going back to work was hard, but it's okay. I need to get back to doing harder things.
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I just got up to date on your journals this week. Reading that you are off the taper after a super bad day. Are you going to be seeing your Dr. soon so he is up to speed with what you are taking?
Hugs!
good job on getting up and going to work. i find it amazing when we force ourselves, we really do feel better. will be glad when the taper is done and the pain goes away, you have suffered so much.you will get back on track with your eating, great job on the liquids.
Yeah, you went back to work. That is fantastic that you felt good enough to go. Every day will get a bit easier, you\'ll see.
11hours of sleep is pretty sweet. Good job on drinking enough, that is so important.