Day 63

[the_siobhan]

The good news is that the last of the side-effects from the Ciprolex went away completely about two weeks ago. No more dizziness, tiredness, dry mouth, nothing.

The bad news is that I spent about five days of that first week feeling really down. Not anywhere near like what my worst can get, but still a pronounced dip. Last week my mood was a lot better - but the brain weasels were really pestering me badly. I could get them to shut up but it took a lot of concentration and they kept coming back.

So yesterday she upped my meds to 15 mg. Today I'm dizzy.

*sigh*

Still, it's manageable. I just have to keep reminding Axel that no, I can't walk up a flight of stairs and hold a coffee steady at the same time.

I figured that a medication adjustment was probably coming. I had dreams about it for days in advance, dreams where walking up the slope from my house to Dundas required leaning forward like I was like hiking up a steep mountain trail. On steeper hills I actually had to get down on hands and knees and haul myself up the sidewalk while the other pedestrians walked past me and gave me the hairy eyeball.

On the plus side, the shrink specifically prescribed going to more concerts. I'll be the one leaning against the back wall.