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Post by danherts on Sept 19, 2013 19:44:43 GMT
So I walked out of the Psych's office today with a diagnosis of ADHD-PI. Reading some other accounts on here it seems like I've had quite an easy ride. I went to see my GP in late July, telephone interview late August followed by an appointment with a psychiatric nurse in September and an appointment with the Consultant Psychiatrist (ADHD specialist) three days later due to a cancellation.
The Psychiatrist kept me on my toes and moved the conversation on to anxiety and I was sure I was going to end up with a different diagnosis. She said I've made all the changes in my life that coaching would teach me to make so that was pointless, then asked if I'd like to try medication saying it ain't magic and works better for hyperactivity than inattention, so I was kind of diagnosed without being told 'you've got ADHD' which was annoying for some reason.
So here's my diary, for my benefit as much as anyone else to gauge my progress.
I've been started off on 18mg Concerta XL which the doc said wouldn't do anything, then to titrate up to 36mg in a week. I was told to take it in the morning otherwise I wouldn't be able to sleep. Yeah right! Like I'm going to wait until tomorrow, especially when I've been told not to expect any improvement for at least a week. So the first chemist told me to come back in 15 minutes and then said they didn't have it when I came back and tried to give me £7.85 which I'm sure I hadn't given them. I'm now running really late so a mad dash to another chemist who only had half the amount I needed.
Day One
So took the first one about midday, not felt much of anything so far but the day has been different. I've taken enough drugs to be wary of the placebo effect and then there's the heightened mood and weight off my shoulders of feeling like I'm finally getting somewhere with this affliction that has ruled my life.
- Walking the dog, I seemed to notice the dog hovering around me a lot more when usually I just let him off the lead and rely on him being there when it's time for him to go home. - Looking after my 11 month old, between playing with her I decided to do whatever I was doing on the floor next to her and interact with her rather than sitting on the sofa, keeping an eye on her from the kitchen etc. Tidied her box of nappies and other baby things that was overflowing and managed to get the lid to close properly for the first time. - Had probably the most in depth conversation with my partner yet about my mental state, usually I try to keep these things to myself. The events of the day could probably explain this one though. - Took the dog on a much longer walk than usual. - Only lost my temper once for a split second! With the poor dog. - Washed up the stuff that won't go in the dishwasher straight after I used it, this usually has to wait a while.
I was hoping I'd fix the leaking tap, no such luck.
The doc said I could have a single beer whilst on the meds and not to take it on a night out. I've had a glass of wine and a half of bitter so far and fancying more, bad idea?
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Post by JJ on Sept 19, 2013 21:57:51 GMT
It's so good to hear of someone having a smooth experience re diagnosis Sounds like they may be having bit of effect from what yr saying - especially as not complaining of tiredness and fogginess - which seems to be the experience sometimes of people when the dose is way too low. Re alcohol, after 3-4 months of instant release mph, and a couple of months feeling I'm as treated and stable as I can be - Ive come to the conclusion that, much as I'd like to have wine in the evening and much as I fancy it, it just stops the meds from working properly the next day - they're just not as effective (I don't mean drinking to the extent of getting a bit of a hangover, I just mean even a glass of wine - though mine do tend to be large glasses!) Everyone's different, but that's my experience.... X
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Post by danherts on Sept 19, 2013 21:58:57 GMT
Update: Spent the last two hours feeling quite bored with an urge to consume anything (alcohol, cigarettes, beer, tea) but resisted.
So bored I've gone to bed, haven't been to bed before 11 O'Clock in a while.
Looked in the mirror whilst brushing my teeth and holy fucking pupil dilation Batman! My eyes are giant black circles, 11 hours after taking the pill. I hope this goes away or I'm going to have some seriously suspicious colleagues.
Now lets see if I can sleep.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2013 22:01:44 GMT
Can you usually get to sleep ok? It takes me ages to get to sleep no matter how tired I am, but I've heard stims can help with this.
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Post by JJ on Sept 19, 2013 22:05:13 GMT
Urge to smoke was overwhelming initially Have since read studies saying this happens.... Most evenings, if I've taken my meds, I get a big urge for a glass of wine - but if I resist for half an hour, it disappears completely - having thought about this a lot, I think it's the brain's reaction when the meds are starting to wear off as trying to make you bring the dopamine back up again. Instant release has completely worn off after 4 hours and I get this feeling about 3-3 1/2 hrs after the last one of the day...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2013 0:49:47 GMT
I would think carefully before messing with my dose with those kinda results, even at the instruction of the psych. You must be over the moon
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Post by danherts on Sept 20, 2013 7:40:09 GMT
Petra, I don't struggle with sleep now as I used to. I generally stay up until I conk out and often end up letting myself fall asleep on the couch as I know the short trip to bed will wake me up again.
Going to bed early for the first time in ages last night didn't really work and I spent god knows how long trying to get to sleep and woke up repeatedly. I did find it a lot easier to get of bed this morning though, helped partly by my daughter using her legs as levers to tip me out of the bed.
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Post by danherts on Sept 20, 2013 7:43:33 GMT
JJ, that's bad news about the alcohol making the meds not work. Don't know what I'm going to do if that's the case for me!
I've already cut down massively lately but don't think I'd ever be able to give it up. Besides, I've got about a years supply of single malt whisky to get through!
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Post by Kathymel on Sept 20, 2013 8:10:39 GMT
Besides, I've got about a years supply of single malt whisky to get through! More than happy to help!
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Post by manson88 on Sept 20, 2013 9:03:15 GMT
No harm in having a wee sup now & again lol
I'm inattention hopefully getting DX on Thursday just hopefully I can get treated like you & get the same results!
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Post by jan on Sept 20, 2013 10:02:59 GMT
great news dan - you got your meds someone correct me if i'm wrong - but once you titrate and find right dose for you - (read lots of posts on here about it - food , orange juice , water - lots things have an effect ) then on eve you fancy a drink then you can have rest from the meds - sure have heard lots people mention that they have rests at weekends and when my daughter was prescribed the doc said she only had to take it on school days. PS. good luck with the tap
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2013 11:45:16 GMT
Besides, I've got about a years supply of single malt whisky to get through! More than happy to help! I would like to offer my friendship and support in this area too.
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Post by danherts on Sept 20, 2013 17:18:08 GMT
Thanks for all the helpful comments so far, and the offers of help with the whisky situation! I'll let you known on that one.
So Day 2 so far,
Another day off work, started off quite productive even though the meds should have well worn off by then. Took my second pill just before 8am and let the Mrs have a lay in whilst I tended to the kids. Fed them and played for a bit before loading the dishwasher and putting a load in the washing machine!
By about 9 I was itching to go outside and thought maybe I'd have one of those productive days like those normaltons where they seem to have all the crap out of the way before lunchtime and can actually do proper stuff.
It wasn't to be with the Mrs needing to do her hair etc and I eventually got out for about 11 to walk the dog.
By this time I was starting to feel a bit bloated despite having a miniscule breakfast, I also had moderate chest pains for a few minutes. I'd had a few well brewed teas and thought maybe I'll try and cut down a bit on my massive caffeine intake as well as the booze.
I had something to eat when I got home which seemed to help.
After the nursery run I got all the way home and turned around at the front door deciding to go for a walk instead.
Got back, had some lunch and the about 2pm I started to feel that boredom again. I didn't know what to do with myself, I didn't want to do anything but I didn't want to do nothing either. I had the luxury of some alone time and just lay on the couch looking up ADHD stuff.
About 4.30 I had company again and made a start on the dinner. Our youngest has turned from a peaceful baby into a teething attention seeking monster and was crying every second she wasn't getting attention. The sound drove me up the wall and I just wanted to get out but I was in the middle of cooking dinner.
I got more and more frustrated as I burnt things, lost ingredients under other ingredients and plates and pans and had the Mrs circling around picking up this and that.
Ended up getting into an argument before calming myself then got out of the house about half an hour ago still feeling like my head was going to explode.
This was 10 hours after meds so if this is the crash I better start taking them later so it doesn't correspond with hectic dinner time.
Despite this I'm not deflated as it's still very early days and I'm not attributing anything whether positive or negative to the meds just yet.
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Post by danherts on Sept 20, 2013 17:20:29 GMT
Thanks for all the helpful comments so far, and the offers of help with the whisky situation! I'll let you known on that one.
So Day 2 so far,
Another day off work, started off quite productive even though the meds should have well worn off by then. Took my second pill just before 8am and let the Mrs have a lay in whilst I tended to the kids. Fed them and played for a bit before loading the dishwasher and putting a load in the washing machine!
By about 9 I was itching to go outside and thought maybe I'd have one of those productive days like those normaltons where they seem to have all the crap out of the way before lunchtime and can actually do proper stuff.
It wasn't to be with the Mrs needing to do her hair etc and I eventually got out for about 11 to walk the dog.
By this time I was starting to feel a bit bloated despite having a miniscule breakfast, I also had moderate chest pains for a few minutes. I'd had a few well brewed teas and thought maybe I'll try and cut down a bit on my massive caffeine intake as well as the booze.
I had something to eat when I got home which seemed to help.
After the nursery run I got all the way home and turned around at the front door deciding to go for a walk instead.
Got back, had some lunch and the about 2pm I started to feel that boredom again. I didn't know what to do with myself, I didn't want to do anything but I didn't want to do nothing either. I had the luxury of some alone time and just lay on the couch looking up ADHD stuff.
About 4.30 I had company again and made a start on the dinner. Our youngest has turned from a peaceful baby into a teething attention seeking monster and was crying every second she wasn't getting attention. The sound drove me up the wall and I just wanted to get out but I was in the middle of cooking dinner.
I got more and more frustrated as I burnt things, lost ingredients under other ingredients and plates and pans and had the Mrs circling around picking up this and that.
Ended up getting into an argument before calming myself then got out of the house about half an hour ago still feeling like my head was going to explode.
This was 10 hours after meds so if this is the crash I better start taking them later so it doesn't correspond with hectic dinner time.
Despite this I'm not deflated as it's still very early days and I'm not attributing anything whether positive or negative to the meds just yet.
Update: Stuff I forgot.
Didn't try to end a phone call ASAP like I usually would.
Dull pain in abdomen for a few hours and pain in back last night and tonight, not necessarily down to meds.
Daughter asked for her comfort toy and I remembered where I'd seen it hours earlier. Usually I seem to create all these false memories of where I think I've seen something, this time it was just there in the first place I looked, well hidden away behind a speaker.
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Post by danherts on Sept 21, 2013 17:38:39 GMT
So last night I was completely zonked out and falling asleep by 9.30, getting another early night although this time I got to sleep pretty quickly....
Day 3
Unfortunately it wasn't so easy getting out of bed this morning even after an unusually lengthy nine or so hour kip. I got up early though with some effort and decided to take the pill an hour later than yesterday to try to delay any crash until after dinner time.
I took the pill about 9. There has been no increase in focus today and a drop in motivation.
I've been back to my old self opening cupboards and then wondering what the hell I'm looking for before realising I'm not even looking in the right cupboard, not knowing what I've already washed in the shower, being clumsy and injuring myself on doors etc and chucking stuff around, dropping things including my lunch.
Not been able to face any housework at all and all the progress I made in the last few days has been replaced with piles of toys and dishes.
A few side effects noticed, a warmness in my chest and a bit of jaw clenching that hasn't been entirely unpleasant, a bit reminiscent of my clubbing days, I may have to get some lollipops in.
Seemed to crash again about 5 despite taking the pill later and got a bit grumpy but not as bad as yesterday. Had a bit of trouble with basic arithmetic. A beer definitely helped with this so I don't think I'm going to be abstaining from that for the time being.
Only had a decaf tea and one coffee today which was fine so I'm going to up the caffeine intake tomorrow to see if I get any jitteryness and if so cut back again.
So back to work tomorrow and a long day shift, I suppose I should take the pill a fair bit later to avoid any crash until after work but I'll probably she how it goes taking it at the end of my commute to lessen the chances of it affecting my sleep.
Now looking forward to upping the dose On Thursday to hopefully see some positive effects again.
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Post by JJ on Sept 21, 2013 19:45:21 GMT
Don't feel disheartened dan 1) you're (presumably) on a low dose, so there's plenty of scope for increasing. 2) I've read plenty of times here that some people have concerta and then an instant release towards the tail end of it 3) have also read here few times people taking concerta twice a day 4) if a beer makes you feel a bit better then you should. I read here loads of times people saying they've had to cut out caffeine - I need find my meds only kick in properly and continue to work when I'm main-lining red bull. - For the morning dose, I'd usually drink 3 or 4 (first one v quickly, then more measured), then continue to top up constantly through the day (if I want to keep going) - I find they make the most difference to my motivation... - so it's whatever works for you 5) food can make my heart beat faster if too much - have learned to space it out much more so never too much in one go 6) not enough food can really affect my head and the meds. If I start to feel a bit irritable or bit weird in the head I know I should go and eat something and suddenly everything's a lot better (have NeVER been 'one of those people' before now - they used to irritate me (still do actually) but I'm morphing into one it seems )
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2013 1:36:42 GMT
I've been back to my old self opening cupboards and then wondering what the hell I'm looking for I'm the same with rooms
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Post by mizmog on Sept 22, 2013 7:15:56 GMT
Hello, I am on 54mg of Concerta and I am the same as JJ. I drink copious amounts of coffee in the morning then pace it... Food also has a major effect! If I eat too much in one go I have found the effect of the Concerta drop off and if I don't eat I am irritable so I have bags of 'munchies' on my desk and just pick at them during the day until I am ready for a meal in the evening.... I will say though, I don't find Concerta is an exact hit every time. Sometimes I have clear good days and others times I can't remember what part I have washed in the shower either but I figure it's just a case of working with it to get the best results when you can... After 3 yrs of Concerta, I would say the best thing is to try it for a few months and ease up on yourself, give yourself a brake and leave the toys there for a while... It's not a quick fix but you need to spend the time working on you before you can tackle the world
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Post by danherts on Sept 22, 2013 22:18:06 GMT
Thanks for the input guys.
I'm not feeling disheartened just yet, I was told to expect exactly nothing from 18mg, so any positives so far have been a bonus.
As for food, the meds are playing havoc with my stomach. I'll force down breakfast and then I'm ravenous about an hour later. I stuff my face and then I don't want to eat for the rest of the day and have to force down dinner. I'm still feeling bloated as well.
I also feel almost hypoglycemic at times, a bit weak and fragile.
So first day back at work today. I looked at the pill this morning with a bit of trepidation wondering what it was going to do to me. It's one thing feeling a bit weird at home but any weirdness could be magnified massively in the artificial work environment.
I needn't have worried, when I got into work I was actually feeling pretty good after waking up feeling a bit crap. I offered some coherent input in an early meeting and dealt fine with the demands of the morning.
It was a long busy day though and I got the usual crash around dinner time with a few hours at work to go. Felt elated when I finally got to leave, had a beer and now I'm tucked up for another extraordinarily early night.
I may ask the doc about an extra dose if the early evening flagging continues. The effects of Concerts seem to come and go throughout the day turning me into a car running out of petrol so I may ask to go onto instant release anyway unless it gets more consistent, I'll wait and see.
Which reminds me, I read somewhere today that drinking alcohol whilst taking extended release medications can cause a surge in the amount of the drug being released, presumably because the alcohol will break down the casing?
I have a bit of training tomorrow which will no doubt involve the dreaded PowerPoint, so it'll be a good test to see if I can follow more than the first five seconds.
Forgot to add: I'm weeing like the Manneken Pis.
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Post by danherts on Sept 24, 2013 12:08:58 GMT
I was too wiped out last night to write an update, getting in from work around 9.30. Yesterday was pretty good however, no side effects and the crash was more of a bump. I upper the caffeine intake to a conservative ten cups of tea with no ill effects, so I'm glad it seems I won't have to sacrifice that.
Yesterdays training was mostly practical demonstration and repetition and no PowerPoint so it was dealt with easily. The rest of the day was slow and not too taxing and there wasn't much opportunity for my brain to fail me but I didn't notice any moments of major scatterbrain.
I felt compelled to confront the deputy manager (who is a bully) on behalf of another colleague where usually I would worry about being outgunned in the argument. I probably got a bit cocky and later ripped the piss out him in front of him and a few other colleagues much to our merriment, which may come back to haunt me.
I've had man-flu coming on the last few days (which, as everyone knows is only one step away from death) and the meds seem to act as a decongestant which would make sense but I can't find any reference to it. I've only been bunged up in the mornings and evening so that's a nice bonus.
I think I might up the dose tomorrow instead of Thursday so it doesn't coincide with an 8 hour journey I need to make.
I then have two nights on the piss so I might have to take those days off the pills.
Oh yeah, yesterday I made a conscious effort to drink a ton of water to keep hydrated seeing as I was making so many trips to the bathroom. I later read about how the slow release works in Concerta by using the pressure of water in your system to push the medication out through a small hole in the tablet after the instant release jacket has been removed.
The corrresponding dose of Concerta is higher than Ritalin as it isn't expected that all of the drug will be pushed out before the pill is 'expelled'.
So more water may equal slightly more drugs and explain why yesterday was better than the day before.
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Post by JJ on Sept 24, 2013 13:52:58 GMT
Thanks for posting all this dan, it's v interesting - and will be useful to someone else starting concerta anyway. Re the decongestant thing - that's so weird - since starting meds, every so often my nose starts running like a coke-head . I've not read anything about this before either...
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Post by Kathymel on Sept 24, 2013 14:37:45 GMT
Yep. My son has been on 27mg for 2 weeks now and is not noticing anything much. Interesting to read other experiences.
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Post by danherts on Sept 25, 2013 22:08:58 GMT
My cold is all but gone JJ, I'm now wondering if it was the Concerta that caused the cold symptoms. Do you get the coke head nose thing when it's wearing off?
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Post by danherts on Sept 25, 2013 23:13:51 GMT
Update: So yesterday was my last day on 18mg. I should really do my updates on the day because I can't bring to mind anything I done but there were no side effects and no crash. I'm back to normal bedtime. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing.
Before I took this stuff I thought it would be quite full on but (I find) any effect so far is very subtle and I don't really notice any difference in thinking or behaviour until I look back and think what might have been different without the drug. I don't really feel more focussed but looking back I don't seem to be as forgetful or get so easily frustrated, have so many episodes of 'errr, what was I just/am I doing' nor spend so much time searching for things I've absent mindedly put down. Of course I'm still in the afterglow of the diagnosis and I have been known to have good days before.
So I brought the first double dose of 36mg forward a day because I've got a big drive tomorrow, felt a bit energised at first which died down after the first few hours, again I had no side effects. I serviced the car which I don't generally mind doing so it doesn't cause me too much trouble unless I run into a job that takes way longer than it should and I start getting frustrated, as usual one such job did but I managed to get the job done without just chucking a load of gaffa tape over it and leaving it for another day (never!).
Self confidence seems increased and I found myself making conversation with a few cashiers in various shops whereas usually I'd be looking at the shiny things whilst my bits and pieces were fetched. Conversation seems a fair bit easier to focus on.
Still a fair few absent minded moments and not feeling any increase in motivation. The house is a tip and there's piles of reminders getting the snooze treatment on my phone but I'm feeling pretty positive.
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Post by JJ on Sept 26, 2013 1:12:48 GMT
My cold is all but gone JJ, I'm now wondering if it was the Concerta that caused the cold symptoms. Do you get the coke head nose thing when it's wearing off? Hmmm.... I don't know... I'm going to make a note to see when it happens - I'll let you know Glad yr still feeling positive. In next couple of days, when you want to tackle your reminders, try doing something that makes you move around physically when you feel the meds kick in - do it for about 20 mins then go straight to the reminder stuff. For me sometimes that movement gets me going enough to then transfer onto horrible stuff to do - you have to go straight to it tho - no sitting down after the movement thing
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Post by danherts on Oct 8, 2013 16:33:02 GMT
First update in a couple of weeks since I've been away. The following couple of days taking 36mg after the previous post I felt nothing at all. I had a day off and got drunk, took it the next day with a hangover and felt awful all day.
I think I took it the next day, decided it was pointless then had a fair few days off with the intention of calling the doc and asking to increase early.
A couple of days ago I decided to try again and felt a definite effect this time. I even sat down and tackled a load of reminders on my phone sorting out electric company switch, sorn notification, paying a bill that had been rejected cos the old card expired and a few other bits and bobs in one swoop. Still keep forgetting to notify the DVLA re ADHD though, bit worried they'll take my lorry license off me.
Had bugger all sleep last night and after the meds this morning felt quite speedy, dry mouth, constant thirst and jaw clenching.
Got into work to find I had been temporarily relieved of my duties pending a medical after telling head office about the meds, then a manager asked to see me and told me I might be disciplined for not telling him directly and later made out I should be thankful for just taking an official warning. I also found out training had been given to other staff in my absence on how to inform management if you start taking medication.
Had my medical and got the all clear off a great occupational health doc, got back to work and decided to tell line manager to tell bigger manager to stick his warning up his arse. We'll see how that transpires tomorrow.
Felt the meds really helped me with the stress of today and gave me the focus to look up policy etc to fight my corner with the doc and both managers where as I would usually have opted for the easy life
We'll see what tomorrow brings...
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Post by danherts on Oct 8, 2013 16:40:29 GMT
JJ you're right about just getting moving, I think this is where the meds help. If you can get that initial burst of motivation you can sometimes get into a flow of productivity with not so much intrusion from the 'I'll just have a fag/cup of tea' monster that invariably leads you to find yourself looking at amusing YouTube videos of rapping chipmunks or some such 11 hours later whilst your partner looks from the laundry basket in her hands to the pieces of 'semi-repaired' washing machine strewn all over the kitchen floor. Or is that just me?
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Post by jan on Oct 8, 2013 16:56:19 GMT
Got into work to find I had been temporarily relieved of my duties pending a medical after telling head office about the meds, then a manager asked to see me and told me I might be disciplined for not telling him directly and later made out I should be thankful for just taking an official warning. I also found out training had been given to other staff in my absence on how to inform management if you start taking medication. Had my medical and got the all clear off a great occupational health doc, got back to work and decided to tell line manager to tell bigger manager to stick his warning up his arse. We'll see how that transpires tomorrow. Felt the meds really helped me with the stress of today and gave me the focus to look up policy etc to fight my corner with the doc and both managers where as I would usually have opted for the easy life We'll see what tomorrow brings... good luck dan - hope it works out ok for you can see how it would irk - i prob would have done the same but calm head tomorrow eh !
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Post by danherts on Oct 20, 2013 8:29:58 GMT
Been on the meds a month today. What a roller coaster. Looking back and thinking about why 36mg did nothing at first but worked a treat when I started back up, I failed to realise why. I had given up smoking for 10 days.
Had an appt with the payment psych and told her it only works when I smoke. She agreed that made sense and upped me to 56mg for a week in the hope it'll work without tobacco.
First day of 56mg was crap, can't remember too much about it now but it was bad enough to make me go back down to 36mg so I wouldn't feel the same way at work the next day.
The last few days I went back up to 56 and I've got worse. I've been hyper focused on geeky crap and done nothing productive. I have no motivation at all and even cooking which I have never minded doing has been too much effort and is now I the hands of my partner for the first time in years.
My partner, who thinks the medication has so far done nothing must have realised there's been a difference and basically said I've gone back to being an arsehole.
I'm back to being clumsy and absent minded, on many occasions looking for the things I've got in my hand, ripped my fingers open on a carpet gripper, very irritable.
In the evenings feel horrible, sore jaw, occasionall headache, constipated and doing really silly things that I wouldn't even do normally.
I haven't tried the 56 without smoking so that's today's experiment (hopefully). Don't know if this is too much or too little. The adverse effects have deminished slightly each day so maybe I'll get over them. Supposed to go up to 72mg in a few days but just don't know if that's a smart thing to do.
Love to hear if anyone has felt worse as the dose has gone up to find another dosage increase to be the answer?
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Post by jan on Oct 20, 2013 10:43:06 GMT
happy 'one month' anniversary dan is it me not remembering ? - have followed your posts from when you joined and don't remember you mentioning giving up (or as alan carr would say - stopping ) smoking? completely changes everything don't you think ? depending how long you've smoked and how addicted you are etc maybe give yourself a bit of a break ? do'n't want to encorage you to smoke but trying new meds,young baby teehting and stopping smoking at same time - isn't that hard on yourself? have you tried patches ? jj seemed to find them really helpful for her mood as well as the giving up smoking. by the way - what happened at work ?
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