Hi everyone,
Congrats Sweet_pea on the tax thing being over and the offer on your house.
Marcie glad you are feeling better, hope it stays with you.
marie glad to hear that you are back on track. And stay on your feet while walking.
Campbell hope you feel better soon.

Not much new here. Hubby did make it home Sat night. And surprisingly he is here again tonight. He was going to just stop in, but decided to get an early start and sleep in his own bed tonight. DD16 still has her headache. She doesn't have any special drugs, just tylenol. But if this keeps on I think she will have to go in and see someone. Last year she stood up and passed out. We got her to the hospital and they didn't really know what the problem was, but did the standard migraine protocol. My grandfather use to pass out from migraine pain as well. My other two girls are doing alright starting to get better. I slept all day as I've been taking my full dose of paxil and it knocks me out. I'm trying to get up the nerve to go to mental health and see about some counselling to stop the OCD, but haven't gotten there yet. I mentioned it to my doctor and he just suggested upping my paxil dosage. Which is silly since I can't take a full dose all the time as it is. I'll get it figured out one day.
Well I should go and head off to bed,
Take care all and have a great day,
K

i do hope the house sells and that the buyer is able to arrange finance. that would be great altho it will mean starting the house hunting and packing and all those other things all over again. ugh ugh

counselling does sound like it might be a better option than the meds. esp as meds only stop OCD while you're taking them. if you stop taking them the symptoms usually return. counselling or cognitive behavioural therapy are probably your best chances of making long term change

i think docs are very ignorant of just how tiring meds are. some people do fine but i know i slept a lot extra when i was on pills. the doctor said i could overcome the sleepiness and drowsinessbut i didn't find that true at all.

the migraine sounds pretty serious if your DD passed out. that's a new one on me. sounds like a good idea to get that checked out too

hope you enjoyed your time with hubby at home. have a nice day/night

Hey everyone. Things haven't been too hot for me recently. I got my period early again, and considering I had it two weeks in a row last month and now, two and a half weeks after htat, I have it again, my dermatologist has taken me off the pill. My hormones are all over the place and my depression and anxiety have returned in full force. I've eaten four days worth of food in two days and on top of the usual bloating I feel really fat. I've missed school and now I'm probably going to drop out of my choir variety show becuase I can't handle the practice schedule right now.

What makes it all so much worse is that my mom gets so upset when I'm like this. She tries so hard but her efforts are often fruitless. I wish I were stronger sometimes...

Hi everyone :wave:

Thought I would just drop in and say a quick hello.
Haven't done much today except some laundry ect. One good thing is that I am still awake. I only had a half dose last night. My stomache has been in knots for most of the day though, I sure hate that. Did go for a walk this morning and I'm trying to keep track of what I'm eating. Trying desperatly to stay out of the tortilla chips. Dog had a bath today and now he's chasing the rabbit around the living room, can we say "zoo"!:dizzy:

<3 hope you are feeling better soon.

I'm off, take care everyone,
K

hi negotiating house sale so i'll come back later when sorted!

take care of yourself everyone

ok i have made a conditional sale on the property but it hasn't been signed yet.

more details to sort out over the weekend and get it signed (i hope)

Congratulations Sweet Pea, let us know how it goes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I slept better last night, i wasn't up till the wee hours, and i feel better this morning, hopefully this will continue. Before last night , i haven't slept good for like 2 weeks, and have been exhausted all day, because of it...

Doctor cut my effexor in 1/2 150-75, only been a few days,
hopefully i won't have any problems*crosses fingers*
God Bless you all

jenny - glad things are going well for you

my sleep is a mess at the mo. hopefully it will come right soon. it was really good for a few days but it slipped

Hi sweet pea,
i wouldn't say things are going better, but thanks for the vote of confidence.
Had a rough day, guess it didn't start till around 4pm,
I invited 2 of Olivias friends to come over, and she isnt' the best kind of friend, at age 5, sharing all that fun, i tried to guide her to help her interact.
Friends left, olivia didn't want to clean up, i had already cleaned most of it.
I know she was tired, but she never admits it,
she was very whiny and such,
my husband came home, and gave me attitude after my day,
so i didn't eat with the family, i surfed the net while they ate, then after they ate, i put in a movie.
I'm at a point in my life, a position that i chose, meaning my husband, marriage, move, but when i chose, i didn't know the results, i haven't even been married 2 years till August, and i'm scared that i've messed the rest of my life. I'm sad, and lonely, and feeling like a failure, that about describes me lately. God Bless you all.

we all have periods like that jenny - the thing is to work out what you want to do about it and do some small things to get better. it's hard, and often a step forward and a step back but over time things start to improve.

maybe go back to church and see if you can find someone there to talk to

good luck!

my headache is back but i will book in again for bowen. it cleared it temporarily so i think if i go back it may just get it right long term. it's great i can just walk there. it's about 0.5km so it's easy peasy. no mucking around getting the car out of the gate or parking. i love being able to walk places. something i will keep in mind when choosing the next place

i have 2 places locally to go look at and then next week or the week after i will go down to auckland and look there as well. i need more money to buy in auckland but it has more to offer so it will be worth it if i find the right place.

i've lost 2 lb so i am trying to be sensible and not put it straight back on (which is what i usually do). i see the weight loss and think oh i can relax and then ooops that wasn't a good idea LOL

i have dancing scheduled today. i will put on music and dance in the lounge ;)

SweetPea - Congrats on the weight loss!! You can do it :)

I'm having a much better day today. I should! It's prom day!! I'm really excited. I think it'll be a lot of fun, and my dress is very pretty. That's about all for now, I hope everyone has an awesome weekend!!

Oh yeah, I saw "Silent Hill" last night, and it was really good!! It's scary and creepy, but it's got an awesome plot and a surprising ending. If you don't mind scary movies you'll really enjoy it!

i don't like scary movies :rofl: but glad you enjoyed it

have fun at the prom

I'm going to church this morning. Ya know? That building full of people!
I've been right on with my meds for a couple of months. I feel good. I have a time based plan for getting dressed and ready to go. My husband is there already and has no tasks so he's going to sit with me through the whole service.
I'm OK. It should be fine.

Susan I hope the day goes well for you. Good on you for making a plan and getting out there! I'm sure it will be a very supportive and welcoming environment:D

Hey everyone :) I hope you're all doing well. The prom was a lot of fun!! My date kinda uh, switched dates with me because he obviously really liked this other girl, and I ended up being with the guy I'd asked in the first place (he's a good friend of mine) so that was okay. I didn't care either way, and I got to slow dance with my crush. Ha, wow, I feel like such a silly high school kid. I spoke in German a lot, too, for some reason. Maybe I'm subconsciously really excited to go to Germany? Or maybe not so subconsciously? :P

Weigh in day. I'm down another pound!! I got lucky there, I think, because I had a couple bad days last week where I ate too much. I'm happy about it, though. I got a lot of compliments last night about my thinning figure, too. It was a definate confidence booster :)

I hope everyone has a good day!! <3