Is your doctor in on the stopping and starting? Mine quite insists that I work with him on any of that.

Good Morning,

Sassy, I would start low and then go to the higher dosage in a week but you should call your doctor just to make sure..only he knows the safe way to go back on.

TGIS !!!! Oh am I glad the week is over, what a long hairy week its been lol.

My sisters are coming over to bake and hang tonight so it should be fun. I'm making a savory bread pudding (its really like an egg dish more than apudding), its got egg, bacon ham sausage bread and cheese in it. Its an experiment so I'll let you know how it turns out. I got the recipe from Emeril on the food network.

Other than that, its cleaning, laundry, maybe a quick run to the post office but thats it.

How about you all?

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Hi room

Well it has been a whirlwind this entire fall....I have had some serious down times...I even cried at work one day...which I never do...but I hit bottom and it has been a steady strong climb up....work has leveled off...still working Mon-Thurs...barely picking up in th ER but do have shifts booked Dec 22,23.

My family is well...my oldest daughter just turned 15. I made turkey dinner for 12 last night with chocolate fondue for dessert...it was a big hit.

I am almost done my shopping and have even wrapped alot. I am not sending cards this year. The postage is too expensive. My mom is doing my baking as my christmas gift...so it is all falling together.
Christmas eve I am spending with my parents and husband and kids. Christmas day we are having about 10-12 people for dinner...friends who don't have families to spend the holidays with....boxing day (Dec 26th for the americans) I am having my siblings and parents over for potluck...I will make choc fondue and we are having a gift exchange which will be a recycle, regift, reuse exchange...the person who brings the most desired gift gets a prize, which will be a basket I put together of regift, recycle, reuse gifts.

So I am pretty organized. I am tired today as both my girls played basket ball and I am watching a friends 3 girls...they all had a good lunch of leftovers from last night and are watching the grinch so I thought I would check in.

I miss you all. Hugs

Liz

Hey all.

Well I had to call my dr to call my prescription in anyways as it wasn't called in, so I went ahead and asked and they said it was just fine to start with the 300 mg as its only been about a week since I've been off of it. It wasn't my drs fault that I was off of it for a week, it was mine as I ran out and didn't get a chance to get to the pharmacy or call the dr as I work nights.

I am in an awful mood today. Seems like everything is getting on my nerves that normally doesn't. I wish I could just go back to bed, but I can't as I'm working.

Take care.

I'm sorry gals but I have a soapbox and I'm going to step on it for a few minutes.

Depressive illness can be caused by faulty brain chemistry. (the stickies in the forum are excellent, read them). That chemistry is faulty all day, every day. If you do indeed have an illness that is caused by this, you need medication to fix it. And you have to take your medication.
If you have a faulty thyroid and your body is not making enough thyroid hormones, you don't think twice about taking your meds. You know you have to correct the balance.
If you are diabetic and your body does not make enough insulin, you don't think twice about taking your meds. You know you have to correct the balance.
And you have to maintain that balance. It often takes weeks for us to feel better on a med (once again patience is a virtue). Chemical imbalances are neither made nor corrected instantly. It's not going to hurt much to miss a pill or two however ... if you stay off long enough to start having symptoms ... and then have to wait while you start up again to feel better ... that's a waste of life.
Work with your doctor to find the right med for you (there are tons to choose from) and then take it!

I'm done now. Thank you for your time.

Okay, SusanB had her moment, so I guess I will say mine now. lol.

All I've got to say is I'm only human and also I'm an adult, therefore if I forget my medication, then its my own stupid fault. (which I think I said above) I know the consequences of not taking my meds and I don't do it on purpose, but sometimes I just honestly forget and by the time I remember, I'm at work and its too late to do anything about it by that time, as I work nights.

But just FYI: all of my meds are filled and I am taking them according to my drs. orders.

Have a Wonderful day. I need to get some Zzzzzz's.

Hey Ladies - I have alot of catching up to do here. I can't wait to know you all.

So can you all tell me what your doing "eating" wise. Are you all on different eating plans? Is this thread mostly for support? I have just been trying to eat healthy. I was on the 6 WBMO but its just so strict although you can drop 10 pounds in one week if you wanted to. Thats the salt water going out of your body. I just got tired of it. TIred of making different food at every single meal while I watch the rest of my family eat (do I dare say) "Normal". I guess its not normal for me.

Anyway I am trying something new this past week and so far so good. This week I'll start exercising again and try to loose a few pounds before xmas. I love my tread mill. I always walk to couple of cool songs loud and upbeat.

Okay I better go back and read some of these posts. Thanks for letting Nikki and I join.

What do you all think of this quote? I'm going to have to paraphrase cuz I forget where I saw it ... you must take control of one thing ...if you do not have one thing that you can proudly cling to as being in charge of ... you'll feel forever adrift in a sinkful of turbulent dirty dishwater.

Good Morning,

I can't stay to play but I'll be thinking of you all today.

Welcome back Bev