hi,
good to hear that most of you are doing much better...seems that this week is a good one!

I have kept up the walking everyday! I have figured that I tend to walk more when things are going ok emotionally, that's when I feel motivated.

I have now made a commitment to walk everyday no matter what, rain, hail or shine! I have made it part of my routine just like housework and brushing my teeth...it's on my to do list.

I try not to think about it but just do it...walking with music makes it all the more easier!

Today I am not feeling so great I am feeling a bit low but hopefully my walk will help alter my mood a little.


MyGirl

MyGirl, good job on the walking! I have been wanting to ride my bike but I'm in training all the time so I don't get home until about 11 pm. Being busy all the time really helps me minimize the anxiety, hope it never catches up with me.

Gobbie, how are you? hope your doggie is ok. He sounds really cute. I have a cat that looks like a pug dog and is an absolute clown. Makes me laugh every day. She thinks she's so tough but really she's a big fat goofball.

Janney, I am so glad things are getting better for you. Hope the job goes ok.

Me, I am terrified of my own thesis topic. Sigh. I should just bang it out. I will take some time off and at least get a good start!

Best to all,

and hey. HOW ABOUT A NEW THREAD??????? this 4 page stuff is not very relaxing!

Hi everyone,

Seems like forever since I been on this board. I been on vacation again, and boy it really helps to get a different slant on things. It was hotter than blazes and we hung out at the beach a lot. I did read some of the books suggested here and got a lot of good tips. My weight didn't suffer to much for being gone either. All in all things are good with me.

Janney, I am so glad to hear the meds are working, sometimes it seems like you will never feel like yourself again. Jobs are bad in the fact they want you available when they need you, but if you have a problem it is just too bad and they don't seem to be able to do much to help you out, even if you have worked for them for 20 years or more. Hope everything works out ok for you. Do you have any side effects on celexa (sp) ? Even if you have a few minor ones it sure beats the alternative LOL.

Gobbie, I love the Welsh Corgi, it is adorable. I also have my name after my dog, she is a Shihtzu.

Hi to the rest of our group, post and let us know how you are all doing.

Have a calm day.

Daytona

Daytona--welcome back (and to your two-legged mom, too). Gobbie couldn't help me this week. Our funding officers were coming here today and the entire week has been spent on the phone with caterers, on the computer with lists, talking to other staff for up-to-date info for presentations and, last night, I even stayed late in order to wrap gifts that go with my boss's presentation. I was so tired last night that I didn't even want to talk to my husband. Now that all is done, I am more tired than ever. Diet suffered pitifully, but I hope I'm back on track tomorrow.

Question to those who have taken BuSpar. I've been on it two weeks now--first week was one pill morning and one pill night; 2nd week is one pill a.m. and two pills p.m. I didn't see any positive differences, but maybe it's too soon and I'm too depressed about other things. Here's the problem that I think BuSpar may be contributing to, though: Every night I am waking up within 3 hours of going to sleep and I cannot go right back to sleep. I'm up for an hour or two before I am tired enough again to go to sleep. I read, usually. Last night, as tired as I was, I decided to take a sleeping pill and a pain pill (for neuropathy) at 10:00. Well, I fell asleep about midnight and was wide awake at 4:30 a.m. I'm at work now, but I sure could use a nap. Does BuSpar have the sleep problem in the beginning? My pattern before was falling asleep about 10:30-11:00 and, if I did get up at night to go to the bathroom or something, going right back to sleep until my alarm went off at 6:00. On my days off I would get up at 9ish, eat breakfast, play with Gobbie, then back to bed for a nap. However, I was still tired enough at night to sleep through the night.

I hope this is just a beginning side-effect because if it isn't I'm going to become an addicted TV watcher and novel reader.

Anyway, best of luck to all of you on this weekend and I hope you all have great weather for the exercising programs. Baltimore is in the 70s and 80s for the next 5 days. It's like we've been transplanted to another plane--this is the least humid, least hot, least dry summer I've seen in the 20+ years I've been here. I could learn to love this!!!!

Merridy (Gobbie)

Hi Gobbie,

When I started Buspar I took 1/2 pill in the am and 1/2 pill at night the first week and the second a whole pill am and pm. I am on 15 milligrams per pill. I had the opposite effect, I could not sleep at all before I started on it, I was to anxiety ridden, it must of helped me sleep better because I started sleeping better after a couple days, maybe it was because I was more relaxed in general. Maybe you could check with your Dr and see if it is a side effect? The only real side effect I noticed was about 1/2 hour after I take it in the morning I get a little dizzy. I know they say wait a couple weeks to see if side effects disapear but when you arn't getting sleep a couple weeks seems like a LONG time. I to took Tylenol pm at night when I couldn't sleep so I know that is ok to do. Hope this helps, by the way, I thought Buspar was an anti anxiety drug, not for depression? Who knows what we are taking LOL.

Daytona

Thanks for the quick response, Daytona. I took Paxil for depression for about 18 months and then it didn't seem to work very well. I started having these "stress" attacks (according to my regular doctor) where I would feel skittish, hungry, etc. I figured I couldn't go through the rest of my life like that, so I saw a therapist. He didn't believe it was stress, but rather a combination of drugs I take for neuropathy. He was apparently right. Then after figuring that out, he said that Paxil and other meds in that class are notorious for not working after a year or two, but if you switch to another med in approximately the same category it will many times jump start the effect and you are back on track (with the new drug) again. He said the good thing about BuSpar is that it many times will inhibit bad behaviors (drinking, overeating) and is used to treat alcoholics successfully. He is hoping it will help me with my dieting problem as well as the depression. I guess we'll just have to see. I go back to see him this coming Wednesday, so we can talk then (after I sleep in all morning) about whether it is the med or just me.

Thanks again...time to go home.

Merridy (Gobbie)