I've now been on an anti-depressant for about three weeks and I figure it's time for a brief up-date.
On the negative side, my sleep is still a bit erratic and I tire out pretty quickly. That has interfered with my plans to exercise more, but I'll figure it out.
On the plus, I feel calmer. I am not having enormous mood swings. I am not dwelling on negative thoughts and feelings. My body and brain have been able to let them go.
I find this to be amazing because the events in my world have been a mixed bag of crappy and good. The district wants teachers to take a 10 percent pay cut. The polyp that was removed during the colonoscopy was pre-cancerous. Before this medicine, I would have been mired in those two bad bits of news and been distraught beyond reason. I am still worried about them. I am furious at the thought of yet another pay cut, but I'm not dwelling on it and simmering in my anger.
I am glad to be taking this medicine.
