Yes, a garden is good to have. Tonight I picked beans. My hubby cooks them in olive oil with pepper/salt and they taste good being fresh and all. I finally got my medications today for depression. I was using 1/2 tablets instead of two tabs and Sunday I had no more left. Are you on anti-depressants? Do they seem to make you hungry all the time. I don't know if it is the pills or not but after I took them I ate a large supper. Snacked on 4 apricots (fresh) and 1 banana. I feel stuffed and overweight.
I have panic/anxiety attacks also but I am able to go out to restraurants and stores. It must be hard on you not to be able to go places without suffering so much.
Talk to you later
What they are termed are mood stabilizers - Lithium and Geodon. Depends on the medication, but when I first started on these I was really hungry, but could be due to wild weight swings I've been going through the last couple months due to my condition. I went from 200lbs to 225lbs to 195lbs back up to 223 lbs since April. Can't be good for me. Now my diet is stabilized - no soy, gluten or dairy and I'm starting to eat less. Next is starting back up for exercise. I know some medications make a person hungry. Abilify did for me, as did Olazapine and the other anti-psychotics I've been on. Search the web for side affects of your medicine. You should be able to find out - or ask your doctor.
I haven't had a panic attack in awhile and I generally stay home, because I'm more comfortable. I do try to branch out and have found that talking to my psychologist and meditating with a program http://eiriu-eolas.org/ has helped, but don't do the middle part if you have brain chemical imbalance like we do. It's free to review and do online (I have it on my Ipod) and it has helped me get through some emotional blockages. I'm going to do a blog post eventually on meditation, so I'll leave it at that. Today I called and may volunteer at a Consumer Sponsored Association farm north of where I live so that I get out and do something with my day. But hang in there yourself! Here's to getting well or feeling well
Spent most of it at my parents, who live nearby. Friday went to an auction and bought a small woodend box thing for my deck. Saturday spent almost all day doing the car thing. Sunday I continued the slow process of cleaning up my room and my life. I had be neglecting I lot of stuff, so decided to get them done. Next step is putting a lot of my books into storage, which I'll start today after dealing with car insurance and tags/registration. Been about three weeks since I left the hospital and I've been keeping so busy it seens like a few months. Wish I could have a garden. If I ever buy a house I want a yard with at least enough room for a garden. We'll see.
Hope 'Salt' was good and that you are having a good weekend. I'm a proud new owner of a Nissan Sentra - my first and probably my only new car I'll ever have.
MikeLong wrote: summer2010 wrote: Sounds like you will have a busy summer doing research and writing articles about gut - mind connection. Sounds like you had problems with abilify. I take that and it seems to work for me so I am grateful for that. What are your current books you are reading?
Abilify was the worst thing I was on - made me suicidal, restless, anxious, etc. I couldn't stand it. Surprised me since my psychologist had mentioned about six months earlier how good it was for people. Glad it works for you, everyone has their own body chemistry and what works for them.
I'm reading (although I've been taking a break for about two months with being in the hospital, etc) 'A Walk in the Woods' - Bill Bryson, finishing 'Detoxification and Healing'- Sydney Baker, 'Thirty Years Among the Dead' - Carl Wickland (though I may call it quits because it is repetative and hard to get through, I have a good feel for what he wanted to convey), and 'UFO's and the National Security State Vol 2' - Richard Dolan. I tend to read a number of books at once. Going to finish Bryson and Baker first once I get more time. Do you like to read; if so what are your reading?
I was just telling someone about your article. I never put the connection together but it is believable. Hope to hear more from you.
Thanks for the comment! I plan to write about once a week, but some topics take a lot of time to research and type out. I have about eight topics listed right now to write about. Gives me a goal for my own mental health since I'm unemployable and trying to keep stable long enough to try to pursue a master's degree in something. Probably psychology LOL! Lamotrigine worked for me, but I developed the life threatening rash that can happen when you take it. It's a good drug (atleast it was for me) and I hope to do a blog post that includes it after I do some research. Any anti-psychotics make feel weird, suicidal, or physical reactions like bad back tightness and shuffling when I walk. Take care!
dllgrant wrote: Being the last in the family is like being the final garnish to top a gourmet desert.For example, there is ice cream in the dish, covered with syrup, then whipped cream, some sprinkles.But the sweetest and most beautiful delicacy is the cheery on the top.That’s you.Dave.
Summer, Thanks for your comment and encouragement. Much appreciated. Dave.
This looks like it got sent twice but anyway its always good to get a comment. I felt depressed yesterday and today but things got better as the day wore on. I still feel excluded from the group that are my sisters but being the last one in the family might be the reason. They are in their 70's, middle 60's and I am 60 years old. Hope you have a good day
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