[JOATMON]

Yay!!!

I’m glad you are doing better!

It is irritating when having to “try out” medicines – but such a relief when you finally find what works for you. I’m glad you asked about chopping yours up – my doctor here actually recommended it (it never would have occured to me, funny that…) but, anyway, congratulations and I hope you keep feeling better!

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Coming off wellbutrin is no picnic. I had the tremor too and some anxiety.

My Dr suggested that we try again, but tinker with the dosage, since in other areas it seemed to help quite a bit.

I bought a pill cutter – and lo and behold it works for me! Maybe lower to a quarter of the dosage and work up from there.

Perhaps you could call in and ask? Although, and off topic here, if your Dr isn’t listening/talking I’d do some walking…

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Lee9,

I agree with Wgreen and munchkin. This issue is much larger than just your husbands behavior, and the subsequent self esteem issues it generates for you. It is counterintuitive, but, I joined a support group that was just for me (not my ex’s behavior, lack of regard whatever). I found it to be very helpful and it greatly changed my perspective on how I was treating myself and my boyfriend at that time. There must be many groups in your area, and most of them are free. You might ask Dr. J for recommendations as I do not think it is appropriate to post group names here.

Best wishes for peace, love and light in your world.

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this morning:

me – open refrigerator, call out “(insert husbands name), why did you put the honey in the refrigerator?”

him – “I didn’t put the honey in the frig”

me – “oh, okay”

so I take the honey out of the frig to put it in the cupboard and guess what is in the cupboard? the yogurt I had mixed with the honey and used last night for a little snack before bedtime……. sigh….

Thank heavens for a wonderful spouse.

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Shuz4me – This will sound completely crazy (but hey, it could be worse ) grab some tinfoil and get creative with the vertical blinds.

You didn’t say how tall the window is – but a stepstool might be tall enough…

You can crimp the foil over the top and edges of the blinds (no need for landlord approval). If you are careful and use several sheets they can be taken off and put back up again – that way you can have guests over. Just so you know, I have done this in the past and it worked very well (but, it was a bit unsightly).

I didn’t use the garage, but I figured out I could fit in the top part of the bedroom closet and shut the door….

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pete-puma,

your post certainly rang a bell here. Some years ago I too was the “go-to” person (and I have difficulty saying no). Upper respiratory hit in the spring, by summer it had morphed into pneumonia – took two weeks off from work to get over it, then had a reoccurance in December of that same year, more time off from work etc… etc…

I do not know the answer – it is easy to set boundaries but keeping them is another story.

My husband (even now) keeps reminding me that its all right to be a team player – but you are really only a team of one (yourself). And, that in the workplace, being a “team player” is merely someone else’s perception.

I lost my best friend to cancer last December. She was 59. We had all of these “big plans” for after retirement.

Work doesn’t seem like such a priority anymore…

best of luck to you,

joatmon

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I use deep breathing and classical music to lull me to sleep.

I have also found that exercise in the day, and some streching and a warm shower before bedtime help.

My therapist suggested I imagine a small box by the bedroom door into which I put my worries of the day, and then tell myself I can pick them up again when I wake up in the morning.

I have tried journaling, but that just makes me frustrated – it does work for some though…

best of luck to you

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Contact your doctor – he can tell you if it is safe.

The alcohol does not cancel the Celexa, but (in my experience) makes the side effects worse. I have never taken Dex so I am in no position to give advice, but, Dex is a stimulant, alcohol is a depressant, so, given that, I would think you would be cancelling out any benefit the Dex might bring to you. Do be careful though, some medications mixed with alcohol can cause siezures.

Jack of all trades, master of none… 🙄

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I too am chronically late… and no matter how I try (alarms, phone, cats, husband) I just do not get out of bed in the morning. I always find something “that will only take a minute” to do before leaving for anywhere, and, I too check the stove and lights and anything that could be plugged in or chewed on or eaten by little furry guys that have no common sense. 🙄

In the work world I too would stay late to make up for being late, sometimes for several hours. I suspect my hyperfocus works best when there are fewer distractions (people) around. Great work performance reviews, but always tardy.

Procrasination is my worst enemy, and even now, I am writing instead of sewing and I have six ties and a dress and bloomers that need to be made before next weekend, which means I will probably be up all night on Thursday and totally collapse on Friday. Does this sound familiar to anyone?

All I can do is to keep trying to be mindful of the “benefit” or “cost” of these behaviors. Thanks for posting everyone, it really helps.

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