I'm back
Sorry for the huge gap in posts to this blog. It hasn't been a great month.
Shortly after my last post on this blog, I started taking medication for my anxiety level and trouble sleeping. The effects were immediate and wonderful, but also took a bit of getting used to on my part. The first night I was so sleepy that I went to bed at 8 pm and didn't get up until 7 am. I woke up so totally more rested than I could recall in recent memory. The next night I stumbled into the house about 6 pm and slept like a rock until 9 am the next morning. Thank goodness it was Saturday.
To say I needed my rest is an understatement. I was so exhausted that I didn't even know how drained I was. During my preliminary discussion with the Nurse who later prescribed the pills, I told her that I had been sleeping "just fine." I guess it had been so long since I had slept well that I didn't even know it.
The good news is that I am doing so much better on so many levels. My stress threshold is very much higher now. I had been so stressed and anxious for so long that I was just having trouble dealing with minor stuff. After several weeks of some solid rest I am feeling great. I'm practically back to my old self, meaning that I am once again capable of rolling with the punches. Life is so much easier when you can see through the "minor stuff" and get down to the real issues. Which is really a requirement in my life since I work in customer service, have a wife battling breast cancer and a precocious 5 year old daughter who challenges me on every level... in a good way.
I am also getting used to the medication/new sleeping regimen. I'm not nearly as sleepy lately. Instead of being so drowsy in the evenings that I practically pass out... now I go to sleep when I want but sleep really soundly once I do. It's like... I don't know... normal?
The bad news is that the above developments have completely derailed my healthy lifestyle changes that I had started (like this blog.) I've been eating like a madman... almost like I've been trying to gain weight. The nurse says that is a very common coping mechanism in reaction to medication. I'm glad she's happy about it. I'm a little pissed that I've gained all the weight back. I haven't weighed myself recently but I can tell I've gained it back. I can be proud that I remained fairly successful at cutting back on sodas and instead have pushed as much water as I can stand.
And let's not ignore that I stopped any form of exercise as my energy level plummeted.
Summary? The medication was a good thing but has set me back a month or two in regard to my healthy lifestyle changes. But I'm back and I'm getting back in gear, starting today.
Stay tuned!
Shortly after my last post on this blog, I started taking medication for my anxiety level and trouble sleeping. The effects were immediate and wonderful, but also took a bit of getting used to on my part. The first night I was so sleepy that I went to bed at 8 pm and didn't get up until 7 am. I woke up so totally more rested than I could recall in recent memory. The next night I stumbled into the house about 6 pm and slept like a rock until 9 am the next morning. Thank goodness it was Saturday.
To say I needed my rest is an understatement. I was so exhausted that I didn't even know how drained I was. During my preliminary discussion with the Nurse who later prescribed the pills, I told her that I had been sleeping "just fine." I guess it had been so long since I had slept well that I didn't even know it.
The good news is that I am doing so much better on so many levels. My stress threshold is very much higher now. I had been so stressed and anxious for so long that I was just having trouble dealing with minor stuff. After several weeks of some solid rest I am feeling great. I'm practically back to my old self, meaning that I am once again capable of rolling with the punches. Life is so much easier when you can see through the "minor stuff" and get down to the real issues. Which is really a requirement in my life since I work in customer service, have a wife battling breast cancer and a precocious 5 year old daughter who challenges me on every level... in a good way.
I am also getting used to the medication/new sleeping regimen. I'm not nearly as sleepy lately. Instead of being so drowsy in the evenings that I practically pass out... now I go to sleep when I want but sleep really soundly once I do. It's like... I don't know... normal?
The bad news is that the above developments have completely derailed my healthy lifestyle changes that I had started (like this blog.) I've been eating like a madman... almost like I've been trying to gain weight. The nurse says that is a very common coping mechanism in reaction to medication. I'm glad she's happy about it. I'm a little pissed that I've gained all the weight back. I haven't weighed myself recently but I can tell I've gained it back. I can be proud that I remained fairly successful at cutting back on sodas and instead have pushed as much water as I can stand.
And let's not ignore that I stopped any form of exercise as my energy level plummeted.
Summary? The medication was a good thing but has set me back a month or two in regard to my healthy lifestyle changes. But I'm back and I'm getting back in gear, starting today.
Stay tuned!
posted by Bif | 3/12/2007 04:23:00 PM
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