Monday, February 11, 2008

Depression, Sleep Issues

After logging my calorie intake and activities at fitday.com for a week the scale has calmed down a bit, but my weight is still a little higher than normal.

My sleep is completely out of whack, and I'm ready to face the fact that my depression is deepening again. I've made an appointment with my doctor for next week to discuss it. In the meantime, I have some medication left over from last year that was prescribed by a sleep specialist. It's an anti-depressant that has the added benefit of causing sedation. It's the thing that works best for me, and I've taken it in the past so I'm comfortable with the effects and dosage. I only have about a month's worth of it, so I expect my doctor to just write me a prescription for more of that.

I think once I'm sleeping again everything else will fall into place, as has been the case in the past.

2 comments:

Chickadeeva said...

Jen, this time of year can be hard on many people. The lack of Vitamin D and the stress of this season of the year can be difficult. I'm so glad you're not in denial about how you feel.

We're praying for you - and I'm sure that light at the end of the tunnel is gonna be seen soon...

Mom2the6Rs said...

Oh Jen, I love you, girl. I am glad you are making time to go see the doctor. That is so important. Praying for you, girl.

Jules