his_princess's blog post

Thursday, October 10, 2013, 1:07:38 PM

So.... the Spawn's birthday was a success. Thank you for the many kind birthday wishes. I've passed them along.

In other news, I saw the doc the other day about a variety of issues. He's put me on .25 mg of Xanax to help with the anxiety troubles that have cropped up dealing with Mom. I took half a pill yesterday and it made a huge difference.

He also started me on Cymbalta for the arthritis and chronic back pain. I sustained a compression fracture at T12 about 24 years back and since then have had two lumbar surgeries and a fusion in my neck, so I'm pretty stiff and sore most of the time. Since Cymbalta is first and foremost an anti-depressant, I waited til bedtime to take the first dose. Thank God I did. Holy shit! That stuff kicked my ass! I woke several times during the night and was well aware of how xxxxxx I was just before I passed out again. I swear, I haven't been that wasted since my misspent youth. Ugh. Not fun. I've been up for an hour now and am sooooo ready for a nap. lol

Foggy hugs,
HP

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Hick Chick Deluxe on 10-Oct-13 14:58:26

Happy to hear the B day went well and I hope your back gets all better :)

joeytomatoes on 10-Oct-13 15:21:13

here's hoping your body gets used to it quick....

MisssY on 10-Oct-13 16:02:17

Oh dear :-(
Maybe take half the dose tonight instead ?

Hi..btw ;-) xx

mrSchowitall on 10-Oct-13 16:17:38

Glad the birthday went well , and sending repair thoughts to help your back .

tight_wet_lips on 10-Oct-13 18:53:01

Hugs to you as well. Take 1/2 a pill next time.

juicy on 10-Oct-13 20:42:38

Do NOT take another one. There are a million antidepressants out there find the one that works for you with the fewest side effects.

By-the-Sea on 11-Oct-13 15:00:09

The VA gives me pills like that...at first it knocked me on my butt...but I got used to it..Give it a try

By-the-Sea on 11-Oct-13 15:01:54

Just remember your Mom will not be here forever and you will cherish these times knowing you did all you could