Yasha92

Hugs for you friend! Such a grubby puppy!!! Hope you didn’t hurt your back too bad with the fall ❤️❤️❤️ hope the docs give you some good guidance about the meds. Definitely write a list of your questions/concerns to take/have with you, it really helps.

Good to see you too!!! I came off of paroxetine (a type of ssri usually for anxiety/depression). I am now on vyvance (for adhd). The vyv has definitely lessened a lot of the anxious symptoms which I now realise was actually concern about making ADHD type mistakes/forgetting stuff/getting distracted by other things then upset that the first thing was left behind etc. Just had my first med review this week. Price ouchy for a half hour appointment, but seems good- the dr wants to keep me on the same for another month and see if the appetite side effects keep lessening (they have been).

Thanks friends! Definitely adjusting to the new meds was messing with my sleep - that and overloading myself (again!!!). Have just (5min ago) submitted my final design for the Permaculture Certificate, so hopefully that will ease a little bit of the pressure.

Not doing so great at updating here, but I’m doing ok. A little bit overly busy and wanting to sleep early when I would normally spend the time updating the thread - sleep wins that coin toss a lot lately!

Thanks!!! Sat on the interview panel for some juniors for the new team today, same again tomorrow. So far everyone seems lovely

Great photos! Hope the training with Bronze goes well (even though it’s not for a while yet I can still wish luck now, right?!). Absolutely agree with whoever above said there should be dedicated limits to work time. Boundaries ~~~

No advice today, just hugs and support~

That's the ones~ It's not horrific or anything, and I'm definitely not going to starve to death by any means - but it's been interesting seeing the instant reduction in my previously constant snacking/grazing. Yesterday (Wednesday) had sign language class, came home and did a couple hours work, went for a short walk with Mx and then early to bed (like, really early... like 8.30pm)!

Thanks for checking in Sal! New meds are living up to their appetite suppressant reputation, so am still figuring that out. Put the food into MFP today because I was sure I didn't eat enough yesterday. Otherwise, So far, so good, I do feel less rage-y, but it's only 2 days in so maybe just nothing has made me mad lol. Went in to the office yesterday and today (Mon, Tues) and cleaned out my desk in prep for the shift over to the new job. Don't really feel like tracking my little bubbles tonight, so am going to head to bed early instead.

Sunday and it was overcast and hot- muggy. Had physio in the morning coz my shoulder is still being a butt, especially noticeable since I’ve been back in the office taking off blouses rather than T-shirt’s, Mx has to help me almost every time because the range of motion just isn’t right. After physio did a little groceries and pre-DnD cleaning. DnD where we got spectacularly little done, it was just too hot to focus properly. It was a pleasant enough day, but not particularly exciting to write down. Sunday week 1~ ✅✅✅⬛️⬛️⛔️✅ Teethies [yep ] ✅✅✅⬛️⬛️✅✅ Walkies [to physio and back] ✅✅✅⬛️⬛️✅✅ Freggies [yep] ✅✅✅⬛️⬛️✅✅ Sleepies [in bed, keen] ✅✅✅⬛️⬛️✅✅ Cleanies [pre DnD cleaning, none immediately before bed tho] ✅✅✅⬛️⬛️✅✅ Boundaries [yep. ] ✅✅⛔️⬛️⬛️⛔️⛔️ Permaculture [nope, priorities elsewhere today] ✅✅✅⬛️⬛️✅✅ Meds tracking [yes, new meds start tomorrow, extra attention to the tracking) ✅Money Monday [yep, did it Mon] ✅ Shitty task [physio] ✅ Communication [done on Wednesday]

Shortish update for today, Saturday. Had a little sleep in then went snorkelling and got fish and chips with Mx, very pleasant and a reminder that I need to schedule more rest/rejuvenation. Planning to move my gym sessions to during the day as my lunch break as I shift to more wfh to free up arvos/evenings a bit as well. Even when I try to do less I still end up trying to squeeze so much in. I went through and added a bunch of stickers to the calendar to track out what I’ve already committed to (AUSLAN, gym, boardgames, DnD, going to a couple theatre shows etc) - adding a colour coded sticker for my regular commitments and it is already looking quite busy- a good reminder to take less on unless it is really REALLY fulfilling. Anyways~~~ snorkeling then chill, did the backlog of dishes while a massive storm rolled in. Wednesday week 1~ ✅✅✅⬛️⬛️⛔️⏹️ Teethies [nope ] ✅✅✅⬛️⬛️✅⏹️ Walkies [snorkelling for about 3 hours] ✅✅✅⬛️⬛️✅⏹️ Freggies [yep] ✅✅✅⬛️⬛️✅⏹️ Sleepies [in bed, keen] ✅✅✅⬛️⬛️✅⏹️ Cleanies [big batch of dishes] ✅✅✅⬛️⬛️✅⏹️ Boundaries [yep. ] ✅✅⛔️⬛️⬛️⛔️⏹️ Permaculture [nope, priorities elsewhere today] ✅✅✅⬛️⬛️✅⏹️ Meds tracking [yes, minimal weirdness, one fit of giggles] ✅Money Monday [yep, did it Mon] ⏹️ Shitty task [have physio tomorrow] ✅ Communication [class is on Wednesdays]

Huzzah! Glad to hear it went well!

All is well and I’m still kicking- just a little busy to update the last couple days. Back soon!

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