I had to call the psychiatrist and ask her to write me a prescription for Hydroxizine which I haven't had to take in the past 2 years.
The Effexor had been holding both the Depression/Anxiety at bay pretty well but now I am waking up in the middle of the night ruminating and worrying so much that I can't get back to sleep. The Hydroxizine is supposed to boost the effects of the Effexor particularly in terms of controlling the anxiety. It's worked before but the Doctor has said if it doesn't she wants me to call her in three days and start me on Abilify. I am not to wild about that idea,because the primary care doctor already told me I am pre diabetic. The Abilify ad says it can cause blood sugar increases and a whole lot more bad side effects.
I am exhausted, I am crying at the drop of a hat, all things that had been improving albeit slowly. Now I feel like I am backsliding.
Part of it is worry about my German Shepherd Dog who is twelve and really starting to show the ill affects of aging so I won't have her much longer, and then on top of it all this economic insecurity mess the Pukes have caused.
My sister keeps saying it's going to be alright, that she will keep us going and help me as much as she possibly can, but that's not fair to her either, and it's not just me I am worried about. What about all those people out there who don't have anyone to help?
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