Double the Pristiq!

I think I'm slowly climbing out of my hole.  The week before last, I had three appointments: therapist, psychiatrist and dog groomer.  I cancelled all three, I just could not bear to leave the house, but I did have the courtesy to call and cancel each appointment, even if it was at the last minute.  Everyone was incredibly gracious.  Last week I FORCED myself to keep my rescheduled appointments.  For my dog, I threw on some clothes without showering that morning, and picked him up the same exact way several hours later.  I think I went to see the psychiatrist without makeup.  I was better with the therapist - actually early, dressed neatly with makeup.I explained my situation to my psychiatrist - that I didn't FEEL depressed, I just had no motivation to do anything.  She disagreed, she said that WAS depression, that I didn't have to be crying all the time or feel sad for it to be depression.  So, she doubled my Pristiq, and I must admit, I do feel better!  It will be a week tomorrow.  I had started running and then stopped for almost a week, but started back up again and have stayed on track.  I'm now up to a slow five miles or a quicker two miles.  My goal is to be able to run a 10k in under 60 minutes.  In case anyone is wondering, that's less than a 10 minute mile.  My goal has always been to run a 10 minute mile, and do less than that for a 10k would be awesome!  We shall see!  ...

Source: bipolar.and.me - August 6, 2013 Category: Mental Illness Source Type: blogs