The Best Sort of Mistake
So apparently, I was incredibly wrong about something. It turns out that Dr. K wasn’t leaving — she was about to go on vacation and wanted the matter of my Seroquel resolved before she left! Oh man, I cannot express how huge a relief it was to walk into the hospital today and see her face.
And it was a productive, blessedly short appointment! Like, we’re talking 15 minutes with a lot crammed in. She called my GP to remind them to get back to her about the ADHD referral while I was there, which was a nice touch. We also discussed the meds plan for the next bit. We upped the Zoloft to the maximum dose (from 150mg to 200mg). We are both down with making the Depakote go away since it’s not really helping and the side effects are pissing me off. She wants to switch me to another mood stabiliser… I think it was Abilify? Doctors here always use the not-brand name for meds, which is why I know how to say things like quetiapine. ¬¬ She didn’t want to start me on it now though ’cause I pointed out that even if I’m feeling stabler with the Seroquel back to the extended release, I’m still dealing with depression and anxiety out of the aether. She said that whatever it was she had to mind could have increased anxiety in the first week or two, and she didn’t want to make worse what was already going on. Fair enough. I just like knowing that we have a plan of action.
As for how I’m feeling… ask me tomorrow, ha ha. Today has been a hella busy day, well beyond what I normally can tolerate. Tomorrow is also a return to status normal here at ours, as the bigger kiddo will be back in school after the two week Easter holiday. I love her very much and enjoy her company, but her being back at school means that I will be able to get myself and the little one back on the ‘proper’ day schedule. Smallest permitting, I am going to have a grand day of not having to deal with people for a few hours. 😀
Hope this finds everyone well!
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Yay!! Sounds like things are looking up! Hope you have good luck with Abilify like I have 😀
Thanks! I probably won’t see it on my rx list for a few more months yet (got to see where the Zoloft gets to first), but it’s nice to know that she has something in mind.
so happy for you that you didn’t have to change providers, it is HUGE having to! Huge!
I understand too about your DD going back to school, it s not a lack of love, if anything, for me it was more loving for me to shoo my DS off to wherever than to force him to hang out w/ the equivalent of a hag – and ohhhh what a hag I was sometimes 🙁 I needed so much time alone. Makes me sad but it was reality. Still is but he is turning 29 on the 1st so I don’t have to shoo him off to anywhere. 😉
Yeah, she’s a pretty awesome kiddo, but I deeeeeefinitely need lots of space to keep sane and vaguely helpful. She’s gotten a bit of the hag herself by being so energetic next to my fog bank brain, but she mainly understands that I’m not trying to be mean (but I do apologise for acting poorly because it’s important to validate her and her perceived standards of what is proper behaviour).
Abilify has been great for me. I hope it works for you as well, if that is what the doctor plans to prescribe. 🙂
Fingers crossed when we get to that part of the plan! 😀
I wish you luck with the Abilify. I wasn’t that lucky, but that was with Seroquel as well so…I’m the anomaly, you are the target audience who responds.
Makes me so thankful we have options. And I am glad your doc isn’t departing for good and leaving you high and dry…Due to my rural area, my shrinks put in their two years and onto the next serving their time…It’s difficult. I am glad you don’t have to endure that.
I know the stress of worrying if your doctor is retiring or not. I am in that state with both my GP and Psychiatrist. The latter I rarely see any more and I know I could find a good one close to home. However, GP’s are scarce around here.
Dr. K is probably closer to my age than not, so I thought she meant she was moving somewhere else altogether. Her predecessor, Dr. A, did retire to stick to the academic side of things, but thankfully that happened in a period when I was more stable than not.
My GP/doctor’s office is right around the corner, here in the village — it’s right across from the school, so it makes it easy for my husband to pick up my/his meds on the school run. I’m always pleasantly surprised how easy it is to get an appointment, as long as it isn’t half-term!