So I'm physically feeling better this week. The body pains from my depression have reduced quite a bit over the past several weeks, which is good news.
The not so good news is that I still don't have motivation and interest in things. As long as I drive things myself I can do things but they don't come naturally like when I was actually interested in them - I don't derive satisfaction by doing things. It's hard to describe.
My sleep has reduced to around 6-7 hours. I got up really early a couple of times this week so I only got about 5 on those nights.
My appetite seems to be coming back.
And I showered 6 out of 7 days this past week. I take put my mind to it. I have been skipping showers a lot and was only taking 1 or 2 a week when it was bad. But I made it to 6 this past week.
I have 2 weeks left in my trial of Wellbutrin. I'm sticking with it but I'm starting to think that I'm only partially responding to it which is pretty much how all of the meds I have tried have been.
So I'm trying to decide whether where I am now is good enough or if I should try for something that might help me more. I haven't made up my mind yet.
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* Dx: Bipolar II (finally, after years at Bipolar NOS)
* Rx: minimal dose of Lamictal
My avatar picture is a photo of the Whirlpool Galaxy I took in April 2023. I dedicated this photo to my sister who passed away in July 2016.
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