I've had a rough couple of days. Pdoc reduced my Clonidine by half. It is a blood pressure med, but I was taking it for anxiety. H & I were also arguing. I don't know if it was one of those situations or both, but I spent the better part of 2 days crying, nearly called the pdoc yesterday (probably should have) but I waited it out. Today, I'm not so bad, maybe a bit hypomanic, but God knows, that's what mixed does. Pdoc did restart me on Abilify last visit (because I'd accidently been double dosing), with the hope it would help the depression I've had lately. Seems like since my iron has gotten under control, my moods are more unpredictable, or maybe I just feel things more? Both times after my iron infusions, about 2 days later, I had huge crying spells. So who knows? I do believe all systems of the body affect each other and work together, and if one thing changes, it can change others. I hope my moods will even out during this taper.

Clonidine did negatively impact my memory, so much so that after a few days on it, I used the drive-thru ATM and left my card in the ATM machine. Pdoc immediately lowered the dosage. So I hope tapering off will help my memory without too much added anxiety.