Today I see my psychiatrist before his 6 week vacation in Europe. I'm always nervous about his long absences. I'm not going to talk about France, today!

I went to fill my pill boxes, and couldn't find the bottle containing my Seroquel XR (quetiapine ER) 200 mg pills. [Note: I take Seroquel XR 400 mg pills, too.] I was certain I had filled the 200s, recently. Last week, I remember noting that "the new quetiapine ER 200 mg pills" look exactly like my Tegretol XR (carbamazepine ER). Different manufacturer? After an investigation, it seems that I took extra Tegretol XR pills in lieu of the Seroquel XR 200 mg. Today my pharmacist said my insurance approved a refill for the Seroquel XR 200 mg, so I guess I hadn't had them. You know, I'm not that old and yet I often screw things up. I did notice a reduction in my sleep this past week, on the lower dose of Seroquel XR (from 8 hrs to 5 or 6). I also noticed an increase in my already existent clumsiness/carelessness, likely from the extra Tegretol XR. 1,400 mg of Tegretol XR is surely above my therapeutic level. Hubby always tells me to "be more careful", but that's not easy. I'm not deliberately being careless.

Funny, last week my nephrologist asked when I last had a Tegretol level. I told him that my psychiatrist is "delinquent" about ordering them. Truth is, I seem even more delinquent.

Last night was my first group French class at the adult school. I enjoyed myself! There are maybe 12 students. The level is extremely easy for me, yet I still find value in the review. I think I'll stick to that level. As many here could imagine, I was among the most active participants in the class. [Always am.] When we split off into pairs for an exercise, my partner seemed to have amazingly good French. Turned out she was a French professor observing the new French teacher's performance. After she told me that, I humorously responded, in French, approximately, "So, that is the reason for my intimidation!" but she was nice.