I had a rough day yesterday. Very agitated and restless. Trouble in the classroom and outside of it. I took anxiety PRN in AM and PM to calm the restlessness.

I took the anxiety PRN and my sleep PRN but I couldn’t fall asleep right away due to the restlessness.

The restlessness carried over to today and I’m wondering now if it is akathisia from the seroquel xr increase. We went to cape may as I said, which is a two hour drive, and I felt like I had to keep moving. I was touching my face, messing with my hair, rubbing my neck, tapping my fingers. Thankfully we had a really nice time. We went to cape may point state park and had a leisurely walk through the woods and marshland. We went on the beach where there is an old WWII bunker and walked the distance back to the car. I forgot to turn on map my walk to record the miles but I would say it was about three. I think it helped get my energy out. It was so nice and calm there! We went to ocean city afterward with the intention of going to this delicious Mexican restaurant we ate at before but we neglected to check the website and we got there to find out was closed for the season! We went to another one which was good but not nearly AS good. We went on the OC boardwalk briefly but it was very crowded as everyone else was out enjoying the weather as well. We took my son to the candy shop and promptly left after we paid. It was so nice to be out in the sunshine! Tomorrow it is going to snow again though, UGH. Only a little though.

If the restlessness returns tomorrow I’m going to assume it is akathisia. Obviously exercise helps. I was avoiding the gym though because it was so cold and getting dark by the time I got home. And also because of the omicron spike. It’s still cold but I have a pair of leggings now instead of just gym shorts, and it’s not starting to get dark until 5ish. So maybe I’ll try going again. I was very upset yesterday when NONE of my pants fit. Not one pair of the size I was wearing for a year. I don’t know why I can’t control my eating all of a sudden. Maybe the increase of seroquel, maybe hormones, I’m not sure, but I feel just awful about myself. Maybe if I get back exercising I’ll feel better about myself.