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Originally Posted by BethRags
I couldn't face another night of horrible sleep last night. I'm near frantic about my Sidney's bouncing glucose numbers. Just now I sent her spreadsheet to her vet with some suggestions and questions. I hope he gets back to me this afternoon. I'm trying my best to be logical and calm, take it step by step. David has been so kind to me about everything that's going on with Sidney...tells me I'm doing so well with caring for her and so on. But he doesn't exactly understand why she needs stable glucose numbers.
SO. Sleep. Get this. Last night I dug through some old bottles of meds and found one with a sliver of Seroquel in it. I took that and it did help me fall asleep quickly, and stay asleep. What a blessing! AND the bottle has a refill on it from my former pdoc!!! It's months old, but the pharmacy has accepted it! The prescription is for 25mg. No, I don't like Seroquel's side effects, but this dose is very low - I'll split the 25's in half and take them prn. I can stretch it out for as long as possible and hopefully re-set my sleep. I am a wreck from insomnia. I'm desperate for sleep.
As for my pdoc - I'm going to tell her about the Seroquel. If she doesn't like it, she can shove it. There's nothing she can do to stop me from taking the bottle I have. The Doxepin is useless.
I saw my therapist yesterday. She is such a dear person. We should have been friends instead of therapist/client. Anyway, we settled on my seeing her once per month. If I need to come in more often, I can. And I can email her, just to keep in touch. I felt both sad and free when I walked out of her office. I'll see how I'm feeling as this month goes on and March begins.
THEN I had an appointment with an NP to have blood labs done. *sigh* From the word go she rubbed me the wrong way. The information she gave to me was, in many ways, wacky. "Metformin is never given for pre-diabetes, only for diabetes." WTH? Of course it's prescribed for pre-diabetes! And so on with other misinformation. I really, really wish I could get male doctors. The women tend to be so defensive, having to "prove" themselves. The nurse, however, was a sweetheart.
I saw the dumpster cat. There it was, near the dumpster, licking it paws - BUT it was licking it's paws as though it had just eaten. The cat has been there for a long time now, so someone must be feeding it. It looks plump and healthy. I thought of what you told me, Soupe- perhaps the cat has lived there all of its life. It is in a fairly enclosed spot, so it won't be in direct weather conditions.
Speaking of weather, it's just gorgeous...except that winter was only 2 weeks in late December. Just so odd.
This may be the longest post I've written here! I'm feeling myself wound up, no doubt from sleep loss.
I know that some of us are having a rough time right now. Please know that you're all in my loving thoughts  I'm wishing all of us courage and peace.
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Hey Beth
I understand your worries about getting Sidney’s blood glucose readings stable ! He’s lucky to have you.
I’m glad to hear that you’re backing off seeing your T so often. I think the break might help you alot.
You’re GP is just dumb it’s always given in pre diabetes management. What a ignorant thing to say. Dumb !!
What dose Doxepin are you on? 50 does nothing for me but 100mg helps mostly. I do take 50 mg of straight Seroquel and it helps me get mostly routine sleep.
It’s likely that kitty is feral and is getting along just fine. I understand your worries.
I’d love to share my winter with you. Yesterday 68 today high was 41 or so. Down to 23 tonight. I’m just tired of winter and anxiously wish for spring minus the nasty storms.
Big hugs to you
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