I ended up missing an entire week of work being sick and recovering...I was really feeling the pains of knowing so few people in the area because almost passing out at work on Tuesday led to me not being able to drive for a few days. I was able to find people to help me out but it had to be on their timeline (ex: meds getting picked up later than if I could have driven to get them). On Wednesday, I ended up getting IV fluids and that made a world of difference! I was still stuck at home because of being so weak though. I am finally recovering from whatever stomach bug (or food poisoning) I had and now have cold symptoms today though...if I have a cold again (I had one for 2ish weeks before the stomach stuff) I will have spent most of the last month sick which is not like me. I've read in a few places that psych meds can mess with your immune system and this all started after increasing my risperidone by .25 and starting lithium so I'll have to ask my pdoc when I see him next week. I really need to be able to get back to counseling next week though. And, I only have 2.5 days of time off left between now and January so I can't really can't afford to be sick, or to have to go to the doctor, anymore...