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Blueberrybook · Apr 23, 2025, 11:37 AM

@Blue_Bird Maybe try the prn? Have you ever tried hydroxyzine to slow down? It won't stop mania, but it can slow down those racing thoughts just a bit and it's not a controlled substance. Or maybe even Benadryl would do it? When do you see your pdoc again.

@Scooter9 I'm sorry you're so low. How long until that trial starts? Can you ask your pdoc if there is something else you can try for sleep. I'm sorry opening up to your wife was not helpful.

@June08 I'm sorry your mood has been low and hope things will improve for you. Good job getting a walk in though!

@Brentus WTG being social! I have a hard, hard time with that. The only people I am comfortable socially with are my 2 sisters, and my best friend from college, but my friend lives in Delaware or Connecticut or perhaps has gone back to Switzerland as she has dual citizenship. I haven't seen her in over 10 yr. And being off social media, I have no clue what she is doing.

As for me, I slept 8 hr though I felt like sleeping a bit longer but I got up because H had to leave early this morning, and I wanted to get his breakfast and lunch ready. I managed to beat the rain & squeeze in a power walk. I showered, had breakfast, started reading with the SAD lamp. I'm into my book, and suddenly the smoke detector in the hall starts going off. My daughter is all panicked like "Is there a fire?!" My heart was racing a bit too but we checked everywhere inside and out, no fire, I'm not sure why that thing went off. I put new batteries in it less than a month ago, and I didn't cheap out on the batteries, they were Duracell, so what the heck?

Anyway, things calmed down, the cats settled down, I finished reading, folded a load of laundry and drew. I spent a long time working on the evil clown picture I started yesterday. I had so much fun with it! I drew a quick castle turret too, but the clown took a lot of my drawing time today. Now, I have the rest of the day before me, just meals for my daughter & me, reading, a hopefully low key day.

I hope everyone has a fantastic Wednesday!