When to call the psych?

I just went in for my psych check-up on Tuesday and got 3-month stable dosage prescriptions - hurray, right? I don't have another appointment for a month. Things have been going really well, except...

I mentioned at the time that it's been a bit rough for a couple days, but I was chalking it up to PMS. Usually that moodiness lasts a day. But today I haven't been able to stop crying. Again. I just looked back at my mood journal and realized it's been a week of stronger and stronger emotional reactions to every little thing, and it's been getting worse. Almost anything was nearly triggering tears yesterday, and now it seems I can't avoid them at all even though meds have had enough time to kick in.

I'm not actually sad or upset (aside from really distressing dreams the last couple nights) and my cognitive function is still where it ought to be, but I'm just completely emotionally overwhelmed by everything. Maybe it's just stress? I have plenty of that at the moment.

Yesterday and even earlier this morning, I was thinking I should wait until my T appointment on Monday, talk it over with him, and then decide whether to call the psych about a meds tweak. After crying for most of the morning, I'm not so sure what I should do. Even when this stuff is going on, I'm usually OK on weekends with my hubby around, and could also take some of the anti-anxiety meds I have on hand, which do seem to mellow things out a bit.

Any advice, O Wise Ones?

Awww Ani,

I wish I was a wise sage. The whole PMS thing gets pretty confusing. I'd have a talk with your psych, do mention the PMS, just because it can be a trigger for mood shifts. I know the crying bit you're talking about. Not fun.

And it could very well be the stress, pms, a build up of things. Did you take an anti anxiety med yet? Is it helping?

I didn't take anything yet because it tends to knock me out and I really need to keep working. There's just no latitude on that.

But I'm thinking that after I finish the section I'm currently writing (almost there! just a few sentences to go!) and go out for lunch with my husband, I can re-evaluate whether to take the anti-anxiety meds.

Update: feeling much better today. A little tearful when I woke up, but that was due to having dreams about my mom which made me aware of how much I miss her.

Other than that, just tired and headachey, which does tend to happen when I cry a lot.

So hopefully that little spate of crazy is done for the moment and I can get on with things...

Yay! I sure hope so too. I'm sorry about the dreams tho, that's hard.

Hopefully you will just get right back on track. I know you have a lot of work to do.

(((((( Ani )))))))

Hope your going to have some tear free days