[OutlawedSpirit]

So I finally go to see a new pdoc Thursday. My old pdoc was a quack. She has been adjusting my meds for two months, and the way she was doing it just wasn't working very well. She wouldn't just change one med and see what happened, she had to change them all. Every other week I was put on or taken off lexapro. Then she would ask me what med was working and what wasn't and actually expect me to be able to give her an answer.

Last week was the final straw. Since I've started taking the seroquel, My sleep really has to be routine, I can't function if it's not. At the same time though, when I started taking the seroquel, things actually started to improve. So I told her that I wanted to go to HR and ask to be switched from 2nd to 1st shift, because I'm on that sleep schedule now and it seems to work really well for me. My therapist said she thought it was a really good idea, because from her experience, people with bp or depression function better on a first shift schedule anyway. I brought it up to my pdoc too, and she said she would just take me off the seroquel then. Like seriously? She was going to take me off the one thing that seems to be helping, instead of just helping me work around it.

I saw the new pdoc, and she immediately agreed that first shift would be good, she would even write the note for HR for me if I needed her too. Then she said she was not going to even consider taking me off the serquel if that is helping. Then I told her I don't think the trileptal is helping at all. She said she hasn't found a lot of people it even does anything for, but she wants to actually get one med figured out before she takes me off another, because she tweaked my seroquel a little. ONE AT A TIME! What a unique concept! She also explained that I am having problems in the afternoon with my symptoms because my old pdoc had me taking a large dose at night and a small one in the morning. She took the time to explain that seroquel is only in my system for four to six hours so by afternoon, my morning dose was gone, so it wasn't helping me anymore, so she added an extra dose in the early afternoon, and that's all she changed. She even told me what to look for to find out if it is helping, or if I need to take a slightly larger dose. I already love this pdoc compared to my last one, and I've only seen her once.

On a side note, just because life can't make everything good all at once, and has to throw extra stuff at me at the same time (maybe that's what my old pdoc was taking lessons from) found out yesterday that my daughter's school has an outbreak of lice. We kept her home from school yesterday, and I spent three hours combing through her hair picking out nits after using the head bug shampoo. Then we sprayed the mattresses, the carpets, washed everything we could, put all her toys that can even think about carrying them into plastic bags in the garage. I had to explained the garbage bags a little better to her after my gf told her what had to go in the bags. She thought she actually had to throw half of her toys away, so I told her that they just had to go into the garage for a little while so they didn't get the head bugs too, but she would get them back. Have to comb through her hair again when she gets up this morning. Two and a half months into kindergarten and I'm ready to start homeschooling now. Dirty little disease and bug infested children.

[Trippin2.0]

LMAO @diseased and bug infested children So glad you're new pdoc's a star I'm sure she'll figure out your meds in a no-time!

[OutlawedSpirit]

I hope so. I meet with her again next week so she can see whether she thinks I'm ready to go back to work or if I should stay off a bit longer. She is worried if I'm still irritable that I will mouth off at work and get myself fired. My old pdoc's concern was only if I had gone back to work yet, and if not then why. My T is the one handling my short term disability case, but you'd think my pdoc would at least be willing to give an opinion.

[Trippin2.0]

So glad you're rid of that useless 1... How'd your daughter take the news of having bugs in her hair? I know mine would freak out if that happened to her...

[OutlawedSpirit]

Not too bad. She had them about a year ago from her Sunday school class, so this isn't our first rodeo. Of course her hair is quite a bit longer so it takes longer to do. She doesn't get bothered by stuff too easily, but she is very inquisitive, so she asks a lot of questions about them, which I think is a very good thing.

[Trippin2.0]

You're so lucky, she seems so chilled. Mine would have had a meltdown... Hates bugs and is unnaturally obsessed with her hair. Ok ok, not obsessed, I'm exaggerating guess I dont get it coz I was more like a little boy at that age glad she's taking it in her stride. I love inquisitive minds, they are so lovely to be around, except when aggitated of cors

[OutlawedSpirit]

The problem with my daughter isn't so much when she is agitated, it's when I am. Being five she is starting to learn what an attitude problem is, and loves having them. That doesn't mix well with me being borderline manic.

[Trippin2.0]

Lol! Thats exactly what I meant my daughter also has an inquiring mind. I love it, except when I'm agitated. Lucky for me tho, she reads me like a book and knows when to give me some alone time...

[OutlawedSpirit]

My daughter either doesn't realize when she's pushing me too far, or just really likes poking the dragon in the eye, but sometimes I need to just take a breath and tell her to just go to her room and play. Then she'll ask "can I (insert something)" and I'm like I don't care, just go or I am going to start yelling. Usually when I mention yelling, she'll go watch tv or play or something.