I Need Happy Pills, or not

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I Need Happy Pills

Hi, welcome to Gma’sPhoto. Working on my 101 in 1001 list #49. Back when I went to the doctor’s for my wellness check, I had mentioned I needed my dose of happy pills increased.

**I am writing about my own personal experience. Nothing on this website should be considered medical advice. Always consult a doctor before making any changes to your diet, medical plan, or exercise routine. Refer to the full disclaimer here.

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Kevin and Erika

A few years back my daughter mentioned she thought I had attention deficient disorder. I spoke to the doctor about this as well. During our discussion, I elected to not increase my Lexapro (happy pill). Instead the doctor gave me a packet of paperwork, one set for me to complete and a second set for my husband to complete. Because Erika had mentioned the A.D.D, I made a copy of the paperwork for her to complete as well. Erika and Kevin paperwork, both were similar.

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During my follow up appointment with my doctor, the doctor wanted to treat me for the Inattentive ADD. It was explained to me that the depression I am experiencing can be a symptom of the ADD. We decided to keep the Lexapro at the same dose but add Wellbutrin. After taking the added medicine, I am to return for another follow up appointment in four weeks.

It’s been two weeks and this is what I have noticed so far:

  • Less emotional moments. I was tearing up more and this was the reason for asking to increase my happy pill.
  • In my head/mind, I am not talking to myself near as much.
  • Being less tired.
  • Housework not feeling daunting. I still need to make myself do the housework, but not the same struggle I had been experiencing. Who likes doing housework anyway? 🙂
  • I have noticed my Crohn’s is less active. May be too soon to know, however will report this at follow-up appointment.

All these 60 years, I believed what my parents said about me when I was a kid; lazy. After revealing this to the doctor, she said, not at all. Back in the day, the hyper A D D child was dealt with. However, the inattentive child did not disrupt the group/class. Therefore, those children slipped through the cracks so to say. I am aware that I still need to ‘clean’ the house. But the rolling thoughts of EVERYTHING that needs to be done going from one to the next will diminish. Eliminating the exhaustion before I even begin.

I am looking forward to the next couple weeks. The anticipation of new experiences I will have, is exciting! Does anyone else have a similar experience? I am interested if you have.

Take Care. Best wishes, Debra
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I Have Crohn’s Disease

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I have Crohn’s Disease.

Hi, this past week I was not feeling well. It affected my regular weekend activities. One of which is going to the library to write my weekly post. I was debating on what I would post this week. This week post will be about Crohn’s Disease. In a nutshell, it’s ulcer’s in the colon.

It was the summer between my junior and senior year of high school I was diagnosed. My first flare was the diagnoses itself. The second was just before my wedding. And the third was during the dark time of a close family member’s diagnosis.Crohn’s disease

Thursday evening is when I began feeling uncomfortable. Friday was the beginning of the worst. I knew I was constipated. Constipation and Crohn’s who would have thought the two would be associated! Friday night I did not get much sleep. I moved to the couch so I wouldn’t wake Kevin up each time I had an urge getting up to go to the restroom with no results. I did manage to have a couple trips that produced, TMI 🙂 And felt somewhat better by Saturday morning.

Kevin took me out to breakfast which I looked forward to. I never ate Friday and was rather hungry by Saturday morning. I had gotten up, took a shower, got dressed, put on make up. After we got home I felt uncomfortable. The exercise must have stirred things up! The grand girls were coming to the house to spend the day. Well I retreated to the bedroom to get as comfortable as I could. I resorted to taking stool softener.

Sunday evening I was finally feeling better and comfortable. I had to Google on how to prevent constipation Include plenty of high-fiber foods in your diet, including beans, vegetables, fruits, whole grain cereals and bran. Eat fewer foods with low amounts of fiber such as processed foods, and dairy and meat products. These are not on the diet for people with Crohn’s Disease!

What I can do is Drink plenty of fluids and stay as active as possible and try to get regular exercise. One of my 101 in 1001 goals is exercising more.

I look forward to aging. There was a time aging was not a certainty for me. So each day my feet touch the floor I praise to God. Getting older presents some new challenges and constipation is just one of these!!

Take Care. Best wishes, Debra
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