Progress Report

[lydy]

So, I ran out of Buproprion about 5 days ago. I don't seem to have had any reaction to withdrawing from it. This is pretty much as I expected. I'm still on Trazadone, but at half the dose. I feel ok. So I should probably be able to withdraw from it successfully. Which will mean that for the first time in like 20 years, I will be medication free. From financial necessity, not sense of any sort. I feel pretty much like I have in the past few years, so I guess the drugs haven't been doing me any good for a while.

I think I'm still depressed. I sleep 12 to 16 hours a day, when I can. I don't get excited about anything. I have no energy. I basically play around on the net and read books. Not productive. Occasionally, when there are any, I apply for jobs. That's not going well, either.

I think that things would pick up a bit if I had a job, but maybe not. It's hard to say, what with not having one. There aren't tons of jobs out there, so there isn't oodles I can do to find one.

Any rate, running out of drugs didn't turn out to be the catastrophe that I thought it would be, so that is good. I should probably do something about getting state covered health care and try and treat the depression. So much work, though. I know, I know, that's not a good excuse.

Comments

[aedifica]

I'm glad going off the bupropion hasn't been a catastrophe. I wish depression didn't make it so hard to do anything toward treating the depression; it's quite unfair. I wish you luck with that.

[kaffy_r]

I'll keep you in my thoughts, my dear. I know what running out of meds is like. In my case, I was lucky, because they receded from my blood system very slowly, at least in most cases. I also know how bloody hard it is to work on something like getting the state care; it's paperwork and trying to gather all the necessary stuff and trying to get one's thoughts around all of it. It sucks; and yet it's necessary. Hugs.

[kalmn.livejournal.com]

that sounds like i feel when i'm depressed, especially the 16 hours of sleep bit.

the job market sucks rocks through a bendy straw. it's not you. this is not useful, but it is true.

[marsgov.livejournal.com]

Suggest you friends-lock this post.

[apostle-of-eris.livejournal.com]

Do Not Skip Meals.

[bibliofile.livejournal.com]

BTDT, not envious of the necessity. Sounds like the stuff you ran out of wasn't doing much for you anyway. Time to switch when you can afford it? Sleep, however, is good.

BTW, if you can get a scrip, Target advertises $4/month prescriptions (or $10/3 months IIRC). That got me through times of no health insurance and almost no $....

How are things this week?