Good Morning World

So far so good.  Definitely on the upswing.  Maybe I've hit it lucky this time with the meds, but will wait till I'm on the full dose and seen how my liver is reacting before celebrating.  

A little disappointed that my weight was up a bit this morning (79.5kg), but carb cravings do seem less.  Must stock up well on veges and cottage cheese etc for the loooong weekend.  

Now back to the grindstone...

Late evening

Pretty good day. Nothing spectacular, but did not feel that heavy (depressed, yes, I suppose if I have depression it means that that feeling can be labelled "depressed") feeling that's been hanging over me for ages. Could be the fact that I'm now on 3/4 of a full dose of meds (1/4 dose E + 1/2 dose C). Very interested to see what the next while brings. Also no carb cravings though I did share the kids microwave choc cake, but don't need supper so hope that balances out. Must make sure I have low fat, low carb options available. Now lets get out for a quick walk. (Good girl!)

Just before heading home

Wow, just worked for about 2 hours solid without any Fb, Gmail or CNN.

And before that I invited the H's for erev Shabbat.

Maybe Cymbalta is a wonder drug and it's kicking in after only the third dose (and it's half the required dose) ... yeah, right. I can always fantasize, can't I?

Starting out

Day 1 - 2 days ago (~79.9kg): Had no noticeable side effects etc. Took first dose of Cymbalta 30mg at about 11:00 and the Effexor 37.5mg mid afternoon. ~15mins walk in the evening.

Day 2 - Yesterday (~79.5kg): Woke up fine but 10 mins later had a short attack of palpitations, shaky, weak arms atc. Fortunately it faded within minutes. C30+E37.5 and a Calmanervin together with my Aroma coffee and croissant @work. Edgy for most of the day. I expect that I will have some reaction to the fact that I'm reducing the Effexor. Walked 15 mins in the evening. Felt great putting the music on high and enjoying the cool evening. Hope I'll be able to keep it up once it gets hotter in the evening.

Day 3 - Today (78.9kg - yay, back into the 78's): Reasonable early morning. Random anger levels slightly raised but controlled when I realised what was happening. Meds: C30, E37.5 augmented by Aroma c&c. Must get my act together today to organise for Shavuot.