Some Progress

Hello dear readers and apologies for my absence. I am heavily medicated right now and slow to respond on things. Also, my thoughts are a tad bit jumbled and hard to get down on paper. I may have to resort to just posting music lyrics that capture how I am feeling. For some strange reason, that helps.

I am back to work after a four week absence, which really is something of note. To recover so quickly from an episode has not happened to me before; plus I was able to be "hospitalized" at home (i. e. car keys and jewelry taken away; credit cards removed; medicine dosage monitored and followed through, etc.).

Medicine wise, we jacked up the Depakote to 2,500 mg/day; increased the Invega to 9 mg/day and added Seroquel at 800 mg/day. It's quite a "load" but I can definitely function. My sleep, though slightly choppy, is getting better. I do, however, have serious memory problems, but I am going to focus on writing things down -- making lists -- when something pertains to something important.

Regarding my writer's block: It is still here but I am going to try and push through it. Things just aren't flowing like they used to. We had that window there for a bit then it shut (as it always does) so I need to get it open again. Some assistance may be needed. When I'm prolific, the words just flow on to the page. I don't really have to think about things at all. But during periods like these, things are tough.

So here is where we stand today. Walking, not crawling. Which is good.