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<\/a>By Bethany \u201cBST2\u201d Armstrong<\/strong><\/p>\nI\u2019ve been in a Funk\u2026 a deep, dark depression. Nothing gives me any enjoyment, I don\u2019t feel like I have anything to look forward to, and I\u2019m always sad. After trying everything I could think of to pull myself out of that Oubliette of Hopelessness, I decided to get help. I figured if I can\u2019t produce the Happy Brain Chemicals, maybe some pharmaceuticals can.<\/p>\n
My Doc put me on Wellbutrin and Lexapro. I\u2019ve lost all desire for food, I\u2019m down from a pack to 3 cigarettes a day, I\u2019ve lost several pounds, I\u2019m constantly anxious, and I can\u2019t sleep. The side effects are the main effects. <\/p>\n
Insomnia is a bitch. I\u2019ve had about 5 hours of sleep in the past 4 days. There\u2019s no productivity, no cognition other than the voice in your head chanting \u201cI need to sleep. I need to sleep.\u201d When I\u2019m able to doze, hypnogogic jerks are my alarm clock.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m not dragging during the day though my eyes are black pits. I have so much anxious energy that I\u2019m constantly tapping my toes, bobbing my head, or twitch-twitch-twitching like a fiend. My brain is always sluggish, and my body is always raring to go.<\/p>\n
I have to force myself to eat. I don\u2019t crave anything. I can taste what I\u2019m eating though nothing tastes \u201cgood\u201d. I chew just fine but when it\u2019s time to swallow I have to force myself to choke it down. The bright side is it\u2019s easy to say no to pizza and pop, the bummer is I like pizza and pop.<\/p>\n
The only thing worse than the way my meds make me feel is the depression. I feel horrible but not So Very Sad. My Doc assures me the worst of the side effects will pass in a week to a month\u2019s time. Today marks one week. Wish me luck.<\/p>\n
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