Almost caught up

I 3worked from home yesterday, and almost restored all the work I had lost in my carelessness.

I saw my psychiatrist yesterday, and was pleased to report how well I am doing. I have been prescribed anti-depressants before, and each time previously, I have decided to stop taking them, for various reasons. From what I have learned in Psych IOP, this is a common occurence, and typically leads to a relapse. Dr. Peris also stressed this. My ailment is chronic, and I should expect to take anti-depresssants for the rest of my days. I have accepted this - I will not stop taking them unless I am instructed to do so by a psychiatrist.

Dr. peris did discuss coming off the anti-anxiety meds. I have hardly used Seroquel at all in the last 2 weeks, but I have continued to take Xanax each morning - since that was not prescribed to be "As Needed". I brought up the subject that maybe it is time to stop taking the Xanax. He agreed. The plan is to drop the dosage by 25% a week for 4 weeks, so that by the end of the month, I will no longer be taking it. He did stress that if I felt I needed to take it on a soecific day, it would be OK to take the prescribed amount for that day, but that I should try taking the seroquel first, since Seroquel is not addictive, and xanax is addictive (although my dosage of xanax is very low).

It isa 56 degrees outside this early morning, and will get to 75% 0 which means - NO THERMAL UNDERWEAR TODAY.

I woke up withthe alarm at 6:30, but felt tired - I did not flal alsleep unitl midnight. I took my meds, and slept for another hour. I felt no different, so decided to get up. I thnk the groginess was due to nasal congestion. I regret not having gotten up when the alarm went off the first time.