Chars Life and Times

As I mentioned the other day, my depression was getting the best of me. I was depressed and terribly tired all day long. I don’t know how many times I fell asleep at my computer. I would wake up after having slept for about 8 or 9 hours, only to eat my breakfast and then be sleepy again. After about five more hours, I would finally be awake enough to get some work done. That would last for about eight hours and I’d go to bed again. 

I went to my doctor on Thursday and he really dosed me up. He raised my Welbutrin XL from 300 mg a day to 450 mg a day. He wanted to up it to 900 mg a day, but the pharmacist advised that that amount was too high and that 450 mg was the maximum allowed otherwise it could cause seizures and I sure don’t need that.

He also started me on a seven day trial of Provigil. I got a coupon from their website and was able to get the seven pills for free. He said that if it worked, I could call and get a full month prescription. It has definitely worked wonders. On Friday, I was able to get up, eat breakfast, take my pills and I stayed awake!!! That felt so good! I take half a pill when I get up and the other half about halfway through the day. It feels so good to not be dopey and sluggish all day. I love it! Also the medicine doesn’t make me anxious, nervous or anything.

I’ll let you know how it goes the rest of the week.