Dramatic Differences

It was back to The Priory today, three weeks since I was last there and I think Dr G thought I’d been kidnapped and replaced by an alien replica lookalike when I bounced into her room and announced I was feeling so much better and I continued to chat away about everything that had happened in the past week and the positive plans I had made for the coming months… in fact in my own words everything is going so swimmingly well I’ll probably get struck by lightning soon!

The Topiramate has stopped me binge eating so we’re increasing the dose by another 25mg in the mornings so it will be 75mg in the morning and 50mg in evening – as of yet it’s not really doing much for the mood stabilising effects but the fact I am not binge eating has made an amazing difference to me and my self confidence! The Venlafaxine is being increased slowly and we’re going to 112.5mg and the Promethazine she’s allowing me to increase it up to 75mg – 100mg at nights as and when I need it for sleep, when I am overly happy / excited like I am feeling at the moment 50mg doesn’t help as I noticed last night when I lay awake till 4am tossing and turning with thoughts racing around my head and being unable to switch off. Things seem to be getting fixed gradually but the sleep and mood swings issues still need some tweaking here and there but I and Dr G have noticed a dramatic improvement in a space of three weeks. In her words I am glowing, I look happier and more positive! I’ll see her again in four weeks.