the ol' switcheroo

I felt miserable yesterday, and it was hard to get any work done. When I took Zoloft before, I had few, if any, side effects from it. Not this time. Nausea, no appetite, foggy-headed, chest pressure, agitation off and on all day, and even hot flashes, and the weather was giving me a headache. Yuck.

After two weeks of this, I'd had enough. I tried called my doctor in the morning, but the phone just kept ringing. I tried again in the afternoon, and they put my message through to the doctor (apparently, the power was out for four hours, and that's why my first call didn't go through).

The doctor called me in the early evening, and I told her about all the side effects, and asked if I should stay on the Zoloft. She said it was odd because I was her fourth patient in two weeks who was having trouble with Zoloft. Usually, she has no problem prescribing it. She said she'd switch me to Lexapro, which is in the same drug class, but is more neutral as far as side effects. She even faxed in the prescription to the pharmacy for me, bless her.

Last night, I did nothing except lay on the couch and watch movies. I have a homework assignment due on Sunday, but I'm ahead on it anyway, so I'm not worried about it. Just talking to the doctor made me feel better. Doing nothing except lounging made me feel better too. I even slept decently, no need for Xanax.

I felt tons better this morning. I had a decent breakfast, went for a walk around the lake and said hello to quite a few cute puppies, ran errands, got new meds, and now am puttering around the house cleaning while the cat snoozes (she's been keeping guard over me at night). The doctor said I could start the Lexapro immediately, so I took it this morning. So far, just an ever-so-slight headache, and that's it. I don't know if that's because I've got two weeks of Zoloft in me so my body is a little more used to the drug class or if it's a better med. Frankly, I don't really care. I'm just grateful to feel closer to normal again.

I can tell I'm getting back to normal because I'm taking an interest in things again. I'm curious to read Eric Clapton's autobiography and the new biography about Charles Shultz. I'm in the India section of Eat Pray Love. And I've actually got the energy to try a new egg, tomato, and spinach recipe.

Right. Back to homework.