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Posted by Dinah on August 7, 2004, at 22:31:22
I feel chipper and dandy, but something feels wrong. Like there is an hysterical undertone just inches away. Brittle maybe?
Weird.
Posted by pegasus on August 7, 2004, at 22:46:54
In reply to I'm not sure I'm ok., posted by Dinah on August 7, 2004, at 22:31:22
Ooh, I know that feeling. And I can always tell when I'm getting there, because despite my good mood, my husband starts treating me as though I'm fragile, or dangerously unpredictable.
So, is this feeling familiar to you? If so, have you found anything in the past that helps you manage it? Or do you have a sense of how long it might last?
If it's like my feeling, then hopefully it isn't bad, just kinda out-of-control feeling, right? I haven't found a way to manage that well, yet, so I can't offer any advice. Except to maybe not worry about it too much at this stage.
Good luck, and keep us posted.
pegasus
Posted by Angela2 on August 7, 2004, at 22:52:43
In reply to I'm not sure I'm ok., posted by Dinah on August 7, 2004, at 22:31:22
(((Dinah))) I don't know you very well so I don't know what not being ok means for you but I hope you feel better soon.
Posted by pegasus on August 7, 2004, at 23:17:48
In reply to Re: I'm not sure I'm ok., posted by pegasus on August 7, 2004, at 22:46:54
Posted by Dinah on August 7, 2004, at 23:29:53
In reply to Sorry, I hate it when people tell me not to worry (nm), posted by pegasus on August 7, 2004, at 23:17:48
I don't mind being told not to worry. :)
I'm halfway starting to think it's something physical because I'm also starting to feel really odd. My blood sugar is only 138, so that can't be it. My pill dispenser has the right number of pills missing. Hmmm... That only leaves the fact that my sleep has been disturbed lately and a possible migraine. I've been feeling teetering between being chipper and bursting into tears since yesterday. I think I'll vote for sleep disturbance.
I think I'll take myself off to bed.
I'm sure I'll feel better tomorrow.
Posted by gardenergirl on August 8, 2004, at 0:34:16
In reply to Pegasus and Angela, posted by Dinah on August 7, 2004, at 23:29:53
Posted by Aphrodite on August 8, 2004, at 7:18:32
In reply to I'm not sure I'm ok., posted by Dinah on August 7, 2004, at 22:31:22
Posted by octopusprime on August 8, 2004, at 9:12:53
In reply to Pegasus and Angela, posted by Dinah on August 7, 2004, at 23:29:53
dinah:
i've certainly "felt odd" (heh) but that's an unspecific symptom. i'm sadly familiar with feeling on the edge of something, i live there. :(
but is there anything more specific you can put your finger on? i know you said you were in a good mood and felt chipper but is there something underneath? tired? cranky? irritable? sad? angry? gassy? bloated? frustrated? nauseous? anxious?
Posted by Dinah on August 8, 2004, at 15:09:39
In reply to Re: feeling better in the morning? » Dinah, posted by octopusprime on August 8, 2004, at 9:12:53
I slept twelve hours, although my sleep was disturbed again from 4 am on. (I'm trying to remember if that means we're still on daylight savings time. During part of the year, 3 am is the magic number.) It may possibly be the provigil, so I'll go back to 50 mg.
But there's also some other stressors. And my therapist and I were talking about my postpartum depression friday. I think that stirred something up.
And I have had a series of migraines.
I'll try the sleep first, and work from there.
Thanks everyone. It's so darn frustrating sometimes trying to balance everything.
Posted by JenStar on August 8, 2004, at 23:12:12
In reply to I'm not sure I'm ok., posted by Dinah on August 7, 2004, at 22:31:22
I know that feeling. I get it too! It's almost a pre-sentiment of doom, and I get it at the most random times.
Sometimes it is -- for me -- the unfortunate harbinger of an impending panick attack. Isn't that weird? I'd be feeling fine, having fun, and suddenly a weird sensation of anxiety would lick the back of my neck, just for a split second, sort of in the background, like a noise I could barely hear. It would go away (sometimes for hours) but would leave me with a faint but definite whisper of SOMETHING, something I couldn't put my finger on, but that sat in the back of my throat like a strange aftertaste. And then it would come back, like flames getting stronger, and suddenly I'd feel full-blown anxiety a few minutes later.
I don't know if the 'feeling' is high blood pressure, high blood sugar, too much of some kind of food my body doesn't really like, an accumulation of some kind of stress chemical in my body, etc. All I know is that I HATE that feeling, HATE it, because it usually means panick attack later.
Of course knowing that should allow me to ward it off, right?
Since I started Lexapro I haven't had a panic attack. But I still get the 'doom' feeling sometimes...
Anyway. That was really long but was my way of trying to say "I sympathize with you, Dinah!" and also "hope you feel better soon!"
JenStar
> I feel chipper and dandy, but something feels wrong. Like there is an hysterical undertone just inches away. Brittle maybe?
>
> Weird.
Posted by partlycloudy on August 10, 2004, at 19:39:57
In reply to Re: Feeling better this morning., posted by Dinah on August 8, 2004, at 15:09:39
I just exorcised a week's worth of migraine, so I was hoping you were able to do the same.
(Also - it's been a while - how are you, Dinah?)
Posted by Dinah on August 10, 2004, at 20:28:00
In reply to Dinah, how are the headaches?, posted by partlycloudy on August 10, 2004, at 19:39:57
I took a Frova earlier and today's headache is gone. I'm definitely in a cycle tho.
Today's I earned. I rolled over a chunk of concrete and got a completely flat tire on an overpass. I drove down to where there was a shoulder on my rim and waited for the cavalry. Good thing I brought my cell phone, which I frequently forget.
And therapy was full of my feelings about my father's health, which I'm not handling particularly well. Harry has had a bad few days. I'm not getting enough work done. No one knows yet, but it's going to cause a problem in a week or two. My sleep is shot to heck, because my first sign of stress and anxiety is early morning wakenings. And today I got the CYA question as I left therapy for the first time in a long time. I don't blame him, but I hate that question tacked onto the end of a session. It seems like we covered the ground thoroughly *during* the session, but I should be kind to him and let him cover his rear, I suppose.
So overall, I think I'm not doing particularly well, although it's mainly showing up between 4 and 7 am.
I hope you aren't sorry you asked, when it was so kind of you to do it. :)
But how are you doing? Are you feeling any less anxious?
Posted by partlycloudy on August 10, 2004, at 20:57:44
In reply to Re: Dinah, how are the headaches? » partlycloudy, posted by Dinah on August 10, 2004, at 20:28:00
All of a sudden, which is suspicious...
It is amazing how much stress does to our bodies. I KNOW I was freaking out about my holiday. I KNOW I was freaking out about snapping off my front tooth. But did I see my back being thrown out?? NEVER!! Yet it was wrought up in these other worries. I feel OK now. I feel (once again) stupid for being worried about the holiday.
Neither of which make my worries any less valid. My body is trigger - happy with stress at the moment, much to my distress (sorry really bad pun). Right now - I'm happy to be going away. All our travels plans are in place.
i hope your doggie and daddie are ok. I feel very badly how this place has been lately, and I know I contributed. It was a very reflexive response. Bully me (at least in my head), and I'l give it right back.
Dinah, you are FOREVER my heroine here. ((((Dinah))))
Posted by Dinah on August 10, 2004, at 21:35:00
In reply to Geez, I'm doing great!, posted by partlycloudy on August 10, 2004, at 20:57:44
Don't question it, just enjoy it. :) I'm glad you're feeling better. I hope you thoroughly enjoy your visit there.
Thanks for the kind words, and please have no worries on that account.
I think we're just plain not going to know about my dad (or my dog for that matter). I'm going to have to take it one day at a time. Not easy for someone who likes to read the back of the book first and wants to have all the answers to how life is going to turn out. But I'll live.
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