HAPPY NEW YEAR? AND AN UPDATE.

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Registered: 05-12-2003
HAPPY NEW YEAR? AND AN UPDATE.
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Wed, 12-31-2003 - 4:12pm
I know for us that battle with depression that the expression Happy New Year may not exactly be happy for us. I saw Kara today and I did get in touch with her yesterday and she talked to doctor Weiss and he increased my Risperdal to 2 mg a day now. She doesn't think my waking up during the night has to do with the Risperdal rather she thinks it has to do with my anxiety. Yesterday I tried a couple different things before going to sleep. I burned some incense and I also sprayed a lavender spray that I have had that is for slumber and I put on a gel eye mask that I cooled for a few minutes in the fridge and I slept all night awakening at 8:30 this morning when Irv woke me up. I saw Kara and then Irv and I went to my parent's where we got a treadmill from my mom. It is her old one. My dad bought her a new one for Christmas and it is motorized. The don't make this brand anymore so once it dies it dies but in the meantime it works. Just the console for how fast and how far you are doing doesnt work but hey that doesn't matter to me. Irv and my dad carried it from the basement into the van and then Irv and Steve our neighbor carried it into our apartment. I told my dad after all that work getting it out of the basement I had better get on it every day. Well, the library will be closing so I am going to go. I want to check out some tapes before it closes. Talk to you ladies in the new year. Love and Hugs Andrea
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Registered: 03-22-2003
Wed, 12-31-2003 - 5:18pm

LOve and Hugs back attcha Andrea!!


Happy New Year to you too!!


And there is no reason that just because we battle an illness called Depression that we cant plan to have a Happy year ahead! Maybe not everyday.. but let go into the new year as positive as we can!!! Wooot!!

*hugs

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Registered: 07-18-2007
Wed, 12-31-2003 - 6:56pm

Wow, (((((((Andrea)))))))!

 

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CL-ladybug987

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 12-31-2003 - 7:20pm
I swear by Lavender Vanilla pillow spray and bubble bath from Bath and Body Works to help me sleep. I sometimes also take Tylenol PM if I think I will have a bad night.