Some Semblance Of Stabilty-at Last!

[J'qel]

I had a very strange and upsetting welcome to the new year. I was plagued with sudden unprovoked mood swings, my insomnia added waking mid sleep to the list (I already have sleep onset issues), and I started having awful night terrors almost every night (until then I could count the nightmares I'd had in my life on two hands). Absolutely no major life changes, no difficulties, everything was actually doing quite well, so I'm still not entirely sure what cause the storm to suddenly blow through.

Well, I got new meds (back on 100mgs of seroquel and added 2mgs of prazosin along with a new CPAP that I'm still working out) and I'm finally getting a breath of normalcy.

I had to dial down one of my meds because I've been exhausted all the time, and my insomnia isn't really doing a lot better, though I find I can just lay down for some extra rest to offset it, but my night terrors are gone, my sleep quality (if not quantity) is getting better, and yesterday I was even with it enough to have a shower and make myself a full meal-something I haven't done since late December.

I still have some things to check out, but I'm pretty damned happy that I seem to be able to operate again instead of read and sleep.

 

[ladee]

This is fantastic news !. And what I really love is you are in the moment enjoying the reprieve instead of making yourself crazy trying to figure out what started it all.
Hope you and the Cpap can be friends. It will help in many ways. The more rested we are the better we we handle things.
A friend was having all kinds of problems adjusting to her Cpap. I suggested she name it....I said call it Johnny Dep!
She laughed and later told me it helped to think of It in other terms beside a machine helping her breathe!
But you are having a much needed break!
Thanks for sharing, so great to see good news!
Hope things just keep getting better for you!

 

[J'qel]

I'm just happy the last couple of days have gone so well. My cycle may be off, I may still be having problems with my sleep, but dammit, my mood has improved, I have energy again, I'm not being driven awake in absolute terror, and that is *HUGE* improvement in my quality of life. As long as I can do that, I'll deal with the rest.

As for the Cpap I don't mind it too much, I just haven't been able to use the mask because I've been congested and wearing the mask with congestion makes it damned near impossible to breathe. No anxiety, just breathing issues. Hoping now that I'm feeling better I can start using it again.