The Cure for All…
Posted in Mom Life, Random Nonsense on 08/22/2007 08:32 pm by toriis pepper. Ok, maybe it’s not the cure for everything, but it is the solution to getting Julia to eat dinner. Just offer her the teensiest sprinkle of black pepper on her food, and all is well. No more of the “airplane”, the magic dances, the enticements - pepper will do. She doesn’t even notice if we hardly sprinkle any at all, the shaker itself is enough to get her going.
I’m changing antidepressants, again, so if my posting on here is sporadic at best - well, you know why. They make me taper off the ones I’m taking and onto the new stuff (ah, Effexor, the one not yet tried). I will most likely get the nausea, sleepiness and head zaps that are so enjoyable when weaning oneself off of an SSRI (or in this case, an SNRI) and then have to learn what my new side effects will be. What wonders does Effexor have in store? Weight gain? Thirst? Horrid gas? (That one was from Zoloft). No sex drive? Well, I won’t know until I’m on the stuff, but the Cymbalta’s pooped out on me. To climb out of this blackest pit of despair I’ll risk it.
I’ll just keep looking at the pix of Roswell on my desktop and thinking about cute kitties.
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08/23/2007 at 7:47 am
Love the story about Julia. I hope the new meds kick in and do a better job for you than the old ones. You know, Julia has the right idea: sometimes, it’s just the thought of adding a little something new and different to life that can make it all seem so much better. Doesn’t matter if any pepper is actually falling from that shaker, she’s excited at the mere prospect.
Do you have any writing projects in the works? Anything that can add that sprinkle of promise and hope? I started revamping a few things after our Writer’s Workshop weekend, and it had definitely helped lift my mood (which has been in the crapper since last year when my dad became ill). It may not amount to anything, but in the short term, it’s given me something to focus on.
Let’s put another visit on the calendar, too…that’ll give me something else to look forward to!
08/28/2007 at 12:31 pm
The shrink at the cancer center thought about Effexor for me but it was so expensive she didn’t even try prescribing it. So meanwhile I’m out here on my own. Gah.
Tori, you have many people who care about you and love you, both in your family and the writing world we inhabit. Keep trying, hon. You are so absolutely worth it.
Infinity hugs, dear Tori.