This morning I was meeting a friend for brunch. I don't normally meet people for brunch, which means that this was an alteration of my morning routine. When my routine is altered, I forget to do things. Such as, I forget to take the medications that help me to remember what my morning routine is.
In my case, of course, it's not just a question of forgetting my Vyvanse, which is bad enough. It also meant forgetting to take my lamictal and my Abilify. I didn't realize I'd done this until I'd been on the road for half an hour, when I started to wonder why I was feeling so out of it. By the time I was done with brunch, I felt like everything was a hundred feet away.
As the day wore on, I also felt sad and anxious. When I got home from brunch it was early afternoon. I doled out my meds and put them in the little bowl that I use to make sure I have all of them. Then I forgot about them for another few hours.
Then I removed the Vyvanse, since I'm sure not to sleep well if I take that at 5 pm, and took my lamictal, my Abilify, and my allergy meds. I'm feeling better already; calmer, more stable, and less sad. Maybe lamictal just doesn't have much of a half-life.
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