Health Updates

I thought I'd post this mostly for myself, since I tend to forget these things. It's kind of a downer post, so feel free to NOT read this. Lol!

I guess I'll go first. A few months ago, they added an antidepressant on top of my mood stablizer, which worked great except for some not-so-great side effects, but I kept taking it. On them, I wasn't depressed and I wasn't happy. Just kind of numb. So then they added another medication on top of that which caused me to have horrible nausea and stomach pain, so I went off of that. Then last week I decided to get off of my antidepressant because I no longer could deal with the side effects of that. And so now, here I am back just to the mood stabelizer and it kind of sucks. I am not depressed, but I am irritable and moody. I know it would help to work out regularly again, but I just can't seem to find the time nor the motivation. I am looking to switch psychiatrists because I feel like a science experiment most of the time and I hate it. I am seeing a really good therapist (who also tells me I need to exercise), he has also told me to practice my drums regularly, which I would really like to do, but again, when would I do that?

I have been going to physical therapy for my hips and tailbone. My hips are doing significantly better! I never thought they wouldn't hurt again. My tailbone seems to do better during the week, and then I sit for 3 hours at church and it kind of messes it up again. I might just have to get one of those awesome donuts to sit on, ha ha! And, of course, the physical therapist tells me I need to work out as well. You'd think by this point I would start working out, but as much as I want to, I don't really know how, where, and when. It's frustrating.

So, that's where I am at. I'm fine.

Now to Cruise...

A couple weeks ago I got a call from Cruise's teacher, Mr. Middleton, saying that Cruise was shaking. It started with his hands, and then moved to his arms and then his upper body. It was uncontrollable and lasted about a half hour. He still was responsive but not as aware and usual. I rushed to the school and by that time he was no longer shaking. I took him home and remembered that I had just refilled his ADD meds and that they were a different color and size than normal. So we all went to the pharmacy to talk to the pharmacist about it and it turned out they were the wrong meds. They had given us the same medication but the kind you are supposed to swallow (10 mg) only once a day. Cruise takes a chewable (5mg) twice a day. However, that day I forgot to give it to him, so even though it was possible it could've been the meds, I was doubtful.

I got him into his pediatrician later that afternoon and the Dr. agreed with me that it probably wasn't the medication. He wasn't quite sure what was going on, but maybe thought it could be something called a partial seizure. So he referred us to a pediatric neurologist. The Sunday before seeing the neurologist, Cruise had another episode, but only his hands. I took him to see the neurologist this past week and he also was a little stumped, but ordered an EEG, so I will be making an appointment for that this week. Today he had another episode, again just his hands. He also has been ahving a hard time every now and then explaining what he means and even messes up words sometimes. I've been worried about him, but right now there is not much I can do until we get the EEG results.

Wish I had some awesome news at this point, but that's life, am I right?