The Truth from Ruth
Friday, May 05, 2006
New Moves
Hey everyone - you should have received an email with my new contact information. I've moved to West Creek, right at almost the end of Dock Rd. CJ and I are taking daily walks, and sometimes I let her get her paws wet in the bay. No bugs yet - my new landlady, Marianne (who is really cool!), tells me that it doesn't get really bad until August.
I have a new job, too, which is keeping me out of trouble (NOT!). No word yet from Social Security on my application - time will tell...
I had to take Kes to the local shelter - it was VERY difficult - many tears, but she should be ok. I hope she goes to a nice family. CJ has become the "house dog," guarding when necessary! For some reason, she is not barking half as much as she did on LBI. Hmmm...
My message for today is new moves with medication - I recently switched from Celexa to Wellbutrin, and it was not easy - had to wean off C for 2 weeks, then build up the W to my therapeutic level. I'm going to include information on both meds, and when I get back to my docs, tell them that the VA had better get the one dose Wellbutrin on their formulary - it's too hard to take 2 a day.
I found that www.crazymeds.org is the best site for drug information - they speak in human terms! Here are their sites for Celexa and Wellbutrin:
http://www.crazymeds.org/celexa.html
http://www.crazymeds.org/wellbutrin.html.
I am having significant trouble in remembering to take the damn things! I take 2 150 mg tabs per day, and for those of you who know me, that is pretty much impossible. So, WHEN I remember, I take both at the same time. My nurse-practitioner said that taking both at once was ok. Now if I can just remember to do THAT. Sigh... I have appointments on the 25th, and I will let them know how hard it is to remember!
Other than that, things have been going ok. The only obstacle I have now is getting a damn car. Have some possible deals in the making. I just hate depending on others for rides. What a pain!
That's about it for today.
I have a new job, too, which is keeping me out of trouble (NOT!). No word yet from Social Security on my application - time will tell...
I had to take Kes to the local shelter - it was VERY difficult - many tears, but she should be ok. I hope she goes to a nice family. CJ has become the "house dog," guarding when necessary! For some reason, she is not barking half as much as she did on LBI. Hmmm...
My message for today is new moves with medication - I recently switched from Celexa to Wellbutrin, and it was not easy - had to wean off C for 2 weeks, then build up the W to my therapeutic level. I'm going to include information on both meds, and when I get back to my docs, tell them that the VA had better get the one dose Wellbutrin on their formulary - it's too hard to take 2 a day.
I found that www.crazymeds.org is the best site for drug information - they speak in human terms! Here are their sites for Celexa and Wellbutrin:
http://www.crazymeds.org/celexa.html
http://www.crazymeds.org/wellbutrin.html.
I am having significant trouble in remembering to take the damn things! I take 2 150 mg tabs per day, and for those of you who know me, that is pretty much impossible. So, WHEN I remember, I take both at the same time. My nurse-practitioner said that taking both at once was ok. Now if I can just remember to do THAT. Sigh... I have appointments on the 25th, and I will let them know how hard it is to remember!
Other than that, things have been going ok. The only obstacle I have now is getting a damn car. Have some possible deals in the making. I just hate depending on others for rides. What a pain!
That's about it for today.
