Day 2 on Pristiq

Another rough night sleeping. Melatonin was not working, so I took a Xanax halfway through the night. It put me to sleep quickly, so I got probably 4-5hrs of sleep. Which is better than none of course. 

We woke up and got ready for my appt to get Mirena removed. They ensured me that it was much less painful than getting it inserted, but just to be sure I called my pharmacy to make sure I could take 2 Ibuprofen with my medication. I ate some oatmeal (almost all of it!), and took Duke on a very short walk. On the way to the appt and in the waiting room I was getting pretty anxious. Let me tell you how the getting it inserted went-------

Last October I decided to get it instead of taking a pill everyday, and we weren't/aren't ready to have children. I discussed my options and decided on Mirena. The OB/GYN didn't make it seem like a big deal, and said insertion should take less than 15 minutes. I was pretty excited. Until I showed up for the insertion and they asked if I'd taken my pain killers....I let them know I hadn't been told too, and they gave me 800m of Ibuprofen. It only have 15 minutes to work and they were ready. Let's just say it was very painful. Apparently woman who haven't had children aren't typically supposed to get it. Ugh. ------

--------So back to the waiting room, where my body felt clammy and pins and needles were shooting through my body. They called my hubby and I back, and I let them know I was a little nervous. They ensured me it'd be quick and only a little cramping (uh huh). To my surprise, it really didn't hurt at all. Thank goodness. They were pretty convinced it wasn't linked to my anxiety or depression, but 2/10 women develop it after Mirena, and I don't want to take chances.

The rest of the day went okay. I wasn't really nauseous, and was able to eat. I wasn't drowsy anymore, which scared me. I'd rather be drowsy than manic. I felt like I had more energy than before, which made my panic feel like I was getting manic again. I had to try very hard to retrain my brain that it was just extra motivation, NOT mania. Still struggling with that one though.

I went to work, and went to an auction with my mom and hubby afterwards. Nothing interesting there, so we took Duke for a walk, and went to Bible Study. I was so anxious before group, I didn't want to be there. I felt like Satan was trying as hard as he could to get me out of there. It would have been so easy to get up, and leave, but we didn't I fought through it, and we stayed. We discussed being forgiven of our transgressions, and accepting Gods love for ourselves. It was good :) 

We got home late, and I ate some shrimp and veggies. We didn't turn the TV on because I wanted to try as many strategies to get to bed. We took our Melatonin and went to bed. I usually have no trouble falling asleep.