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I saw my doctor a couple days ago and convinced him that I’m feeling pretty well.  He doesn’t want to see me again for two months.  Whoo hoo!  It might have something to do with the fact that my spring break starts on Friday, but…whatever.  The only thing that’s bothering me now is my weight, but he insisted that all of the medications I’m on right now are “weight neutral”.  It’s not as though I’m insisting that the medicines are making me gain weight without some contribution on my part; the problem is that I’m hungry much more frequently than I’d like to be, and not full as easily as I’d like to be. 

We decided not to increase my Lamictal, so here are my meds:

Morning:
150 mg Wellbutrin
25 mg Lamictal
3 capsules green tea extract

Evening:
40 mg Geodon (has been hard for me to get up on time lately, though…)
25 mg Lamictal
1 table Klonopin to sleep (could that be why I’m waking up so late?)

1)Tension Tamer tea by Celestial Seasonings in the morning

2)A baby picture of my father with his thumb in his mouth (to remind me that he was vulnerable once, too, and that he was probably a victim of highly critical parents)

3)A hot bath with a book at night

If anyone has ideas to share for what will help me feel full and not irritated with hunger, please comment!  I’m a vegetarian, and I know I don’t eat right, so any recomendations would be greatly appreciated.

A friend of mine told me recently that she takes fish oil supplements and notices a huge decrease in her anxiety.  I just read a similar statement from a doctor online.  I’m going to start taking it and see if I notice an effect.  (The bottle says 3x/daily with a meal, and I took my first last night.  I’ll try to get in at least two today).