The Doctor Report

[annathepiper]

So, I saw my doctor this afternoon as planned. I described for her the following things:

• I'd already severely cut down on my caffeine intake, as of this last December;
  
• I've been exercising since mid-January;
  
• My weight has been fairly stable but slowly and steadily going down in a manner consistent with regular exercise;
  
• I've had periodic states of being 'hot' for no apparent reason, even in an air-conditioned lab;
  
• On the nights I've fallen asleep recently, I have awakened for no apparent reason;
  
• I've also had periodic incidents of feeling mentally sluggish, even after a full night's sleep;
  
• I've tried several OTC remedies (valerian, Melatonex) that have had little or no effect.

And she looked pretty darned certain that my thyroid may well be acting up. She had the in-house lab draw blood on me, and I should hear back in a couple of days what the results are on that. She also wants to see me back next week to follow up.

In the meantime, she has prescribed Trazodone for me in the immediate term. I am to start at 50mg a night (one tablet), and increase the dosage as needed until I hit a level that will tide me through the night, and then stay at that level. She specifically noted that Trazodone is non-addictive, too, which is nice to know.

Guess we'll see what happens tonight. Since I got in scattered fragments of sleep last night--courtesy of solarbird borrowing a 5mg tablet of Valium from risu and then another half a tablet at 2.5mg--I've come on into work and will work somewhat late tonight to try to at least get in some more hours this week.

More bulletins as events warrant.

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[annathepiper]

Mip! So a few more days of waiting for you, too. *snugs* Hang in there, hon!