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My Life Thus Far
2006-10-20 02:40:26 (UTC)

Celexa Withdrawals and Gifted With ADD

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"Only a spontaneous feeling of empathy with others can
really inspire us to act on their behalf. Nevertheless,
compassion does not arise mechanically. Such a sincere
feeling must grow gradually, cultivated within each
individual, based on their own conviction of its worth.
Adopting a kind attitude thus becomes a personal matter.
How each of us behaves in daily life is, after all, the
real test of compassion."

I figured out what was wrong with me. I'm going through
Celexa withdrawals. Before Snookums got home, I decided to
wean myself off of the happy pills. Actually, I didn't
wean mayself at all, I just kind of stopped taking them. I
didn't give it much thought. I forgot to take it Sunday
night and didn't take it from there on out. So, what I've
been feeling the past couple of days is my brain turning
into mush! This morning I woke up feeling incredibly
dizzy, nauseated, tired and CRANKY! Much like yesterday,
only the dizziness was new. I couldn't put my finger on
it, since this seemed too intense to just be caffiene.
There have been days when I didn't go to Starbucks and I
was fine, so I did some research and that's how I came to
my conclusion. I talk with Snookums about it and even
though we aren't taking precautions, he agrees with my
doctor that for me the benefit of taking Celexa far
outweighs the risk of catapulting off the deep end. I went
to several fertility threads online and other woman have
had successful pregnancies while on Celexa, some of them
multiple pregnancies, so I'm not going to worry myself
about it. I took yesterday's pill this morning and I'll
take today's pill at bedtime. I'm starting to feel better
already.

We had Annie's parent-teacher conference today, which went
better than I anticipated, but I also got some slightly
disturbing news. Annie is off the state's standards charts
for reading. They don't go high enough to show Annie's
test results, but the district doesn't have the resources
to teach gifted children, so it's up to me to challenge
her. Annie's teacher suggests I have Annie read books on a
6th grade reading level at night to make up for what she
isn't getting at school. That's the level she tested on.
Wow. The bad news is, Annie has to be put in her own
little cubicle because she's having a hard time staying
focused, not talking and disturbing other children. Ms.
Beck, her teacher has been teaching for almost 30 years
and believes that Annie might have a mild case of
Attention Deficit Disorder. I know, my first reaction was
to scream "NOOOOOOO...YOU'RE NOT MEDICATING MY CHILD!!!",
but she told me that there's a strong possibility that if
Annie has ADD, it's treatable with behavioral therapy, not
necessarily drugs, because I don't want to drug her. I'll
look into it for sure. I know Annie's problems at school
have been going on for 3 years and longer than that at
home, so I shouldn't ignore it anymore.

That's all for now. I'm sleepy and ready to watch Grey's
Anatomy! Ciao!




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