Day 77 "Depression Is Lifting Again"

Today has been a little better for me in terms of depression.  I haven’t felt so overwhelmed today like I have this past week.  I finally feel like my nurse practitioner made the right choice in raising my Seroquel 300mg XR dosage to 600mg XR.  The new dosage isn’t masking reality for me but helping to lift my depression.  The reality is easier to deal with when the depression isn’t there.  I’m extremely worried about my Mother’s health and have to be strong for her to recover.  Because my depression is lifting I’m able to be stronger for her.

Last week my aunt who is a registered nurse with over 45 years experience asked me if I would let her know what my bipolar treatment plan was.   I made her copies of my weekly tracker, listed all my medications and the times I take them, and wrote her a letter.  Today she called and first spoke to my Mom about her injuries then she wanted to speak to me.  She told me that she was impressed with the detail that I put in to my weekly tracker and said that I should share that with my therapist and nurse practitioner.  She said that my treatment plan looks really solid and that if I follow it I could possibly get off of some of the medication down the road.

Well, in an effort to do something I enjoy that will hopefully make me feel good I’m going to try and watch the Perseids MeteorShower in the early morning hours of Monday August 12, 2013.  They say this should be a great year for them because a fat crescent Moon should be setting just when the shower is revving up.  I read that if the sky is dark enough I could possibly see 50 to 100 shooting stars an hour.