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Oh, luteal phase. Oh, progesterone uptick. Oh, depressive downswing.

How I didn't miss you.

Medication review tomorrow, at which I will also get results of LEAST COMPETENT BLOOD SAMPLE EVAR. In general, the citalopram seems to be mostly doing a reasonable job of bringing my background mood up to "cheerful"; unfortunately 20mg doesn't seem to be enough when lolprogesterone. Unfortunately more than 20mg per day is contraindicated by the fact that I'm taking 20mg of omeprazole a day. Unfortunately I can't stop taking the omeprazole because of my long-term painkillers. Unfortunately, the citalopram might be making the painkillers less effective.

...

... on the plus side, I've just finished Braid, a game with a delightful time-travel mechanic and a REALLY OBNOXIOUS PLAYER CHARACTER. Luckily, you can mostly ignore the back story. (And I only cheated on two puzzles!)

(Other things I have played recently and heartily recommend apart from inevitable heterocentrism: Machinarium, an adorable steampunk point-and-click.)

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Date: 2012-03-09 10:21 pm (UTC)
askygoneonfire: Red and orange sunset over Hove (Default)
From: [personal profile] askygoneonfire
Amitriptyline is an anti-depressant which is used off label for chronic pain (I was prescribed it for that reason) would that be an option instead of citalopram? Worth questioning doc about in longer term if a balance can't be struck with current meds.

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Date: 2012-03-10 12:15 pm (UTC)
From: [personal profile] noldo
I actually second this suggestion. Amitriptyline can be a bit -- funky to work with, so definitely would need to be something you + doctor had a very long chat about, but I've had ok results with it as far as mental stability goes, and it does seem to have some mitigating effect on chronic pain.

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