I'm still here.....Just an update.

Just haven't felt much like talking the last few days/weeks. Have had some things going on with my daughter that has really sent my anxiety and depression over the top since Mother's Day.

Anyway, I went to my psych appt yesterday and she told me to hold steady at the 150 mgs for three more weeks because of all of the stress I have been under lately. From the pre-period phase, then my dog, and now my daughter. She said I wouldn't be able to tell if it was working or not right at this point. So i'm gonna hang in there and see what happens. She also gave me a prescription for trazodone, which I REFUSE to take because of the drug interactions it can cause with the Zoloft. I looked it up and it says severe interaction.

I also went to my regular PCP yesterday and she is having me have bloodwork for anemia, vitamin definciencies, Rheumatoid Factor and Lupus, just to rule them out because of my fibromyalgia, and a whole bunch of other things. She is also sending me to a cardiologist for my palpitations. She said that since that is one of the major anxieties for me, she wants me to go and get an echocardiogram and a 24 hour holtor monitor done again. She thinks it will ease my mind with the anxiety about my heart, and if there really is something wrong at least they will find it. The last time I had these tests done was 10 years ago. So i'm hoping everything is ok, and I can learn to relax about that.

Hope everyone else is doing good and feeling better!

((hugs)) Fox

Hey SC,

Thank you for being here for me. I did get your email, and I also got Kitts. Thank you both so much! I feel truly blessed to have friends as great as you gals!

I don't want to jinx myself, but I am feeling a lot better today, besides the fact that I had to chase a FOX (of all things) away from my chicken coop this morning at 6 a.m. LOL!

I think maybe it's because I finally found the right allergy med to be honest. My allergies have been so bad lately, and I don't get all the common allergy symptoms like runny nose and watery eyes. I get light headed from my sinuses being so blocked up all the time, and that's one of the things that brings my anxiety on because it is a "symptom", and I think it automatically triggers it.

My daughter and her fiance are trying to work everything out, but I am a bit disappointed in her. She's choosing the "easy way out", if you know what I mean.... and that makes me a bit sad. But I do realize that it's not my battle to fight, and I can't make her decisions for her. No matter what I say or do it's not going to change her mind. I have to just go on with my life and let her clean up her own mess.

Thanks again you two, your emails really did mean the world to me!

Sending much love....Fox