Our drive home from Beaver, Pennsylvania was about 13 hours. I had brought my anti-depressants, but I couldn't find them during our trip. I searched through my bag and my computer bag and thought I'd find them eventually. 5 days later, I'm in my kitchen fuming at a comment my husband had made in the car 24 hours earlier. I've had several conversations with him about this and he was driving me crazy! The problem is that he doesn't know why I'm mad because all of these conversations are happening inside my head! It's really bad when I argue with him in my head and he wins. To top it off, when I picked up my new perscription, the generic brand had changed so my anxiety went up ten notches wondering what will happen next. The drug companies and the FDA tell us the generics are the "same" as the brand names, but consumers know that the "same" can mean the difference between sanity and insanity. For instance, my previous generic drug included the same chemicals, but the rate at which the chemicals were released happened much quicker in the generic than the Brand name, Wellbutrin. One of the side effects is dizziness, but I like that feeling, so I call it a bonus, especially since I can no longer drink. I've only had the new generic for 2 days now, but I feel much more calm. However, I might have to give some of the credit to my behavioral therapy class. That helps a lot. Did I mention that I teach that class? Yes, that might be called insanity, but i prefer to call it, 'on the job training'.
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