Life Update (Edronax)
Hello everyone.
I‘m not sure if Ben is planning on transfering all my old column entries from the old site (hint hint…), so I guess I’d better sum up the past few years in “my life”.
The most dominant thing in my life, is my depression. I can‘t get away from that fact, no matter how I try. I’ve been depressed for at least 4 years now (it‘s hard to pin point when it actually started) and I’ve been recieving treatment for 2 years.
And unfortuately, it feels as though I‘m right back at square one at the moment. We’re trying new drugs (I think we‘re onto combination number 9 now), and today I started yet another. It’s called edronax (Reboxetine), and it‘s a Noradrenaline Reuptake inhibitor, if anyone’s interested. Currently, it‘s making me feel very sick, and dizzy. In a way I suppose it’s a good thing, since it means I might lose the weight I put on whilst on the last one…
I‘m fairly busy at the moment. I work 5 days a week until 2pm, answering phones in a Mail order company’s call centre. I still dance (ballet) twice a week, and we‘ve got a dance show coming up at the end of June, which should be good fun. I’m involved with a Gold Duke of Edinburgh‘s expedition at the moment, which isn’t going all that well.
I‘m also attending an Alpha course (see previous column entry) which is certainly interesting, although it doesn’t seem to be converting me to Christianity, which is the actual aim of the meetings…
I don‘t want to go on about how bad I feel, but I don’t really know what else to say. So, stay happy, I guess, and look after yourselves.
Jo