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So cute!

I just took my first Ativan ever, not five minutes ago.

Hope it's doing more for you than mine's currently doing for me! Must go look up Celexa. I forget what that one is....

Oh dear. Sleepy kitten looked like me in most of my college lectures.

Aimee, today Sara told me I was a bad mommy, and I was rude, and that she wanted a "New! Mommy! Now!"

I was tempted to hand her the phone book.

{{{vw}}} I have nothing calming to say, but I could suggest you look for that painter guy on PBS. Watching that show makes me incredibly zenlike.

The Celexa is an AD, but in my case, it's for my anxiety. My doctor and I agreed I wasn't depressed.

Then I lived through the last week. I think I now have the gift with purchase, as I've been crying every day for a week, with all this illness.

My anxiety was getting out of hand, though. I had a fricking panic attack visiting Christopher's classroom. I can barely sit through church. It's hit or miss if I can wait in a line at a store. Enough is enough. When I went to see the doctor for my wheezing, I talked to him about it, and he suggested Celexa (well, I'm on the generic of whatever it is).

He also gave me a script for 15 Ativan. Fifteen. Elvis's doctor, he is not.

Tom uses the Ativan for anxiety moments. I got one off of him a couple weeks ago when I couldn't sleep... because I was so keyed up about not sleeping, the anti-anxiety was most helpful.

Sounds like a good plan, Cindy. I hope it helps. I'm sorry things have gotten so rough. And just 15 Ativan? Jeesh! Did he give you 1 mg or .5 mg?

{{{Cindy}}}

Oh, and a tip on taking Ativan--if you let it disolve under your tongue, rather than swallowing it, it'll work even quicker.

I don't know. They're upstairs, and I'm not going back up there, because that's where the madness is. They're teensy tiny, though.

vw, do you watch any of the comedies on NBC on Thursday nights? It's pretty cute, angst free night of TV. I think you're a little late to catch The Office, but Scrubs is cute (and I like Earl and er...I'm memfaulting on the fourth one). I don't know if that would help you, or not.

Nicole, insent.

I don't know. They're upstairs, and I'm not going back up there, because that's where the madness is. They're teensy tiny, though.

Ok. They're probably .5s then. I was just gonna suggest that if they're 1 mg, then you could try taking a half a pill and spread them out a bit...

I was watching tv, but it was making me more anxious, so I took my night meds and went to bed. That was about an hour ago. Now I'm shut in my room and a total wreck. Blech. I just want to sleep.