Hi Ariel, yes, the weather is all over the place here too. Stinking hot, burning summer days that suddenly switched to cooler, overcast and rainy days to spoil the extra long Oz Day weekend!

Well, I’ve entered my 3rd week on Tx, like you, the migraine finally subsided Monday but I’m not feeling ‘better’. I feel really trashed and struggling to get up in the morning, my nights became restless and painful again and the wild dreams hmy:
Not exactly Matthew M – I have a ‘thing’ for him, so I wouldn’t want him in any nightmares, nice lucid dreams perhaps

Emotionally, I’m still all over the place, I haven’t watched any news because I do ‘take it on’, so I’m actually protecting myself. Avoiding people and social interactions really because I’m either getting really pissed off with them or I’m the usual sympathetic ear offering support and having the life sucked out of me. My mother finally called a couple of days ago, after a couple of weeks of Tx and no contact from family, wanting to pour out her troubles like usual. I very firmly pointed out how both her and my brother hadn’t bothered to check how I was doing, knowing I’m alone here. They call me and lay out all their burdens, usually bitching about each other, I give them compassion, empathy and support but what about me -who can I call? Certainly not them! She managed to blame my brother ahhhhhhhh.
My poor darling son has to listen to his mother wandering around the house ranting – hang on wait for it –

I just can’t help myself

Ok, I’ll stop now.
Anyway, I’d be doing a lot worse if I didn’t have this forum to come to. I feel better when I read how others are doing and I feel supported and not judged – which I am not used to at all. I’ve always been an open and blatantly honest person and that often incurs judgement and/or people running away

I read so much on here and then I can’t remember most of it. This week I’ve been feeling the same as before Tx, constant fatigue, restless nights, sweats again, burning nerve pain etc. I don’t know if it was having the migraine and I’m still recovering – they always take a lot out of me. I think I have read some people saying after the 1st 2 weeks they settle down and don’t feel much different – can’t remember where???
I’d like the energy and good sleep I was having to come back
Ok, I’m going to look up ‘Gunna’ to see what you were referring to…I’m back, cannot find anything for Gunna. Is it the actual name of a town? Google doesn’t know it, so what happened?

Anyway, hope you’re well today and anyone else reading this, wishing you well on your Tx

It’s Day 12 for me now and after around a week + of solid nights’ sleep I have been suffering from a migraine the past 2 nights. Back to my typical, tossing and turning, burning and numbness of my hands and feet keeping me awake as well as a killer headache and nausea. I’ve had migraines for decades, so I’m no stranger, I was experiencing an intermittent stabbing headache for the past week but it didn’t wake me.

I also had 1 night last week where I forgot to take my AD – Mirtazepine – before bed, as usual. I had a really bad night, the nerve pain, numbness etc, waking and dozing, wild, lucid dreams (not unusual). So, it appears that the reason I’ve been experiencing such ‘solid’ sleeping for around 6 hrs a night is more to do with the combination of the AD’s and my new MP’s (Magic Pills).

Otherwise, appetite normal, sweats decreased, increased thirst – water all day & night, herbal tea after dinner, 1 coffee 1st thing am; still suffering my usual nerve pain, numbness, burning & joint pain. Still having periods of energy, not as hyper, after taking my MP’s and then crashing in the arvo, couch potato at night with extreme fatigue.

I have noticed a clarity and lucidity creeping in like the car windscreen slowly demisting. This is good! My moods have levelled out but I still feel ‘teary’ at times.

Anyway, that’s me updating, wishing everyone else well on their journey.
to all!