I've also just been having a really intense fatigue & IBS flare all week so that isn't helping #TalkingAboutIt
Having a weird brain day: if you appreciate me and have the spoons to tell me why (or even just that you do) I would appreciate knowing. #TalkingAboutIt
10mg of Ritalin was a great call. I have very little energy today but I had enough focus to work on some writing, record an edit, and make my bed/eat/take my meds which have helped with the arm pain. Points, me. #TalkingAboutIt
Cat sitter is due to swing by in an hour and I feel so so so shitty today. I would be more worried if it weren't par for the course when I don't get sleep due to #FibroProbs and #IBSflare🫠 #TalkingAboutIt
I have taken meds and eaten fruit and broke in the tens unit and I still feel awful but I've done everything else I otherwise need to do today so I can spend the rest of it taking care of myself. #talkingAboutIt
I'm in my head and in a writing mood but also very into playing Zelda rn so lol. Taking breaks from Ritalin on the weekend isn't great for my executive function as it turns out #TalkingAboutIt
Anyway today instead of making myself a cup of coffee and immediately working on podcast stuff I made myself breakfast and watched the pilot episode of the bridgerton spin off and that gave me time for the Ritalin to kick in and now I feel ready to do things instead of anxious about getting shit done. WEIRD. #TalkingAboutIt
I've been off my meds entirely for about a month/tapering since Jan, so I wrote about how that's going. #TalkingAboutIt https://mxdarkwater.com/2023/03/27/8-weeks-off-some-meds/
8 weeks off (some) meds

In January I talked about my decision to try going off of my meds. I stopped taking Buspar and Bupropion in February (I’m still taking Ritalin and Gabapentin). I’ve noticed my baseline …

Bridging the Gap
Went to bed early and slept in but feel exhausted bc stress dreams are happening bc of course they are. #TalkingAboutIt

Was up all night feeling terrible so today I am doing literally nothing but waiting for this flare to subside. In that space of "i know not eating makes it worse but also eating makes me nauseous" trying to force myself to cook an egg.

I've been sleeping on my side weird apparently too so my right shoulder and elbow have been super angry for days. it's just so much fun to have a body rn.

#IBSprobs #Fibromyalgia #TalkingAboutIt