I can hardly believe it, but I actually slept with the mask ALL night long. I thought it would take me longer, since for the past 3 nights, it was so difficult to sleep with it.
I’m having a real problem. For my first two nights, I took off the mask while I was asleep, sometime in the middle of the night. I packed the machine up to go in for surgery, and since I’ve come back and put it back together, it hasn’t worked.
I need to call my respiratory therapist.
I’ve come up with a new trick of sticking the band to the mask to my head, using a barette, so I won’t take it off in the middle of the night, but I can’t do this because the machine isn’t working at all now.
I’m going to have to add new activities, esp. since BF is leaving for two months (in @two weeks he’s going.) I plan to visit Pathways to take classes. I’m setting a goal to go there once this week.
I had fun but wasn’t happy with the results. I feel this will take MUCH more practice!
It’s not giving me the “jitters” like before.
I’ve been using mint.com to track purchases, and am now limiting myself to only about $100 a week for groceries and spending money. I think that I can do it! Of course, I will need to do what this goal says and track carefully.
His cardiac dr and neurologist both have noted major improvement. It must be the combo of his meds and vegan diet. I’m so happy! He’ll be clear and lucid for years probably, before this becomes a major problem.
...is $100 a week, after my bills are paid. That is IF my power bill gets paid by St.Vincent de Paul, as before. If not, I may have $85-90 a week. I believe I can live with that, as long as I’m not smoking, which I’m happily NOT!
I’m going to keep close tabs on my budget. I actually can spend basically nothing until next Wed when I’m paid.
...because this person began revealing personal stuff to me. I realized I was trusted, to be confided in. So, I believe that means that we are friends and not just acquaintances now. My next goal will need to be to make more friends.
This makes six days! Whoo-hoo! Almost a week now, and a record, as of late. My commitment has become stronger and it is showing now. I’m very proud.
...and I had just finished telling my psychiatrist that on the Wellbutrin, I’ve been experiencing less anxiety. Oh well!
I found a place I can go for free classes, but then I didn’t go there at all last week. But, I wasn’t as bored as usual though. I’m hoping to keep myself occupied this coming week.
Yesterday, I went to PetSmart to put Beau the kitten on hold, for when he’s ready to go home. I filled out all the paperwork and made my payment. My kitten should be ready to come home in around a week.
I got 110 lamictal for $1. I think I can manage my meds well from here on out. I’m still going to monitor my process before I pronounce this goal as “completed.”
...but I did without cigs for 2/3 of the day and it was making me crazy and I wanted comfort. I can’t afford to continue to do this. It’s also not good for me.
Good news is that the caffeine I’m imbibing is not affecting my anxiety level. I stay calm now.
I’m happy about it. The month seems to have gone by more quickly than usual for me. I also spent time with an aspie friend yesterday and I’m still active on wrongplanet.net for support.
I’ve had fatigue from sleep apnea, so I don’t want klonopin to make me sleep all day. Plus, the wellbutrin really calms me. It’s suprising, because it energizes most people and it hasn’t done that for me.
About the anxiety, for a while, I was extremely anxious when falling asleep and afraid to take klonopin for fear of making my sleep apnea worse. But, I still had to take it.
But, during the day, I rarely take it now. I think I average 1-2 mg a day when I’m prescribed 4.
