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A late-night post because while I'm tired, I can't sleep. A little bit of QQ here, although I feel entitled as 1) this is my blog and 2) I haven't done all that much whining here recently, except about how much I hate my job. I was reading through some of my old entries, looking for something, and I started thinking about how it seems like my creativity has become all but non-existent lately. I know I was never one of those people who posted tons of fic or whatever, but I do have a sizable collection of fragments of things, almost none of which have been written in the last two and a half years. And part of my problem, I think, is that along with feeling increasingly zombie-like, all the time, I've also been losing my ability to focus on things. One of the reasons I haven't been blogging much is that while I have things I'd like to talk about, I can't string the ideas together in a way that's coherent (heh, even this post is getting a little garbled). It's frustrating, because it makes me feel useless, and so far, there's no medical reason for me to feel this way - I've had a ton of tests done, and everything has come up totally normal. The next step is trying out a few possible meds to deal with the tiredness, one of which is used off-label to treat ADHD, so I'm hoping that works out.

...I'm not even entirely sure why I'm posting this. While frustrating, I'm not actually massively upset about this (particularly as it will change nothing, other than making me feel more like crap) - guess I just feel like talking.

Date: 2008-09-14 10:20 am (UTC)From: [identity profile] ext_74929 (from dreamwidth.org)
Aw, yeah, sympathies. It sucks when you have tons of things to write about but no time/energy/concentration. Hope you can find a solution soon.

Date: 2008-09-14 09:34 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] momijizukamori.dreamwidth.org
Thanks - I hope so too :)

Date: 2008-09-14 07:43 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] phaseonehundred.livejournal.com (from dreamwidth.org)
I'm sort of in the same boat and awaiting adderall.

Have you had your thyroid checked lately?

Date: 2008-09-14 07:58 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] momijizukamori.dreamwidth.org
Yep, along with my iron levels, overall red/white cell counts, fasting glucose, and antibody tests for four or five different diseases. It's been pretty thorough XD To be honest, I'm starting to think that it's some sort of disordered sleeping that I don't notice, because, well, I'm asleep.

Date: 2008-09-14 08:03 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] phaseonehundred.livejournal.com (from dreamwidth.org)
could be that. Are they going to do a sleep study? (those things have the best. pillows. ever. BTW) (...did they check for mono? Most cases are asymptomatic until afterwards)

If fatigue is the main issue it could be _anything_. I have crippling fatigue that hits me randomly that even a pot of coffee can't fix. I'm having more good days now, but most of the time there's still the zombie fog.

What's the meds you may be trying?

Date: 2008-09-14 09:17 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] momijizukamori.dreamwidth.org
No, although I may ask that one be done. And yeah, they've checked for mono twice now. And yeah, it's just fatigue (although currently paired with a stuff nose, ugh - probably dust allergies or something).

Modafinil or Wellbutrin, although I think I prefer starting with the first, as I know a lot of people who started having short-term memory problems on Wellbutrin.

Date: 2008-09-14 10:53 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] phaseonehundred.livejournal.com (from dreamwidth.org)
ew, wellbutrin.

look into provigil or adderal

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