The Spirit of Gravity
My book, The Mind-Warp Era, (available from the publisher at www.iuniverse.com), concerns the Spirit of Gravity, at least in part--but I'm not writing about my own depression here; I'm worried about my wife. For the last couple weeks, Trish has been spending money compulsively, & also binge-eating: she's been gaining a lot of weight. The other day, when she went down in the basement to dress, I finally went down to check on her--still being a little paranoid about leaving her alone since her seizure--& she couldn't find a pair of pants that fit. I finally loaned her one of my old ones.
Then there's the issue of her temper. That drove us to break up when she first moved to Invisible City. I made up with her, married her, things had been fine--then the other day she snapped at Cathy & threw a fit when Kim came over when she wanted to watch Scream--something that was upsetting me, as I'd been having a panic attack. The next day, when we went over to the Perky Pam Layout, she reached the point where she had to go home & nap for an hour; Trish Downstairs & Mary brought over a plate of food. Pam also scheduled an emergency meeting with Charlene, one of the councelors there. I went home to be with my sweet Bumble Bee Girl & waited for Staff to come by with the meatloaf.
Then it struck me: Trish had just started taking an old prescription for a muscle relaxer, Flexoral, as her shoulder had begun hurting her again. I called the pharmacy, & they said it could potentially lead to anger & irritability. We had her immediately stop using the old pills & Dr. Huffman phoned in Ultracet, but Trish has still been depressed. Pam & Vickie tried to get a hold of Doc Larocque Friday to have Trish's Risperdal bumped up a notch. However, the psychiatrist was unavailable. If the Risperdal doesn't work, they'll be trying Trish on a new antidepressant.
However, some changes she's made on her own--she's been trying to control her spending & is willing to contribute money from her work toward bills, rather than leaving Karen the Kaseworker to do it herself. Also, when I discussed diet with her yesterday, she actually ate a salad at McDonald's, rather than a burger.
I love my Bumble Bee Girl, yes I do...
Then there's the issue of her temper. That drove us to break up when she first moved to Invisible City. I made up with her, married her, things had been fine--then the other day she snapped at Cathy & threw a fit when Kim came over when she wanted to watch Scream--something that was upsetting me, as I'd been having a panic attack. The next day, when we went over to the Perky Pam Layout, she reached the point where she had to go home & nap for an hour; Trish Downstairs & Mary brought over a plate of food. Pam also scheduled an emergency meeting with Charlene, one of the councelors there. I went home to be with my sweet Bumble Bee Girl & waited for Staff to come by with the meatloaf.
Then it struck me: Trish had just started taking an old prescription for a muscle relaxer, Flexoral, as her shoulder had begun hurting her again. I called the pharmacy, & they said it could potentially lead to anger & irritability. We had her immediately stop using the old pills & Dr. Huffman phoned in Ultracet, but Trish has still been depressed. Pam & Vickie tried to get a hold of Doc Larocque Friday to have Trish's Risperdal bumped up a notch. However, the psychiatrist was unavailable. If the Risperdal doesn't work, they'll be trying Trish on a new antidepressant.
However, some changes she's made on her own--she's been trying to control her spending & is willing to contribute money from her work toward bills, rather than leaving Karen the Kaseworker to do it herself. Also, when I discussed diet with her yesterday, she actually ate a salad at McDonald's, rather than a burger.
I love my Bumble Bee Girl, yes I do...
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