paperwork production act

[phinnia]

Neuro/psych appointment took over four hours. Nearly two hours of paperwork, an hour and change seeing the actual doctor and the rest for blood testing. Five vials of blood + a urine sample; I go back in ten days for two hours of more paperwork (this time on computer) and to be fitted for an ambulatory EEG which takes place over the weekend.

...

wow.

He's tapering me off the paxil (among other things it's also interfering with my absorption of pain medication. good times) which I should be off of around Christmas. Replacing that with a lower dose of celexa and eventually something called buspar that I'm not familiar with. The rest will be discussed after the blood test/EEG results are in.

Brainmeats scorecard: severe atypical depression, moderate generalized anxiety, moderate social anxiety, obsessive rumination (no compulsion), profound insomnia, severe fatigue. Really nothing I didn't know except that the depression is worse than I thought, but that's why it's atypical I suppose.

All in all a satisfying day.

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[phinnia.livejournal.com]

I have had what he calls 'staring spells' since childhood - you know that feeling when you just space out entirely? - and it might be something to do with that, or possibly my headaches.

[phoenixsong]

So it's more a "let's see if we can figure out what's going on up there" than a "I think you're having seizures and just need proof to back it up"?

*looks up "staring spells" and comes up with more epilepsy/seizure stuff* ...um, if you need me to shut up about this because it's anxiety triggery for you, please say so. I'm the sort that's fascinated by how things work, including (but certainly not limited to) bodies and brains, but I don't want to freak you out s:)

I space out a bit sometimes, but usually it's staring off while my brain works on something and tunes almost everything else out.

[phinnia.livejournal.com]

I think it's a what's up with this thing - especially since he's also looking into my migranes and memory problems. <3 And don't worry - it's not bothering me in the least. I love this kind of thing, I've read a ridiculous number of books on the brain lately. <3