I am three weeks into the program and find that it is producing the results as promised. The craving for wine are all but gone. When I go out, I may have 1 glass or wine and that's all I want. No more drinking during the week because I just don't want to.
However, I am having some tough side effects. I have a high pressured job that requires me to be alert, to think at a conceptual level and communicate and present fairly complex information. I know there is the "fog" effect of the drug. So, in the first few week,s I was absolutely exhausted. So I quit taking the calms forte and that seemed to help, but I am still a bit tired. I go to bed at 9 or 10pm (I am waking up much earlier though but I think that b/c I don't have booze fog anymore).
My doctor wants to see me every two weeks and last week she gave me a prescription for Provigil (100mg) and told me to take 1 in the mornings. That helped with the fatigue and seemed to make me feel sharper. But, in the last few days, I started feeling really anxious, nervous, wound up, emotional, crazy, tense.
So, I am feeling really out of balance. Tomorrow I start taking 100 MG of Topa and not sure I want to go on. I eat very healthy and work out a lot and am very fit and healthy - just had a full physical and everything is perfect (45 yr old woman). I am really glad I am not drinking as much, but not feeling so good about feeling like a crazy person. Moody, depressed. Maybe it's just all the change and I'll come through the other end better off for it.
Are these symptoms going to go away? Will they moderate? I feel like stopping the meds, but really want the long term benefit. I am willing to stick with it if I know that some of the rough edges will smooth out.
Thanks.
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