Wednesday, September 2, 2009

got the thumbs up for the meditation course

Saw my psychiatrist yesterday and he gave me the thumbs up for the meditation retreat.  He surprised me when he wrote the authorization right in front of me so I could take it with me.  He also told me that another bipolar patient of his took a similar course in Georgia.  He wasn't sure if it were the same place I'm going to.  He just remembered it was in Georgia.  He said that his patient did just fine and seemed to truly enjoy the course.

We discussed my symptoms of the past month and he determined that I was hypomanic, not manic.  I'm not so sure.  I know I was really buzzing out there a few times.

He also said body weight does not affect the dosage of the medication.  His comment, "when you lose weight, the size of your brain doesn't shrink."  I thought that was kinda funny coming from a shrink.  LOL

It was a little disappointing to hear, but not unexpected.  I have been stable for over five years now and it's been awesome.  A little adjustment here and there is to be expected throughout life.  Just accept it and move on.

Troy has finally given me the go-ahead and now I can schedule my meditation course for February 24th through March 7th.  He's going with me also!! Hooray!  Going to work on the application now! 

If you want to read about the 10-day meditation course I'm taking and my journey as I prepare for it, just click here: insightfoundinside.blogspot.com.

1 comment:

  1. Fantastic! I was thinking of you last night... after a busy day doing chores, I took moment to have a drink and a cigar. One of the chores was cleaning the rugs - so they were still on the back porch drying. Not wanting to "stink them up" again, I took my chair in the middle of the back yard and enjoyed watching the moon rise! You'll love the cool georgia air and sense of renewal :-)

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