Yes!

Today was a good day! Really!

I'd run out of medicine over the weekend - the worst - so I spaced out what little I had left (eventually getting to 200mg of gabapentin and three 75mg instant release daily) and ran out yesterday. As you can image, my sleep schedule was ruined, my head ached like none other, and my body had all these aches and pains. Seriously...it was weird. Everything hurt or ached. Tim says depression often causes body aches and pains, so that makes sense. It could also be the PKD. Whatever the case, it's not a surprise or anything to worry about.

ANYWAY, I felt horrible, but wasn't really worried until I looked online to make sure nothing bad would happen. Turns out, something bad would happen. Stopping gabapentin can cause "serious problems" like prolonged seizures, agitation, confusion, restlessness, and anxiety. Though I'm pretty sure the seizures would only be a risk for people who are taking gabapentin for their already-existing seizures. I think that's what I just read.

But, at the time, I thought those applied to anyone. So I went to the emergency room. I'd tried calling instacare, but they don't deal with psychiatric stuff. I then made an appointment with my G.P, but slept through my alarm (at 2:45pm). Yup. Emergency room was my last option. I needed medicine.

The doctor there was very nice. She brought in a therapist to basically give me some options on psychiatrists in the area (oh yeah, the reason I couldn't get a refill is because my psychiatrist is at UVU and I no longer go there). I still haven't been able to get one! They're all booked or don't accept my insurance...blah blah blah.

Then she came back and talked to me for awhile. She asked me how I was doing, and we chatted about how depression medication really doesn't help. She apparently has a psychiatrist friend who said electric shock therapy was the only treatment that really worked. I want to try it, but I'm scared about the stroke risk. I told her about the blood clotting thing and PKD (not sure she knew what I meant with PKD, but I'm used to that). She was very, very nice. They have great doctors there.

30 minutes after that first 300mg gabapentin, my ibuprofen-proof headache was gone. It was amazing. I felt good. And then I felt good today! Better than I usually do on medication. I felt like I could take on the world! Or at least hold a job.

I just hope it lasts. :)