So, it’s now been five weeks since I broke my toe. At the moment, it’s still swollen, but it doesn’t really hurt to walk on, so I’m going to try out some jogging this week, just really lightly, and see how it responds.
I also wanted to add that my doctor’s put me on fluoxetine (Prozac) for a trial month to see if it helps me. At the moment I’m just under one week on it, and I’m not seeing any benefits yet, but I guess these things take time. It’s not making me drowsy like the escitalopram or nauseous like the citalopram, so that’s good.
I’m still having horrible, recurring thoughts, though, and anxiety. I haven’t binged in a while, which is awesome, but I’m still finding it pretty hard to cope.
I sympathise with the recurring thoughts – this technique called ‘four steps’ could help:
http://www.ocduk.org/2/foursteps.htm
Good luck with the jogging and prozac
Hope the new drugs help. Citalopram has worked really well for me (luckily no major side effects), but only in terms of stabilising me so that I could seek further help (e.g. counselling/CBT) for my negative thoughts.
Are they offering you therapy as well?
Hope the toe holds up for you and you can get back to jogging soon.