u/HbeforeG

I had my first treatment at 84 dosage two days ago. It was OK during. I mostly just felt drunk, which i didn't care for (i don't drink because I don't like that feeling). I got terribly nauseous afterward and slept for over 10 hours that night. Now I'm back to my normal bad sleeping overnight (usually awake by 3am, and it happened last night despite my best efforts to go back to sleep). I woke up horribly depressed and it's scaring me. I feel like I read the depression is somewhat normal as we get started and I searched some through the sub too. But I feel a bit discouraged and scared that the depression is going to continue. I guess I'm just looking for support and encouragement because right now I feel an overwhelming need to sob at nothing at all, just like I had been feeling before treatment.

(Adding here that I am also on Lexapro and Vraylar and have been otherwise doing ok on that till today since starting those two almost 6 weeks ago)

I'm headed to a few countries next year (london, greece, rome, florence are planned. I'll be running the london marathon in april and then staying over there a few extra weeks). I'm trying to think of things I may need to do to prep my home (I live alone) and what to take with me.

Not the obvious things like plug adaptors and period products but random things that may be needed (such as disinfectant wipes, laundry soap sheets, etc). What are some things you've found helpful to take for long-term travel?

What are some things you've done to prep your home? Like turning off appliances, having an emergency plan for the home, etc.

I'm a bit of a planner and list maker so my head is already listing things but I want to make sure I think of everything and am grateful for any help!

Hi, all, I'm brand new here, still learning about this. I scheduled my first session on 9/30 with 2 more the next week (1 day apart the next week) and then multiple other treatments throughout October. I'm doing this at the recommendation of my therapist who thinks it'll help my depression, anxiety, and SI. I'm a complete nondrinker, and I only just stopped smoking medical marijuana less than 2 months ago after long-term daily use. I don't really like my wits to not be present, so I'm a bit nervous on doing this.

I just want to say I appreciate everyone's candor on what their experiences are. I'm not sure what I'm looking for here with posting this, mostly just good wishes i suppose, as I navigate through more of the sub and working heavily on my mental health. Thank you all for being here.

I have been wanting to do a 30-day trip from my home in Florida over to Europe around April next year, and just today I found out I got entry in to the London Marathon on April 24. I'm very much a Type A planner with logistics only, and on my previous trips abroad, I've had flights and lodging and transportation down to a T but was generally flexible of side quests and fun things to do once I get there.

I'd love to be able to go over there, land in one place, be there till I'm done, decide spontaneously where to go and stay, and as long as I make it to the city I'm flying back home from on whatever date, then I'm good. But I'm such a planner, and my head really wants to nail down transportation and lodging, which means being married to specific dates in each place (such as fly into Rome, 5 nights then Florence, 5 nights then London...etc, all lodging booked in advance too).

I don't know fully how to roll with the punches in this way.

The longest I've ever been able to do was only like 7 or 8 nights, so i naturally crammed in what I could and felt guilty AF when I needed time to rest and ultimately felt like I didn't see as much as i wanted. So I want to have some chill days without constantly moving or just be like "i guess I'll travel to florence tomorrow" when I've been in Rome for a few days, rather than having more time in one place than I need or cramming my schedule to adhere to a time limit.

Am I making sense? I hope so.

Anyway, how can I have a mix of both where I can end up in however many towns and countries I want within that time, rather than fitting in a strict 5-7 destinations in a month? How easy is it to travel without having the major logistics strictly planned out?

Appreciate any help! Right now the only sure booking i have is 4 nights in London because of marathon stuff.

Editing to add: if i let my Type A brain take over, I'm currently looking at a very tentative and packed starting itinerary of 4-5 nights each in Rome, Florence, Tuscany, London, Paris, Athens, and some sort of Greek Island.