Turn Up the Lights and Don't Get S.A.D.

Leah you are a marvel. You never stop amazing me with your determination and your ablity to take your difficulties and reach so many with such wonderful advise. I have started taking Cymbalta and as you said turning up the lights. I have put on a much need 5 pounds that I lost from stress. I don't eat when stressed but do eat more of an evening now that it is getting darker earlier and I am wanting to sleep to much during the day. Not getting much accomplished with this. I took your advise and so far so good. Thank you my friend, you help us all so much and I laugh with you not at your in your success at accomplishing your jobs in the manner in which I find myself more and more doing. It is hard even as we age and especially under so much stress as primary caregiver to stay focused and I to find myself going from one thing to another and not really getting things finished. I am living by notes. I have little post its plastered everywhere saying finish me before you start something else. I think I will start putting happy faces on them and leave them when I finish each little task just to keep reminding myself I have finally finished something. I think I need to smile more and complain less. Connie

Congratulations on getting the room painted. It is a wonderful acomplishment to finish any project no matter how long it takes. I know what you mean when you said the cymbalta helps with the S.A.D. In my case, the last few years, I did not have motivation to do much. Also, I would get side-tracked so easy. I could not keep focused on the project at hand. I do not think I had a problem with the daylight being cut short...it did not matter if it was summer or winter. My neurologist started me on Namenda back in May, he thought it was time. I have been on aricept for 7 years. Since I have been taking the Namenda it has really helped with my motivation(along with the Aricept) I can not stay focused longer on projects and seem to accomplish more. Decision making....now that is another story. Thank you Leah for posting the effort it takes in finishing a task....it is a mountain of effort but you are showing the struggle it is to reconstruct your daily process in doing tasks. Keep up the blogging on what it is like to live with dementia. I appreciate everyword.

Bless you and take care.

Sandy

I meant to say in my previous comment.....I CAN stay focused longer on projects. It took me 30 minutes to write the last comment and I still made a boo boo...lol Leah, you do so well putting into words my thoughts. Keep it up.

Sandy