I'm back!

[Liberalynn]

Followed the Psychiatrist's advice and took a vacation from thinking about politics as much which necessitated a vacation from DU. She did not think it a healthy response when I told her I was rooting for an asteroid to hit the earth the day after the midterm election and that I couldn't stop crying.

Turns out it wasn't just an overly emotional response to the situation. It was a problem with my meds. The form I was on was causing peaks and valleys and half the time I was skipping doses because I thought it was making my stomach problems worse.

When I explained this to her and said I'd done much better when I was on the coated extended release capsules but had to switch because the copay was way too high like $200.00 a month, she called the pharmacy right then and there. Turns out it the extended release has since gone generic and came down to $16.00 a month. So back on that I went.

Believe it or not it was like I had been in a dark room and someone finally turned on the lights. The change was that rapid and that dramatic, exactly as the pharmacist told me it would be when I picked it up. Plus the other version was not just irritating an existing stomach ailment it was the cause.

So while I am still unhappy and ticked about the election at least I have a better perspective about life in general. So I am back at least in the Lounge. Might take a while longer before I go back to the heavy political forums.

[Xyzse]

1. Well, here for one, happy to see you back.

Even if I don't really talk to you much.

Welcome back!

[Liberalynn]

2. Thank You

[fizzgig]

3. it's wonderful you got that worked out

i'm sure it's a big relief for you.

how's the pup?

[Liberalynn]

4. Thank You!

Marnie's physically healthy and after my sister and I both agreed we weren't getting the results we wanted with the trainer we were using we switched tactics. We found a Cornell University graduate in Animal Behavior Science which our veterinarian had recommended we do before but he actually wanted us to drive the dog all the way to Cornell. Luckily I found one who charges the same as a trainer and makes house calls.

She says Marnie is fearful and dominate at the same time. That because the breeder put her up for adoption too soon, she was never taught her proper place in the pack. She said Marnie is not an Alpha by nature but because my sister and I are too permissive with her, she doesn't respect or trust us as leaders, so she thinks she has to lead by default.

The goal is now for both my sister and I to become leaders in the dog's view, and that with hard work and lifestyle changes the mouthing should stop within a month.

I am starting to learn just how stubborn this puppy can be. The behaviorist warned that these next few weeks are going to be hard on me and Marnie both.