I need some advice

[orangeflutie]

I realised early this morning that I forgot to take my AD last night. I take 75mg dosulepin normally so will notice that won't I? I'm quite cross with myself because I never normally forget and today of all days it would've helped if I'd taken it.

My parents are coming to lunch today and I'm quite stressed as I don't get on very well with them, particularly my mum who I fell out with last June. We've only spoken a few times on the phone since and things are still awkward between us. I've been dreading seeing them all week but obviously will have to put on a front for the sake of the children. Help! DH isn't due back home until after lunch. I need to stay calm but can feel myself getting wound up. What can I do? They're due here at 12.

I feel a little better as my sister has just phoned and says her dd wants to come with my parents to see us.

I love my little niece and it will be nice for my dds to have her to play with and hopefully will dilute my parents a little.

Have you taken it now?
YOu will have a build up in your system, so missing one, or having on late, shouldn't make a difference.
YOu'd only really notice it if you missed a few in a row, and then it would take a while for you to feel it because of what's still in your system.
Have a lovely day.

I can't take it now as it has a sedating effect and is supposed to be taken at night. I don't think I can do anything other than take the usual dose tonight.

Sorry to hear that orangeflutie How did today go? Hope it went ok with your mum. As Body says I doubt missing one will have had any major effect. Just take your usual dose tonight. Did you manage to sleep last night without it? If so, just pat yourself on the back that you had a decent night and didn't even need your AD.

Thanks GetDown. Today went better than I hoped. My little niece definitely helped. She wasn't due to come but overhead my parents saying they were coming to see me and her cousins and said she wanted to come too bless her:)

I did actually manage to get off to sleep last night, mainly because I had had a bath and I hadn't stopped all day, but was a bit puzzled when I woke for the second time before five strangely wide awake. That's when I wondered why and I suddenly realised, by which time it was too late to do anything! Oh well I've survived. I think four hours was just right, any longer and it might've started to go pearshaped. DH came back about halfway though and that was probably enough for him aswell:).

I will be taking my usual dose tonight as have foot surgery tomorrow but am hoping to start reducing again soon as the days are getting longer now.

Hope you have a good night tonight. I'm really pleased you're starting to feel better x