Such a difference...

Being diabetic and suffering depression, I take a lot of tablets each day. The long-term effects of this daily cocktail are unknown - basically no one knows as they haven't been tested long enough. So I choose to place enormous trust in my doctor and other specialists, just as many thousands of other people do each day.
I don't really have a problem with this. I know by the look and tone of my diabetic nurse that there is a big risk of me developing complications. My life could end a lot earlier than normal - the estimate is ten years - and each visit places me one step nearer insulin. I'm currently on tablets to control the condition.
The depression has been something more difficult to control. It comes and goes of its own free will but the last few months have certainly seen a huge improvement - well I think so anyway. I think this is due largely to a couple of tablets I take each day. One in particular, Mirtazapine is a very effective little tablet. I used to take it last thing at night. I would be asleep within minutes but waking in the morning was difficult. It sends me into a very deep sleep with vivid almost life-like dreams. I would be tired all morning the following day and energy would be seriously lacking. But yesterday I was told by my specialist that I was taking the tablet at the wrong time of the day. Instead of late at night, I should be taking it early evening. That way the effects would not be felt the next day. So that's what I did and lo and behold I feel great. I didn't have to struggle out of bed this morning and for the first time in ages, I feel awake. In fact I'm so awake, I can type this blog entry.
So there we have it... such a big difference from a relatively small thing. Incredible.