It's been a relatively quiet day here except for Gus, who has barked at everything that moved, inside and outside the house. I think he finally wore himself out. He's sound asleep. My head is still swimming, and I tried to sing earlier, but lasted only 5 minutes before the coughing started again. As long as I stay in and take it easy, I do ok, but doing anything that requires balance or voice is still out of the question for now.
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I asked the pharmacist if it's possible that the Wellbutrin is causing the dizziness, and she said it was possible, but more likely it's the withdrawal from Zoloft. Either could be causing it, or it could be both. We need to give it another week and see if it diminishes. If it does, it's the Zoloft; if it doesn't, it's probably the Wellbutrin. My doctor will be back from his vacation on Monday; I'm sure my pharmacist will be glad.

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According to everything I've read, side effects of Wellbutrin XL may include: Abdominal pain, agitation, anxiety, constipation, diarrhea, dizziness, dry mouth, heart palpitations, increased urination, insomnia, muscle soreness, nausea, rash, ringing in the ears, sore throat, sweating. (My complaints are in the bold font.)

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I've had tinnitus for about 15 years, so I can't blame my ringing in the ears on either drug, even though it has been worse lately. Whereas, I usually hear only an ensemble of singing crickets, their ranks, in recent days, seem to have swelled to a formidable choir accompanied by a full orchestra. If I were Chinese, I might consider myself lucky; they love the sound of singing crickets, sometimes housing them in gilded cages similar to our bird cages, only smaller. Before I got tinnitus, I liked the sound of them, too, but that was when I could close the window and turn off their music. If you want to know what the inside of my head sounds like, just walk into a bait shop sometime where they sell "live crickets," then walk over to the box of "live crickets." That's it. Mike tells me he always liked the Crickets, but I think he's referring to different crickets, like in the Buddy Holly band.

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"I hear ringing in my ears, Doc. I try to ignore it but they keep leaving messages!"

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'Tis the season for sore throats, several people I've been around have had that, too, so I may have just caught a bug. Some sort of upper respiratory infection has kept me coughing for almost three weeks, probably pneumonia.

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I've blamed my agitation on Mike's inebriation, and it could well have been, but for the last couple of days, most of my agitation has been due to the snarls I've had to untangle in my computer since grandchildren used it for computer games. I plan to seriously solicit Santa on Clay's behalf for his own laptop next year, maybe even for his birthday. I worked all day yesterday in getting everything back to the way I had it except that I still can't send email. I can receive it, but not send it. Even the AT&T tech ran out of suggestions, so a specialist is supposed to call me Monday. So for those of you who were expecting a reply to your recent message, just be patient. I've done all I know to do.