Pristiq

It turns out, our new insurance from my new job, won't pay for DH's Effexor XR, and won't pay for the generic version.  The pdoc appealed and they still said "no way".  So.....that left DH without an antidepressant, and I could tell very clearly that something was missing--he was talking in slow motion again, getting mad about things that usually don't bother him, being even lazier than usual.....

So he called the pdoc and asked for them to prescribe something to replace the Effexor, at least until they can talk the insurance company into cooperating....

The pdoc did not prescribe anything, really.  But what he did do was give DH a month's supply of Pristiq, which, according to what I've found on line, is kind of a super-charged Effexor.  Of course it's new, so I doubt that insurance will cover it, but if the pdoc can give it to him for free, I'm all for that....

Anyhow, I noticed that DH started doing little things, like calling me just to say "Hi".  And making sure the dogs all got pottied at the right times.  And cleaning up after Sarah (yes, she's still there) because there is no amount of pottying for her that will avoid an accident, unless she goes out every hour or so....

Anyhow, at first I was just so thrilled with these little changes, I didn't even think about the Pristiq--since I'd read that it was similar to Effexor, I wasn't expecting any changes.  Then I realized that the only thing that had changed (besides DH's behavior) was the Pristiq.  I like it.  Yay!