06 Mar 2017 - Bruxism

'lo, everyone. Hope your day went alright. 

 Day ten on escitalopram. I just learned that bruxism is a common side effect when starting an SSRI, which means that the jaw clenching I've been noticing over the past week is due to the drug. I brux as it is when I'm under stress in some way, and there are deadlines hanging over my head right now, so I wasn't sure if the clenching and grinding was due to that or to the drug. Occam's razor says it's the drug. 

 I'd rate today's mood a nice, level 5. I think that I'm returning to my normal baseline, which is good - I'm really not used to feeling distinctly good all the time, and I was getting a little worried about possible mania. 

 I don't have mania, just to clarify. Just depression. 

 Today was a standard, nothing-special day. Went to class. Worked in my lab. Went to more classes. Back to the lab. The only thing worth mentioning that happened is that I missed a chance to get a free mango smoothie. Oh well.

Until tomorrow, I guess.

06 Mar 2017 

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