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The Random, Meaningless Announcements Thread 3!
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The "win" comment was a joking reference to the other thread, which perhaps flew over Yogi's head.....or perhaps not.
Get him Olestra instead!
Draka
Wonder Woman
I just thought...the next gift I get him...Just For Men hair dye.
Snow on the ground this morn!
Need more firewood.
Need more firewood.
For those of you who expressed interest/concern a couple of weeks back when I was complaining about headaches, etc.: an update. After having my annual physical and meeting with the psychiatrist who is overseeing my treatment for depression, there is good news.
Physically, I am in good health. Emotionally, I appear to be doing fine (in part because I can't keep on a negative thought long enough to get worried or obsess about it.) I continue to have cognitive problems--specifically poor attention, limited energy and motivation, difficulty engaging in deeper thoughts, inability to multitask or stay on task, and memory issues. This includes near-continuous and often severe headaches over the past two months, which has interfered with work.
Apparently, my reaction to the various medications prescribed for mood and cognitive issues over the last year is unusual (that is, some of them should have worked, and I should not have experienced the severe side effects I did). According to the psychiatrist, less than 1 percent of people my age display what is termed a "slow metabolism," which has nothing to do with digestion, body temperature, blood pressure, etc. Instead, it has to do with how my liver deals with drugs. Basically, it breaks them down too slowly, which causes them to build up in my system to levels that lead to the variety of problems I've been experiencing. A few of the meds did not work at all and caused no side effects, all the rest have caused side effects at low dosages because of the liver process. Essentially, I need a dosage that is a fraction of what a "normal" person needing the drug requires--in other words, I've been ODing on mood levelers.... That's not a good thing. It would have been nice to know this months ago, but frankly, the doctor told me, this is how they find out when people have this condition. It's uncommon outside the elderly, and there is no standard test for it yet. I just love being special.
Therefore, the doctor has reduced the dose for the current medication; it should take about 3 weeks (in a person with a normal liver) before the concentration in my body gets down to the first target (about half the current level); it may be longer in my case. From there, he suspects that the dose may need to be reduced further, depending on how I respond to the lowered dose. In addition, he is also going to put me on a stimulant (at a very low level) to see if that helps with the other cognitive issues. He expects that I will see marked improvement within two weeks. I'm hoping so.
After the semester ends, I will have an MRI to see if there are any physical problems inside my skull, as well as a sleep study (to see if I have sleep apnea or other conditions). After that, depending on my response to the changes in dosage and the results of those tests, there may be other tests.
Based on the updated diagnosis and physical condition, I'm guardedly optimistic that I will be back to something resembling my old self by mid-summer, and ready to teach well again in the fall.
Physically, I am in good health. Emotionally, I appear to be doing fine (in part because I can't keep on a negative thought long enough to get worried or obsess about it.
) I continue to have cognitive problems--specifically poor attention, limited energy and motivation, difficulty engaging in deeper thoughts, inability to multitask or stay on task, and memory issues. This includes near-continuous and often severe headaches over the past two months, which has interfered with work.Apparently, my reaction to the various medications prescribed for mood and cognitive issues over the last year is unusual (that is, some of them should have worked, and I should not have experienced the severe side effects I did). According to the psychiatrist, less than 1 percent of people my age display what is termed a "slow metabolism," which has nothing to do with digestion, body temperature, blood pressure, etc. Instead, it has to do with how my liver deals with drugs. Basically, it breaks them down too slowly, which causes them to build up in my system to levels that lead to the variety of problems I've been experiencing. A few of the meds did not work at all and caused no side effects, all the rest have caused side effects at low dosages because of the liver process. Essentially, I need a dosage that is a fraction of what a "normal" person needing the drug requires--in other words, I've been ODing on mood levelers...
. That's not a good thing. It would have been nice to know this months ago, but frankly, the doctor told me, this is how they find out when people have this condition. It's uncommon outside the elderly, and there is no standard test for it yet. I just love being special. Therefore, the doctor has reduced the dose for the current medication; it should take about 3 weeks (in a person with a normal liver) before the concentration in my body gets down to the first target (about half the current level); it may be longer in my case. From there, he suspects that the dose may need to be reduced further, depending on how I respond to the lowered dose. In addition, he is also going to put me on a stimulant (at a very low level) to see if that helps with the other cognitive issues. He expects that I will see marked improvement within two weeks. I'm hoping so.
After the semester ends, I will have an MRI to see if there are any physical problems inside my skull, as well as a sleep study (to see if I have sleep apnea or other conditions). After that, depending on my response to the changes in dosage and the results of those tests, there may be other tests.
Based on the updated diagnosis and physical condition, I'm guardedly optimistic that I will be back to something resembling my old self by mid-summer, and ready to teach well again in the fall.
A tai-tai?
When I was a young adult, I had a study done to determine the cause of night terrors/something else that caused my body temperature to drop many degrees...not only was it almost impossible to move, they required that I lay still on my back--I have never slept that way; I've been a side-sleeper since early childhood. I did manage to drowse a few minutes, but only because they required me to stay awake for 24 hours prior to the test...
Draka
Wonder Woman
While it is crappy to find out what has been going on within you, with the effects that the drugs are having and how your body is managing them, it is at least some relief to find out that it can be changed and that all the worst possible scenarios in your mind haven't played out in reality. I understand that whole thing with the rare unknown side effect that can't be detected until it is too late. It's what happened with me and Topiramate trashing my kidneys. I hope, though it may take some time, that you start to feel the relief of the changes to dosage and your body correcting itself soon. That really is the downfall of medications meant to regulate the brain. We really don't know enough about the brain, especially the variances between people, to dose medication for it correctly. It is often a guessing game it seems. That we play guessing games with chemicals aimed at adjusting our brains is kind of scary really.For those of you who expressed interest/concern a couple of weeks back when I was complaining about headaches, etc.: an update. After having my annual physical and meeting with the psychiatrist who is overseeing my treatment for depression, there is good news.
Physically, I am in good health. Emotionally, I appear to be doing fine (in part because I can't keep on a negative thought long enough to get worried or obsess about it.
Apparently, my reaction to the various medications prescribed for mood and cognitive issues over the last year is unusual (that is, some of them should have worked, and I should not have experienced the severe side effects I did). According to the psychiatrist, less than 1 percent of people my age display what is termed a "slow metabolism," which has nothing to do with digestion, body temperature, blood pressure, etc. Instead, it has to do with how my liver deals with drugs. Basically, it breaks them down too slowly, which causes them to build up in my system to levels that lead to the variety of problems I've been experiencing. A few of the meds did not work at all and caused no side effects, all the rest have caused side effects at low dosages because of the liver process. Essentially, I need a dosage that is a fraction of what a "normal" person needing the drug requires--in other words, I've been ODing on mood levelers...
Therefore, the doctor has reduced the dose for the current medication; it should take about 3 weeks (in a person with a normal liver) before the concentration in my body gets down to the first target (about half the current level); it may be longer in my case. From there, he suspects that the dose may need to be reduced further, depending on how I respond to the lowered dose. In addition, he is also going to put me on a stimulant (at a very low level) to see if that helps with the other cognitive issues. He expects that I will see marked improvement within two weeks. I'm hoping so.
After the semester ends, I will have an MRI to see if there are any physical problems inside my skull, as well as a sleep study (to see if I have sleep apnea or other conditions). After that, depending on my response to the changes in dosage and the results of those tests, there may be other tests.
Based on the updated diagnosis and physical condition, I'm guardedly optimistic that I will be back to something resembling my old self by mid-summer, and ready to teach well again in the fall.
Wu Wei
ursus senum severiorum and ex-Bisy Backson
Does not matter, back, side, or face down... I still have no idea how anyone sleeps wired up like that
Unfortunately, the universe doesn't recognize much of a difference...you're human? Guess some of you will have to deal with problems some can't even begin to imagine, and others will understand only because they have been there, too...
Thanks! Yeah, was just talking to my son, who's almost 30 and suffers from depression as well--his liver is high metabolism, which means he has to have much higher dose of his medicine...
Draka
Wonder Woman
Apparently I can't deal with even a low dose of brain meds. Both the anti-seizure drug I took and the anti-depressant were at very low dosages meant just for regulation and prevention of migraines. The low dose seizure one caused my kidneys to both fill up with stones and the low dose depression one made me feel like I had the flu for just the few days I was on it and ended up with a full apparition hallucination. I can't imagine how I would ever fare on a full dose of either type of med. I don't want to ever find out. I don't care what my mental state is, I probably should never take brain/mood drugs again. They don't work well with my body.