Greetings,
Now I am going to attempt to explain what has been happening to me for the past couple of days. Recently I had a change in medication to deal with a side-issue. I have been getting chest pains near my sternum for a couple of months now. I went and saw my doctor, he poked and prodded and said he did not know what was going on. I was sent for an x-ray, the upside of this is that it cleared a lot of things off the list but still not solution. We are both thinking it is either a muscular or cartilage problem. The result of this was to increase my medication.
It was known that the side-effects of this combination of medication would result in some drowsiness and some lethargy. What I did not know was it would result in me sleeping for an extended period of time and also feeling "fuzzy-headed" and sluggish all day. While the medication has indeed reduced the pain in my chest, it has resulted in some other side-effects. The increased sleep is an increase of more than six hours and anyone who knows me will tell you that I am not the type to stay on the couch all day, well that is exactly where I have spent at least the last one.
This is truly one of those situations of the question of whether the cure is worse than the problem. I will be giving the current run of medications their chance, and will be giving myself some time to adjust to them. I am just hoping that the resulting in-between time is not too bad and that people will understand exactly what I am going through.
Cheers,
Henry.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Friday, January 8, 2010
08/01/2010 - "The Fog"
Greetings,
Ever had one of those days where you had great things planned? You sit down, pull up a document or something and just sit there and look at it. Your brain will just not engage, all of the stuff that is written seems jumbled, you have to read everything three times, you just can't think straight. If you didn't know better you could have sworn that you were drunk. Well, for the fibromyalgia sufferer, this is more frequent than a person would like.
The brain fog is one of the mental symptoms of FM and it can be one of the most annoying. For a person who tends to write most of the time, aside from the pain and movement restriction, this is one of the most annoying. On days with "the fog", as I have named it, comes in; thinking seems to take more effort than it should, words just do not make the sense that they should, and even words you have written yourself seem to be less meaningful than they should. This makes getting any sort of work done a true chore.
On the worst days dealing with this symptom, about the best that I achieve is to sit in front of the TV and watch DVDs or play some mindless game. Something where I can be passive and do not actually have to put much thought into it. Of course the result of this is what could be called a "wasted" day. Nothing is really achieved and as such frustration sets in as a result. This of course leads to negative feeling and even some more physical symptoms.
On days when "the fog" rolls in, I tend to avoid contact with most people. This is because I have enough frustration thinking for myself, let alone dealing with other people. On days like this I might as well not bother to think about much as most of the time it is pointless. It is only with a great deal of persistence that it is possible to cut through this fog.
"The fog" is really annoying and can hamper a person's existence, especially when they have things they need to get done. For those sufferers who are studying this can lead to some real problems, especially with deadlines for assignments and other assessment items. In my case, I usually battle this particular symptom with caffeine. This allows me to be able to think at a normal sort of level again, and does stave off some of the lethargy which tends to be associated with it. On other people's part, all that is required for the person with FM is a little patience, they will get through, it may just take a little more time.
Ever had one of those days where you had great things planned? You sit down, pull up a document or something and just sit there and look at it. Your brain will just not engage, all of the stuff that is written seems jumbled, you have to read everything three times, you just can't think straight. If you didn't know better you could have sworn that you were drunk. Well, for the fibromyalgia sufferer, this is more frequent than a person would like.
The brain fog is one of the mental symptoms of FM and it can be one of the most annoying. For a person who tends to write most of the time, aside from the pain and movement restriction, this is one of the most annoying. On days with "the fog", as I have named it, comes in; thinking seems to take more effort than it should, words just do not make the sense that they should, and even words you have written yourself seem to be less meaningful than they should. This makes getting any sort of work done a true chore.
On the worst days dealing with this symptom, about the best that I achieve is to sit in front of the TV and watch DVDs or play some mindless game. Something where I can be passive and do not actually have to put much thought into it. Of course the result of this is what could be called a "wasted" day. Nothing is really achieved and as such frustration sets in as a result. This of course leads to negative feeling and even some more physical symptoms.
On days when "the fog" rolls in, I tend to avoid contact with most people. This is because I have enough frustration thinking for myself, let alone dealing with other people. On days like this I might as well not bother to think about much as most of the time it is pointless. It is only with a great deal of persistence that it is possible to cut through this fog.
"The fog" is really annoying and can hamper a person's existence, especially when they have things they need to get done. For those sufferers who are studying this can lead to some real problems, especially with deadlines for assignments and other assessment items. In my case, I usually battle this particular symptom with caffeine. This allows me to be able to think at a normal sort of level again, and does stave off some of the lethargy which tends to be associated with it. On other people's part, all that is required for the person with FM is a little patience, they will get through, it may just take a little more time.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
03/01/2010 - Weather
Greetings,
Well, not the best way to start a year. The weather has been changeable so my joints have been giving me hell. This has been going on since Christmas. The weather can really affect me sometimes, and can cause all sorts of issues.
This is one of the problems with FM being much like arthritis is that it is affected by weather. Wet weather, dry weather, I don't mind which. I just have problems with weather that is changeable. If it stays to one or the other I don't mind but when it changes then this is when problems start.
On the same subject, with no suprise I prefer warmer weather than cooler weather as it gives me less issues. The cold tends to seep in to the joints and cause all sorts of problems. This of course means that I have some problems with winter. Cold is simply not fun, sudden changes in temperature can cause similar issues so going from hot to air conditioning is not necessarily good. Anyway, I think I have sprouted enough on this subject.
Cheers,
Henry.
Well, not the best way to start a year. The weather has been changeable so my joints have been giving me hell. This has been going on since Christmas. The weather can really affect me sometimes, and can cause all sorts of issues.
This is one of the problems with FM being much like arthritis is that it is affected by weather. Wet weather, dry weather, I don't mind which. I just have problems with weather that is changeable. If it stays to one or the other I don't mind but when it changes then this is when problems start.
On the same subject, with no suprise I prefer warmer weather than cooler weather as it gives me less issues. The cold tends to seep in to the joints and cause all sorts of problems. This of course means that I have some problems with winter. Cold is simply not fun, sudden changes in temperature can cause similar issues so going from hot to air conditioning is not necessarily good. Anyway, I think I have sprouted enough on this subject.
Cheers,
Henry.
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