Monday, January 10, 2005
Not impressed so far....
Took my first Mirapex, a Parkinson's med, at bedtime last night in the hopes of quelling the nasty muscle twitches I've been getting in my sleep. I did not achieve those results at all...in fact, the opposite is what happened. Yikes.
I slept for about two and a half hours, then after a potty break, I couldn't go back to sleep at all. I do get that sort of insomnia occasionally, but this felt different....I was really wired, that awful drug-induced kind of hyper, AND I was actually twitching MORE, not less. My Ambien didn't help at all, but I was too nauseous and dizzy to get out of bed and do something else.
I laid around for about three more hours until the room stopped spinning sufficiently for me to get up. My legs were terribly sore from the extra twitching, so I did some stretches I'm learning on the fitball. By mid-afternoon, the awful out-of-control feeling wore off and I went to get my hair cut.
I really don't want to take another Mirapex, but I will tonight in case last night was a fluke. If the same thing happens tonight, I will be calling the sleep specialist on Monday. The last thing I need is to feel even worse than I already do.
One good thing....it was WARM today, warm enough for me to get the car washed, so my joints gave me a break somewhat. Where I live, the road crews use a de-icer that contains vegetable oil, which does give you traction on the snow, but it sticks to your car like glue, and after a snowstorm or two, you can't see through your windshield, and your headlights are all dim because of the gunk that has accumulated on them. So I really appreciate those 50 degree days when I can finally wash all that stuff off.
Haven't installed that software yet.....really should get to it tonight while I'm still halfway coherent.
Pain level: 6
Fatigue level: 8
I slept for about two and a half hours, then after a potty break, I couldn't go back to sleep at all. I do get that sort of insomnia occasionally, but this felt different....I was really wired, that awful drug-induced kind of hyper, AND I was actually twitching MORE, not less. My Ambien didn't help at all, but I was too nauseous and dizzy to get out of bed and do something else.
I laid around for about three more hours until the room stopped spinning sufficiently for me to get up. My legs were terribly sore from the extra twitching, so I did some stretches I'm learning on the fitball. By mid-afternoon, the awful out-of-control feeling wore off and I went to get my hair cut.
I really don't want to take another Mirapex, but I will tonight in case last night was a fluke. If the same thing happens tonight, I will be calling the sleep specialist on Monday. The last thing I need is to feel even worse than I already do.
One good thing....it was WARM today, warm enough for me to get the car washed, so my joints gave me a break somewhat. Where I live, the road crews use a de-icer that contains vegetable oil, which does give you traction on the snow, but it sticks to your car like glue, and after a snowstorm or two, you can't see through your windshield, and your headlights are all dim because of the gunk that has accumulated on them. So I really appreciate those 50 degree days when I can finally wash all that stuff off.
Haven't installed that software yet.....really should get to it tonight while I'm still halfway coherent.
Pain level: 6
Fatigue level: 8
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