The stopping medication thing is falling apart, bit by bit. First off I got the flu (or whatever it was) that didn’t respond to anything other than Hydromet. Insomnia set in… and then my asthma took a turn for the worse. So, more albuterol than normal plus the occasional, desperate puff of Symbicort. Then the diagnosis of severe gerd causing inflammation in my larynx so I was back on Protonix, full-strength (40mg 2xdaily) for a few days.
And now I’m back on 100mg a night of Seroquel.
For now.
I do have an appointment to meet a General Practitioner, this Saturday. I’m nervous about it. I’m trying to figure out exactly what to tell him I need help with, so I’ll be practicing here over the next few days.
Today’s take: The Triangle.
“It’s like this, doc: I have asthma, GERD, and Bipolar Disorder NOS. All 3 have had a major impact on my life, and all 3 are – individually, at least – well controlled by medication; but the medication I take for one has a negative impact on another, and this goes on and on in a vicious circle. I keep finding myself at a place where I’m taking huge prescribed doses of these strong medications and things are going downhill with all 3 diseases and then – wham – one doctor will want to add even more drugs to try to fix things. The last time that happened was last December, and I decided to try to get off everything to get a better fix on what was what where the illnesses are concerned, and here I am. I need help managing all of this and I have a feeling it’s going to require some time – more than 15 minutes every six months, for instance. The symptoms of the illnesses are getting much worse (I think – though I’m not sure), and the side effects have become well-neigh intolerable and, I think, dangerous. Help!
And then I can whip out my spreadsheet of afflictions.
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