Medication: Cranky Pants and Snarky Parky
To continue: Day 6- (blog 6 synchronicity?) Starting medication
Questions in no order:
Today I am starting to take 2- 1/2 pills a day- 5 hours a
part. So far it makes my stomach a little queasy and..... not sure it helps in
any way. Why am I taking this?
On that note, yesterday a man with Parkinson's said in my
“Dancing with Parkinson's “class that he takes 3 pills a day and feels it
doesn't do anything. That was
disheartening to hear. I had asked for peoples' experiences with starting
Sinemet. Mostly because of Zoom and also maybe because of Snarky Parky too I
couldn't hear their answers very well.
In the Parkinson's foundation research info it states that
many researchers would prefer people who have just been diagnosed and haven't
started medication yet. Should I be
starting?
OK, I chickened out. I called but I asked for a referral for a physical therapist in the area, who has specialty training and experience working with PD. She will send it to my email address. Something I needed to ask and meant to call about. But really I just want to talk to someone and cry today. Though I am sure they would have gotten me a lovely person to talk to- that didn't seem like a question I needed to ask- more of a vent I needed to do.
So, in walked my husband while I was writing that and crying. I am so grateful he is my friend.
He looked up on line about side effects of Sinemet and found that it could cause mood changes. And he helped me laugh. Which is a great mood change.
I took the 2nd ½ pill.
Take care,
Nancy
Nancy -- OF COURSE you feel cranky and unsure of what to do! I'd be in major tantrum mode. I encourage you to let it out -- scream at Snarky Parky for being in your body. Tell SP exactly what you think of him/her. Tell SP in no uncertain terms that you are an unwelcoming host. Then throw something against the wall! Maybe make a poster of SP to rip up or sling mud at (one way to get some exercise!). Am I being dramatic? Hell no! Let the energy flow! On the lighter side, you could just start a conversation with SP and ask it what it wants from you, why it is there, etc. Or you could engage your body in serious conversation and ask it what it wants from you. But I really suggest going with the yelling and tantruming first! I don't know about you, but I feel better just having written about it! (Gee, could it be I'm feeling a teensy bit of my own anger with SP??). Love you, my dear, and will be happy to join you in some mud-slinging at SP. And though I hesitate to say this, I will say it anyway -- don't be afraid to ask for divine guidance and help. Ask your higher self, your guardian angel, archangel Rafael, God, the Universe, the Divine Mother, Mr. Holy Pants, whoever is willing to assist you and come to your aid. Ask for guidance in whatever form it can be made available to you -- words, signs, dreams, books falling open to a certain page, coming across an article, etc. If you don't believe in divine guidance, do it anyway. Myself, I'm big on consulting psychics. What have you got to lose? And something else just popped into my head -- muscle testing, or "applied kineseology," a method that many chiropractors use to ask questions of the body. If you want to talk more about any of this -- or want someone to join you in throwing mud at SP -- or would find it amusing to hear more crazy ideas -- you know where I am! XO
ReplyDeleteHow many ways can I say I love your comment and suggestions.
DeleteNancy, I too find this wonderful advise.
DeleteLate to the party, this email finally found me. I remember you telling me of it, however it came through on gmail, not my other one. Sure I did this for a reason.
I remember, Aunt Bunny also had Parkinson's .
You are not your mother, this is true and research has come along way in 20 years.
Sisterely love, always in my prayers. Rita