Nov
26
2009
Labeling vitamins!My new rheumy — so far, very pleased — agreed that nausea caused by Plaquenil doesn’t help me. I didn’t even have to explain it, he told me to stop taking them right away and to increase my
MTX. This means I need to get new pre-pared syringes.
This makes the MTX basically the only ‘real’ medication I still take, apart from the occasional naproxen or paracetamol (Tylenol).
I do take a decent load of vitamins in a medicinal way, not taking them causes plenty of issues, and they may interact with each-other / other meds so I always count them as medication.
My last blood-test showed a deficiency of vitamin D, ferritine, low B12. Still waiting for the vitamin B1.
Currently I take:
- MTX
- once per week, as injection, for the RA
- folic acid
- once per week, to counteract the side-effects of MTX
- vitamin B12
- once per month injection due to inability to absorb
- vitamin D
- as cod liver oil, twice per day, also comes with vitamin A, and as tiny tablets, four per day, for ‘senior citizens’ which just have D in them
- multi-vitamins
- also for ‘senior citizens’ which has extra vitamin B1, iron and zinc, twice per day
- calcium
- twice per day, with extra vitamin K and D
Mixing and matching turns into another juggling game because too many of certain vitamins (A) and minerals (iron and zinc) poison my liver, and my liver has a hard time dealing with all the other poison already, so I don’t want to push that ;)
My body needs lots of fine-tuning.
Jul
13
2009
My RA started acting up with the rain, so I decided to take naproxen twice daily until it calmed down (which seems like the best solution so far, even though it gives me tummy-aches). Usually I stick to one naproxen, but it got so bad this time that I decided to suck it up and take two.
And I’ve had so many weird dreams since I started them. I still blame the plaquenil, as that caused weird dreams when I started it, however, the naproxen seems to have a part in it too. I have no doubt the medication causes these dreams, as an interesting side-effect. Sure beats the cramps and nausea…
A few nights ago I dreamt I witnessed the disappearance of my father (that in itself doesn’t really fit) on an ice island near the North Pole where I tried to fight of pink slimy monsters that came to invade my house from the other side of the island, by following the barb-wire on the edge of the island (near the icy cold water) that we used as phone lines.
Last night I dreamt I got caught up in a robbery and had to follow the bad guys with as many cold coins in my pockets as I could carry and then getting locked up in a boat.
I’ve had weird dreams all my life, but these recent ones really top the rest. Extremely vivid, and even though it would normally turn into a nightmare, I remain calm in the dream (and afterwards) and basically go with the flow. I just wake up with this huge WTF-feeling.
Maybe I’ll start writing them down, they’re pretty cool really :-)
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