Yet another day of side effects...Yippee!!

From drugs.com

Side Effects of This Medicine (Mirapex)

More common

Dizziness, lightheadedness, or fainting, especially when standing up; drowsiness; hallucinations (seeing, hearing, or feeling things that are not there); nausea; trouble in sleeping; twitching, twisting, or other unusual body movements; unusual tiredness or weakness

Less common

Confusion; cough; difficulty in swallowing; double vision or other changes in vision; falling asleep without warning;; fearfulness, suspiciousness, or other mental changes; fever; frequent urination; memory loss; muscle or joint pain; muscle weakness; restlessness or need to keep moving; shortness of breath; swelling of body; tightness in chest; troubled breathing; wheezing; writhing, twisting, or other unusual body movements

Rare

Abnormal thinking; anxiety; bloody or cloudy urine; chest pain; difficult, burning, or painful urination; dizziness; frequent urge to urinate; loss of bladder control; mood or mental changes; swelling of arms or legs

Other side effects may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. However, check with your doctor if any of the following side effects continue or are bothersome:

More common

Constipation; dryness of mouth; headache; heartburn, indigestion, or acid stomach

Less common

Abnormal dreams; decreased sexual drive or ability; general feeling of discomfort or illness; increased cough; increased sweating; itching; joint pain; loss of appetite; runny nose; skin problems, such as rash or itching; weight loss

I've bolded the ones I have.

Today is as bad as yesterday...depressed, depressed, depressed......

Paul says it's b/c I need rest. We'll see. I have been on the "go" since last week. I just am so down and have no motivation to do ANYTHING... Ugh...

I see the Dr. today at 1pm.

Toodles.

Today is just not a good day

Today is not a good day.

I am so tired.
I feel like my body weights 2000 pounds.
I can't think straight.
and
I am hugely depressed today.


***Sigh***

Trying to just hang in there and make the best of it.

I think the meds are making me become a shopaholic... I am spending money on stuff we don't need when we don't even have the money to spend. I have a dr appt Friday. I'll talk to her about it.

Toodles.

OMG!!!

OK...week 4 not going so hot.

I am so extremely nausous!! I can't eat. I guess it's one way to lose weight. I also have major "brain fog". Pd symptoms are so/so...but I had a very LONG weekend.

We drove to CT on Friday night getting there about 10:30pm. Stayed up chatting with my brother until about 12 then went to bed. Drove to NJ on Sat for a family party. Saw family I hadn't seen in 3-4 years. It was so amazingly wonderful. I miss them all so much. I miss seeing them like I did when I was growing up. My cousins were like my brothers & sisters. It makes me sad that B doesn't get to experience that.

So, we were there until about 7:30pm then drove back to CT which took us 3 hours!! Stupid traffic.

We ordered pizza when we got to my moms b/c we were all starving. Went to bed at about 1am. Got up Sun and drove back to MA. Thank God that drive wasn't bad traffic wise. However, B got sick on the drive home. He had a 24 hour stomach bug. He went to camp today because it was the first day and I didn't want him to miss it. Does that make me a bad mom??

Anyway, it was a long but good weekend.

The only sad part is I didn't go to see my BFF in PA. P just wasn't up for the 5 1/2 drive home on Sunday. He needed to mow the lawn and tend to the pool etc.. I can't blame him but it still made me sad. I promise ML that we'll get down there one of these days. I miss you...hope you are ok.

Well, back to work for me. Later I'll write more about my brother & his kids...what a story that is...

Toodles.

Paul won his 2nd Emmy last week!!!

I have been so busy doing life things (because I can move!!!)that I forgot to post abou this! He won for Arthur. I am so proud of him.

Outstanding Children's Animated Program

ARTHUR * PBS
PIERRE VALETTE, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
TOPER TAYLOR, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
LESLEY TAYLOR, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
MARC BROWN, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
PAUL HIGGINS, COORDINATING PRODUCER
DIANE DALLAIRE, PRODUCER
JACQUI DEEGAN, PRODUCER
GEOFF ADAMS, PRODUCER
TOLON BROWN, PRODUCER
GREG BAILEY, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
DEBRA TOFFAN, VOICE DIRECTOR
PETER K. HIRSCH, HEAD WRITER
STEPHANIE SIMPSON, HEAD WRITER
DEITRICH SMITH, WRITER
RAYE LANKFORD, WRITER
HILARY ILLICK, WRITER

End of week 3/start of week 4

So,to catch up, week 3 went ok. Little more nausea and tiredness but I seemed to adjust by Monday. PD wise, I felt fantastic! So much energy and no stiffness. I am convinced I do NOT have placebo. I think I have meds in the morning dose & evening dose.

Started week 4 this past Wed. This was the start of the highest dose (if I don't have placebo). OMG...I am SOOO nauseaus! And so tired...I feel like I am drunk or high or something... I had my visit from Aunt Flo last Sat but it was a very odd visit. Only bled one day then spotted the rest. So, when the nausea got to be so bad on Thurs I actually stopped to get a HPT, just in case. It was negative. I am walking around with saltines & ginger ale. I definitely have the drug in the AM & PM b/c by 2pm I feel fine and stay fine until I take the PM dose at around 7pm. I am so hoping I adjust to this like I did all the other weeks. Yikes!

PD symptoms though continue to be awesome! Except for what seems to be an increase in my tremor when the meds are at their highest. But, I can deal.

I see the Dr. on June 29th. Yeah!

Toodles.

Hair cut

I almost forgot to post this! I got my hair cut last Tuesday and the girl who did it straightened it. Now I have super naturally curly hair...this girl managed to get my hair pin straight. It took 40 minutes...but it was straight. It'll never look like this again!

Ending Week 2

Week 2 is coming to an end. I start next level of meds tomorrow. Then that brings me to the top level.

I did seem to adjust to the meds again this week. By Monday I was feeling myself again.

Aunt Flo is due to pay me a visit any minute so I am feeling rather crappy b/c of that plus it always makes my symptoms worse so I am a bit more stiff and un-coordinated today.

B finishes school this Friday. His "graduation" ceremony is Thursday morning. I can not believe he is finished with elementry school. He'll be in middle school next year. He is growing up so fast. I am trying to remind myself to enjoy this time with him. He is already showing signs of being a hormonal teenager. Mood swings...OMG!!

The Creative Craft Daytime Emmy's are this Thursday night. P is not going b/c of B's graduation. However, it is being broadcast on the Web live. Of course that means watching it at 10pm...but we'll probably stay up to watch. The sucky thing is if they win they only get one statue this year. Stupid Emmy people decided to cut back this year. If you want your own emmy, you need to buy it. (such as in this case where when a show wins there is more than one person who actually wins). He's not suer if he'll buy one or not. Apparently they are going to be rather expensive. We'll see... His odds are pretty good he'll win, being he is nominated in 4 out of the 5 in his catagory.

It's been a pretty quiet time for us lately. And, I think the summer is going to stay that way. The weekend of the 23rd we are hoping to travel to NJ to see my cousin & extended family. They are having a 1st birthday party for their son who they adopted last year. Then I am hoping we get to see my BFF. She only lives an hour from my cousin's house. We could drive there and stay the night and then leave Sun afternoon. It would be a quick visit but it would be so amazing to see her & her family. It's been over 3 years since I have seen her in person. We email & talk pretty regularly but I have not physically seen her in years. I hope it works out.

Anyhoo, back to work for me. Overall, despite major PMS, I am feeling pretty good. Cranky but good.

Toodles.

New med

So, I started a new med on May 30th. Mirapex. You triate up on the dose.

First week went well. First day felt "weird". Like I was drunk, speech slurred, really tired, nausea. All got better but the tiredness. Unitl about day 6 then I had a surge of energy.

Today I increased my dose. Again I feel "weird"...drunk like. Dizziness, nausea, somnolence, asthenia (feeling of weekness w/out acutal loss of strength)and constipation (that actually started a few days ago. BUT I definately feel less stiff. My mobility is much better...if only I had the energy to move! :o)

So, we'll see how this goes. It takes 3 weeks to get to the full dose. Hopefully with each increase I'll adjust accordingly.

Toodles