Minor health update
So as many of you know, I've been bad about updating in here as there's been so much going on... its weird how you can have so much and yet so little going on at the same time.
The most recent thing to update you all on is health. I've been having some really horrid back pain lately and it got so bad that I ended up making an appointment to see a doctor about it. The pain has been primarily in my left lower back, though sometimes on my right. Now before any of you go mentioning my sciatica, bear in mind that this is all muscle related, and so is therefore separate. Not that the sciatica dun make it worse, but still. Pain is miserable.
So this past Wednesday I went and saw a Dr. about the whole thing. Here's what she determined: High Blood Pressure and muscle spasms in the back, as well as the sciatica. So she put me on some meds that are really messing with my energy levels:
10mg Flexeril (Cyclobenzaprine) -- Muscle Relaxer
12.5mg Hydrochlorothiazide -- Blood Pressure Reducer
500mg Naproxen Sodium -- Pain Killers
Yes, that seems like a lot... I've never been one to be able to get rid of pain with small doses of stuff, so the Naproxen has to be in large doses. As for the others, I suppose the doses aren't that big, but they're significant enough to cause me to have random peaks and valleys of energy throughout the day, even with a good long night's sleep. Granted, I've only been on them a few days, but still, its rather annoying to be having such drastic ups and downs.
In any case, I'm tired from the day (as well as the meds), so I'm going to leave you all for a bit and get some rest. Just finished dinner not too long ago, so nothing left to do tonight but try to take care of myself. Niters~
The most recent thing to update you all on is health. I've been having some really horrid back pain lately and it got so bad that I ended up making an appointment to see a doctor about it. The pain has been primarily in my left lower back, though sometimes on my right. Now before any of you go mentioning my sciatica, bear in mind that this is all muscle related, and so is therefore separate. Not that the sciatica dun make it worse, but still. Pain is miserable.
So this past Wednesday I went and saw a Dr. about the whole thing. Here's what she determined: High Blood Pressure and muscle spasms in the back, as well as the sciatica. So she put me on some meds that are really messing with my energy levels:
10mg Flexeril (Cyclobenzaprine) -- Muscle Relaxer
12.5mg Hydrochlorothiazide -- Blood Pressure Reducer
500mg Naproxen Sodium -- Pain Killers
Yes, that seems like a lot... I've never been one to be able to get rid of pain with small doses of stuff, so the Naproxen has to be in large doses. As for the others, I suppose the doses aren't that big, but they're significant enough to cause me to have random peaks and valleys of energy throughout the day, even with a good long night's sleep. Granted, I've only been on them a few days, but still, its rather annoying to be having such drastic ups and downs.
In any case, I'm tired from the day (as well as the meds), so I'm going to leave you all for a bit and get some rest. Just finished dinner not too long ago, so nothing left to do tonight but try to take care of myself. Niters~