tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post4086852022504421171..comments2024-03-28T10:08:38.560-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Up EarlyRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-57881613022516033732017-05-18T12:29:49.038-04:002017-05-18T12:29:49.038-04:00My wife was taking a beta blocker (Inderal) for he...My wife was taking a beta blocker (Inderal) for her hand tremor and finally had to stop. It was gorking her out the way you describe.<br /><br />MDs are Minor Deities in their own minds but I treat them as technicians helping care for my chassis. Highly trained, yes but just as likely to provide bad information as good. <br /><br />Remember being told butter was evil, drink low fat milk, 60% carbohydrates and low fat in your diet, and control your salt intake? All those recommendations are now trash.<br /><br />You are the expert in how you feel and what is and is not working. It may be time to find another MD.Rick Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04748076795783834112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-34200671189639064952017-05-18T11:41:19.362-04:002017-05-18T11:41:19.362-04:00I have not had any problems dropping meds that had...I have not had any problems dropping meds that had a really adverse effect on me. My sawbones has understood that quality of life is right up there with trying to get lab numbers back into the corral.<br /><br />One particular cholesterol med was giving me leg cramps so bad that sleep was impossible. We 'negotiated' a downsizing of the dosage until the cramps subsided, yet still was getting a therapeutic dose.<br /><br />Blood pressure and psychoactive drugs are notorious for zombifying the patient, and a lot of juggling may be needed to create a good compromise between effectiveness and mental clarity.<br /><br />Talk with your doc about this, no need to be bashful.<br /><br />RazCountglockulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04439720948349353264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-53979298933288008522017-05-18T11:20:29.786-04:002017-05-18T11:20:29.786-04:00Actually a fairly common reaction to that "se...Actually a fairly common reaction to that "second medicine." A friend drove her truck into a ditch about a few days after starting it... won't go back.<br /><br />Me I don't have too much trouble with it, though I seem to have misplaced my ambition. (It was here when I saw it last. If I could only clean the house, I'm sure it will turn up...) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com