March 2, 2008

  • Migraine Headaches And The DEATH OF EBAY

    AAK!!! I've been taking two
    prescriptions that should not be taken together,  given by two
    different doctors! Who the hell am I, HEATH LEDGER??????
    .

    . It hasn't happened in  two nights,  I just found this contraindication of these drugs on Friday.....
    Well,  I would wake up to go pee in the middle of the night and upon standing,  the throbbing in my head would be such that I would end up on the floor crawling into the restroom and spending the rest of the night and the next day on the floor or in bed with the most intense migraine headaches I've had since I first started taking norvir many years ago.

      Now I'm taking it again,  as I've switched cocktails,   and taking Wellbutrin all along,   so neither doctor catches it and finally after missing a few days of work,   sleeping in tubs of hot water which could have proven deadly,  I finally find on the internet that taking these two drugs can cause a seizure. 

    I could have had a seizure and drown in the bathtub which is exactly what happened to someone I work with about six month ago,  although I don't know the reason for his seizure.

     So I've spoken with both Dr.s,  have a physician appt. on Monday,  and the Wellbutrin Dr. agrees with my cutting the pill in half for a week and then calling him to let him know what's going on,   as I know you can't stop it cold turkey,  then a quarter and weening myself off of Wellbutrin and only hopefully I won't notice too much of any negative change, because it's better to be depressed and anxious than full of multiplying virus.Anyway, I had three days off and lofty goals.  Only one goal was met. .

    My one
    accomplishment was to list 64 things on Ebay and start looking for an
    alternate auction site and it looks like many people are leaving Ebay,
    goody,  they suck!

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     One whole day,  Wednesday was spent in bed with that said migraine,  I haven't had one in a few years and have had 5 this past month so it must be the drug combo,  the heart starts pounding and beating the blood up to my head and the pain is so intense.

    and with Sustiva too,  bad bad combo.   neither doctor googled  'norvir wellbutrin':

    .

    HIV 101: Psychiatric and HIV Medication Interactions - The Body

    I BELIEVE MORE PEOPLE ARE DYING FROM PERSCRIPTION COMBINATIONS AND IT IS INCREASING AND THE DRUG COMPANYS ARE TRYING TO KEEP IT QUIET.

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    the psychatrist took a second to look up the dosage and he tells me, and I quote "Yes, by lowering the dosage of Wellbutrin you are significantly decreasing your chances of a seizure."

    Oh, now all of a sudden I'm the doctor and it's MY seizure!

    sheesh!
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Comments (8)

  • sending fresh love & healing  energy from the mountains of Va )))))))   Robins running & air so fresh   it take ones breath     i found it interesting the new drug touted for stopping smoking has a suicide rate off the charts    we who are aware of our bodies  know best when something is terribly wrong even tho the Dr says different  i could write a book   lol   hope you feel better  i lived with a migrain during my years of head surgeries  no fun  but once it's leaves i always had a new appreciation of life without one  lol    blessings  beck

  • well, i'm glad to see you're not dead - though i was begining to wonder - hope you get squared around soon, take care, Peace, Al

  • please be careful! those doctors sure need informed patients like you to keep them on their toes. so many of them are sloppy!

  • Those doctors are incompetent. I'm glad you figured it out yourself and that you're OK.

  • Hey Thanks for the info on eBay. I buy a lot of stuff on eBay to include this new iMac but I don't sell much. About twice a year I list a bunch of stuff and come spring I will be listing some more. Let me know how the new site is and perhaps I will join the revolution.

    I'm glad you had enough wits about you to investigate your meds and such, sheesh...I can't even begin to imagine how scary that would be.

    Also wanted to mention a few sites to you that I have been hanging at, that may interest you. http://dailystrength.org and http://hivaidstribe.com I do enjoy the Tribe cuz it allows you to BE creative, it's kind of like a MySpace for poz peeps and of course DS is really just a nice site and has info on so many things. I'm kind of lost on xanga these days and don't know what half the stuff here is anymore. I'll always keep my blog here though, just maybe not update as much.

    Who knows? I go through streaks I guess.

    Well my fine feathered friend I hope the week ahead is full of Love and Light. I have always enjoyed your Energy.

    BE WELL.

  • Hope you feel better soon!

    P.S.- I use Half.com- not the full on Ebay. I think it is a little better.

  • Yep....Ebay IS the Wal-Mart of the Internet...And  hey, STAY ALIVE....I need yer sanity in this sea of despair...lol

  • glad i could provide a chuckle this morning   hope ur feeling better  God bless your thrusters   love beck

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