From the "Fair Warning" department
Jul. 28th, 2005 10:46 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
featherynscaleSomething else about the medical blitz of the other week: They decided that my thyroid levels were in a sort of grey zone between the point where they want me on a .175 tab of replacement hormones or a .200 tab. They opted to go high instead of low.
I have fairly high sensitivities to most drugs, and this one is no exception. Bumping me up 25 micrograms has resulted in a fairly constant hypomanic state over the last few days, AND I'VE ONLY BEEN ON THE NEW DOSE SINCE SUNDAY. According to the literature, any noticible change from starting or stopping the hormone is supposed to take three to four *weeks*. And that's talking about a change of at least 75 micrograms - more for most people. I'm running hot on a 25 mcg upswing in less than a week.
On the one hand, I don't mind hypomania. I really don't even mind full-on mania on the rare occasions that I get to that. It's a lot better than depression and sluggishness, in any case. I get a lot more done, certainly, and I have a lot more fun. HOWEVER. There are a few downsides. One is that it can be difficult to focus on non-fun things. The other is that I may annoy the living light out of people I'm around.
So do me a favor, would you? If I'm irritating you with my moodstate, or especially if I am continually pestering you to go do something fun or obnoxious or whatever, please tell me to sit my chemically-enhanced ass down and shut the hell up. Thanks.
I have fairly high sensitivities to most drugs, and this one is no exception. Bumping me up 25 micrograms has resulted in a fairly constant hypomanic state over the last few days, AND I'VE ONLY BEEN ON THE NEW DOSE SINCE SUNDAY. According to the literature, any noticible change from starting or stopping the hormone is supposed to take three to four *weeks*. And that's talking about a change of at least 75 micrograms - more for most people. I'm running hot on a 25 mcg upswing in less than a week.
On the one hand, I don't mind hypomania. I really don't even mind full-on mania on the rare occasions that I get to that. It's a lot better than depression and sluggishness, in any case. I get a lot more done, certainly, and I have a lot more fun. HOWEVER. There are a few downsides. One is that it can be difficult to focus on non-fun things. The other is that I may annoy the living light out of people I'm around.
So do me a favor, would you? If I'm irritating you with my moodstate, or especially if I am continually pestering you to go do something fun or obnoxious or whatever, please tell me to sit my chemically-enhanced ass down and shut the hell up. Thanks.
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Date: 2005-07-28 08:28 pm (UTC)Prednisone tends to make most eat a lot and be grouchy, but I loved it. I would bounce off the walls and when I'd go to sleep I was asleep but totally aware of what was going on around me like I was awake, and yet I'd wake up feeling awesome. When I was taking that high of a dose was the only time I was a bouncy happy morning person. LoL My allergist stopped giving me that high of a dose after I ended up in there at 7am for a follow up appointment on time bouncy happy and saying how GGGRRREAATTT Prednisone is (He had seen me many mornings prior and I was never like that so he had a very worried/concerned look on his face)... I do wish I would not have said anything as being that manic is fun. Tons o' stuff got done.