So, almost done my first full week at the second adjustment to my medications. It's been funny how different this taper is. First taper, symptoms came, got worse, then lessened and disappeared over 14 days. This time, they've been coming and going and they range in intensity.
I experienced my first "brain zap" on day 5 along with a lot of dizziness. Day 6 was a lot better with just a little dizziness. I even felt well enough to visit with some family. Day 7 not so great. Headache for most of the day and just generally feeling run down. Now that I think of it, I skipped my vitamin B and C supplements today. I did take the vitamin D. It's much easier to take D because it's just a few drops rather than taking a huge pill for the other two. Why do vitamins have to be so big and so stinky?
So, I guess I'll take my vitamins now and see if it helps how I feel in the morning. I wish I could rush this and get off the medication quicker, but I know that I would feel a lot worse. Perhaps I rushed the second taper, but I was following my doctor's intstructions. I think I'll go in and see him before the next taper. He left it pretty much as "come in if you want to". Funny, to put me on the meds in the first place, I had to go in after the first week, then every 2 weeks after that to make sure everything was going well. To taper the medication, they don't seem as concerned.
Tomorrow is my day at the chiropractor. I'm looking forward to having my adjustment to see if it helps me with the symptoms a bit. I usally feel much better afterwards.
They say that to make a change in your life, you need to have a big "Why". It's taken some time to figure out what my why is. My why is that I want to live my life and be involved in my life and stop watching from the sidelines. I want to feel again and be a part of something. I want to be more involved with my family and not go through the motions. I want to be healthy.
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