Fri, Apr 25, 2008
Inhaler
Posted to Miscellaneous category
Well, the inhaler experiment has been a failure. I have the gag reflex from hell and was never able, as far as I can tell, to actually get the medication into my bronchial tube and lungs. So I'm still having bouts of nasty coughing, though they seem to be decreasing slowly.
And the steroids that ended up elsewhere in my system were giving me constant headaches. Not incapacitating headaches like migraines, but bad enough to be distracting. Not what I need when I am trying to work.
I think it was affecting my appetite, too, which is not a good sign. I could stand to lose some weight, but not because I'm being poisoned by medications.
If the coughing doesn't decrease I may give my acupuncturist a call next week, when the steroids have had time to fade a bit. It would be nice to get to the allergist appointment in June without going onto steroids.
On a more cheerful note, I've been very carefull to take the St. John's Wort at regular times this week. The computer is now set to ping me at noon and suppertime so I won't forget them. I have now managed to go a full week without a meltdown or recurrence of fever for the first time in what seems like forever.