How I'm doing today.

[pattrose]

I had to have an xray on my left ankle, where I had fallen on it in Feb. It's never really healed up all the way and the doc wanted to be sure it's all right. Then they took a fasting blood sugar, but the doc thinks I'm fine in that department. I guess I'll know in a few days time. He said he wanted me to take a new drug for the Meniere's Disease so we're going to try that tomorrow. I guess that would be today. LOL So looks like I'll be just fine unless something comes back abnomal. We'll see.

I hope you're all doing well.

Hugs, Patt

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[pattrose.livejournal.com]

I have two things to try. ONe is called Meclizine and the other is called, Promethazine. We'll see which one works or not. Have you taken either of these before?

[grey853.livejournal.com]

Meclizine is the generic form of antivert and Promethazine is phenergan. I couldn't take either one. They both made me too sedated to function. Some people can tolerate them, but since I live alone, it wasn't feasible since antivert in particular would put me to sleep for about 6 hours. In fact, my specialist actually gave me both of those and told me to take them together. I don't think I got up the whole weekend except to go to the bathroom. When I tried them alone, it wasn't much better. This was before I retired, so I just couldn't take them and even think about working or driving a car.

I have a very low tolerance for any kind of anti-nausea/vertigo medicine because they either knock me out, or in the case of prednisone, another drug often given for Meniere's, it sent my blood pressure too high.

I hope you have better luck with them. {{{{Hugs}}}}

[pattrose.livejournal.com]

They make me tired too, but not too badly. So I sure can't complain. Hopefully they'll help today and the rest of this week. I'm hoping it's gone soon.