I visited the Headache Institute last Thursday and talked to my person there whom I believe to be a physician's assistant. She's able to prescribe, so I asked her to prescribe the 50 mg capsules of Zonisamide that I need to keep the dreaded headache away (at least in the AM).
She's stunningly attractive, and for that reason and others, I think I talked too much.
It had also been very a busy and stressful week, so I was tired.
At work a friend's wife had died, and I drove to the memorial service on Wednesday with one of my other co-workers which was about an hour away and sat through the entire service which was at a United Methodist church. I'm not religious, but it was an experience in nostalgia; searching for the right page in the hymnal.
Being around people is draining.
I had spent an extra hour physically at work on Tuesday because our staff meeting had to be rescheduled to accommodate the memorial service and worked extra when I got home, to make up the time that I would lose.
I was exhausted by Thursday, and actually got a headache when I arrived at the Institute.
I have lost 21 pounds since I was there last in mid June, which is more a triumph of diet than exercise; although I have been going to a gym.
I get the majority of the drugs and treatment that I truly appreciate from them.
The Gabapentin really prepares me for sleep, the vitamin regimen of B2 and Co-Q 10 (400mg) per day with a meal has helped my ability to think enormously. And although the original target dose of Zonisamide was a bit much, the reduced dosage works perfectly. Not to mention the NSAID prescriptions which I could not do without.
Under most circumstances for most of the day, the headache and neck discomfort have disappeared. And I have appropriate remedies for everything else.
So I am very pleased.
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