Saturday, April 19, 2008

Well, I went to the doctor Friday, and I am now on Prozac......took my first dose today. I hope it helps me....

She also wants me to do a sleep study the end of May. She thinks I have sleep apnea....I know I do snore a lot, but to be honest, I don't think I have it. A major sign of it is being constantly sleepy, and falling asleep during the day. Thats not me. I mean, I am tired, but its just cos of all the hours I work. I worked 17 hours on Thursday. I went in at 930 am and didnt get off till 230 friday morning. Thats why I'm tired. I don't start the day out tired. I wake up feeling refreshed most of the time. I am thinking of changing doctors. it seems like to her, every problem I bring up is caused by my weight. I know I am over weight but not ALL my problems are caused by that. Sheesh. It's so hard to find a good doctor these days.

My blood pressure is good now though. It was high, and she put me on meds....I took em for a month, then ran out but my pressure is still good. My sugar is still up. so I am still taking my metformin for that....now I am on birth control, metformin and prozac. My desk is beginning to look like my grams with all the pill bottles!! I just dropped 62 bucks at the pharmacy!!!!

Well, I am gonna get off here. Joe is taking me to Olive Garden for my bday dinner. I got a new outfit to wear..I am looking forward to actually going on a "date" with him!

6 comments:

Lavinia said...

Hi Pearl,

I'm no doctor, but I am a mom, and my take is that you are working too many hours; I know you have compelling reasons to do so, but the body is not meant to work 17 hours a day. I know its not every day that you do that; I'm sorry to sound like a bossy-boots. You are an adult and know what's best for you. I hope the medicines don't interact with each other; you may want to speak to the pharmacist about that. Oh boy, there I go, being a mom again...okay, okay, I will stop it now, and just say, I hope you enjoy your Olive Garden dinner. They closed down the Olive Garden in Canada, some years ago, I don't know why. I loved their bottomless soup and salad.

Regards,
Lavinia

Anonymous said...

Druggie! lol

Sassy said...

I take Prozac and I thank God for it! You will find that you aren't stressed or worried as much. Matter of fact, when it starts working good...you could cut your arm off and not even care. lmao

Good luck, chick!

Holly said...

Yeah, I don't know why doctor's want to blame EVERYTHING on weight. I guess because it's the most obvious culprit, if not the correct one.

Anyhoo, the only thing that would concern me would be the high blood pressure. Because even though it might not be caused by excessive weight, it can be alleviated with weight loss. And it's good that your pressure was ok when you ran out of meds, but please just be careful, okey doke? I've seen people have strokes because of high blood pressure and it isn't fun or pretty.

Let us know how that Prozac works for you. I was thinking about maybe trying it after the baby's here. Love you girlie! Happy late birthday!!

fineartist said...

They say a headache is a sign of high blood pressure, so be on the look out, just in case.

And I hear ya, it's really difficult to find a good doctor now days. I found a great one and then he died, damn it. I sure miss that guy.

Oh have lots of fun on your date hon!

love ya, mean it,
Lori

Lavinia said...

Hi Pearl; how was your special evening out? How was the Olive Garden?

Regards,
Lavinia