Last Friday I began taking my "anti-convulsants." I knew there would be some side effects from these, especially since I am pretty sensitive to medicine. The first couple days it completely wiped me out. Words cannot even express how the medications made me feel..mentally and physically. I decided to stay in Cuyahoga Falls instead of going to Twinsburg as I usually do, just in case anything happened. So, Brian came over, we went to On Tap, and I took my pills. Then, we watched Band of Brothers and...I fell asleep. Pretty much right away. Saturday morning I woke up and felt like I had been hit by a truck. I was tired, woozy, and dizzy. My body was even sore like I had worked out. I forced myself to go downstairs (after I smelled some food cooking) and found that my mom made a huge (and healthy) breakfast! I ate...a lot. Then Brian and I went back upstairs and laid around for a bit. I decided that I did not want to spend my whole Saturday doing nothing so I got ready and we went to the mall, head spinning just a tad! Yes, I still felt pretty crappy, but as my mom says, I'm a trooper! I am not one to go down without a fight! I picked out two new pair of glasses that I desperately needed and we walked around the mall a bit. Then, we came back to the house, watched My Bloody Valentine and went to Metro Burger. We had never been there before, but my friend Tywon always talks about it. It was a pretty neat experience! I recommend anyone going there. They even have veggie burgers. There is also a cool store next door called Market Path that was closed at the time. They sell all of these cool fair trade goods. Hopefully I will get to go there soon. After we got back, we watched Friday the 13th, but of course I was struggling to keep my eyes open toward the end. Sunday was a lazy, hazy day. As was Monday. (I was off work Monday, but think I got off the couch a total of 3 times!) Luckily I began taking the medication during the weekend cause I don't think I could have handled working!
I do not like to be on medication. Period. However, it is now the 6th day and I am starting to feel normal. Or maybe what my new "normal" is. If I have to be on medication forever, I can deal. As long as I am healthy and do not have to experience what I experienced a few weekends ago, it's all good.
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