Here we are coming to the end of November and the shakes still continue in the morning. There have been a couple of mornings with no shakes at all. It is hard to know what the difference is. So fustrating. I honestly don't know if taking the lorazepam makes any difference at all. Looking at what "I see", I keep going back to the original problem when the shakes started, the high dose of prescribed flouxetine. I have read that during the sleep pattern, the brain during the REM cycle experiences low to almost dormant serotonin. Then when it comes out of that cycle, the serotonin starts to "fire up". Is it possible that there has been some type of damage to nerves in the brain, and that depending on how he comes out of that cycle, shaking may or may not occur? Looking for answers. I don't know if there are any truthful answers except, they just don't know what is causing the shaking.
The other thing that Bob is dealing with is pain in his hands and shoulders. The hand/joint pain started at the end of September and one pharmacist that I spoke with told me it was a reaction to the meds. It makes sense, but no one else is making that same statement. Confused.
Bob is trying to work, which is great in many ways. I just know he is exhausted and in pain.
Praying for healing.
"To Give Is To Live." Whether we give through our experiences, or we give something "tangible", the goal in our lives should be to touch someone else's life in a positive way.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Time Passes
Bob had a doctor's appointment on October the 18th and it was decided that he should continue on with the lorazepam but add Zyprexa. He is taking 3mg of lorazepam in the morning, along with 2.5ml zyprexa and 3mg lorazepam at bedtime with 5ml zyprexa. He is also to take 1mg lorazepam in the afternoon. After 2 weeks of that regiment, we had an appointment on Thursday, November 3rd and he is to continue for another 3 weeks. Though the shaking is confined to the morning - as soon as he gets awake, it is normally gone within an hour or so. It is NOTHING like it was, but is still causing him distress. Why is it happening? The doctor still says it is anxiety but honestly, I can't help but think there is something else going on. The long term affects of the toxic dose of prozac(fluoxetine) and the number of hour and hours of shaking/jolting that Bob endured has to have taken a toll on his nervous system.
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