I finally paid my doctor a visit yesterday about this constant stream of headaches I've been having the past few weeks. I felt like a fool going in, but she was her usual reassuring self. I explained the symptoms, start to finish, and she even tested my coordination in a series of humbling experiments (my personal favorite was touch-your-nose-and-then-touch-the-tip-of-my-index-finger). She asked about stresses in my life, etc. But, nothing seemed to fit the pattern of stress-induced or lifestyle-induced.
She did, however, eventually conclude that the headaches are probably due to one particular overactive cranial nerve. I figured she'd just say, "It'll clear up on its own." Imagine my surprise when she instead recommends a medicine for me to take the next ten days or so. And they're cute little blue pills!
So I took one before bed, and woke up quite rested this morning... but so drowsy. I had a good, solid eight hours of sleep, but I felt like I could go on for another eight! My mouth was also dry as a bone. After Zach finally prodded me out of bed, I sluggishly began studying the two pages of drug information that the pharmacy included in my prescription. "The most common side effects include dry mouth and pronounced morning drowsiness..."
AH-HA!!!
So, slow and steady, I've been dragging my tired ass around trying to get ready for work, promising myself a cup of strong tea or a latte once I get to work, and reminding myself that, "It's not me!... it's the little blue pills!"
And I can't complain too much, since the headaches have pretty much disappeared for now. Though Zach claims my doc just prescribed placebo to get me out of her hair. Go, sugar pill!
Posted by James at January 19, 2005 06:59 AM