Started the day a lot better today, actually woke up with no shadow this morning.
I think all these early mornings (being woken up in pain) has messed up my body clock as i woke up at 4am, forced myself back to sleep as i didn't have any pain, and then woke up again at 6. You cant win! either you are being woken up due to pain or your body decides you have had enough sleep and wakes you up anyway.
My appointment with the doctor was at 9.50 this morning so i had to shift to make sure i got there in time. I did manage to get there but ended up having an attack in the doctors reception. A good thing really as it gave me a chance to show my new doctor how bad the attacks were and how quick they come on. I tried to ride the pain until i was seen by the doctor but i couldn't. I ended up running into the toilet and took my injection to abort the attack. By the time the doctor seen me i was at the end of the attack, but it did give her a chance to see the after effects of the attacks and the injection.
The doctor has now given me extra injections so i don't run out and have to go a day with pain and no help. We also discussed my treatment and when my next appointment with the neurologist was. She has increased my tablets and i now have to increase them steadily every 7 days until my next neurology appointment in October.
The medication i am now on:
100mgs Pregabalin daily (50 in morning and 50 in eve) this is to increase every 7 days until i reach 175mgs twice a day (350mgs per day), Atenolol 50Mgs Tablet once a day (for my blood pressure), 80mgs Methadone Daily (to deal with my addiction to opiates), Naproxen 500Mgs tablets (twice per day for Inflammation in the neck from the attacks), Mirtazapine 45Mg Tablet one every Night ( This is to Treat the Bi-Polar/Depression), Omeprazole 20Mgs 2 tablets per day ( to stop me getting ulcers or bad stomach from medication), Sumatriptan 6.mg Injection 2 per day when required ( This is the only thing that aborts the attack).
As you can see if i jump up and down i will start to rattle. It may seem a lot of medication but really its not when you think about it. Many people have asked me why don't you take strong pain killers? Well the answer to that is simple, firstly they don’t work with the attacks and secondly i don’t want to become addicted to another type of pain relief. Its nice to finally feel like the doctor is on your side.
Well time to enjoy another sunny day in Cardiff (cant see it lasting, will probably be raining by lunch) and hope i don't have any more attacks today.
