I haven’t wanted to say type anything just yet, for fear of jinxing it. But I think it’s official.
The headaches are gone! My energy is back. I care again about what I eat, exercising and my appearance in general. In short, my give a damn is working again!
What happened, you ask? Did I finally adjust to my new med dosage? Nope, I did not. I cut it back down. And instantly felt a whole lot better. The new dosage was too high for me. I was o’d-ing. There really is such a thing as too much of a good thing.
I feel back to my old new old self. And it feels GREAT! I can handle laundry, the kids, work, crappy drivers and just about everything else in my “normal” day to day life.
I’m back to eating healthy and exercising daily. I’m waking up at a good hour and wanting to do things. Probably because my first conscious thought in the morning is no longer “OOOWWWWW!!!”
So, there it is. My dosage has been too high and was basically causing all the problems it was supposed to be fixing. There is a limit and we found it.
I’m fixed!
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