Rach, this soound like what I get from time to time from the mestinon. I have to be cautious of somethings to avoid this tho sometimes I dont think there is anything to be done. I found that when I first getting used the drug tho I was stronger in the morning if I tried to take my meds after eating and try to 'hurry' to my daughters or a medical appointment I could get really yucky. I learned it was better to pace my mornings in respect to letting my body wake up, eat and take my medicine in a gentle way.
Stomach upset from something else can make the stomach upset part of the mestinon reaction come on easier for me. I would rather throw out some food or a bottle of water if I am not sure it is ok than to pay for it by messing with my mestinon.
Hope you are doing better.
Annie59
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Originally Posted by craftyRCC
How quickly did negative side effects happen for some of you when you first started to take Mestinon?
I started taking 30mg 4x daily a little over two weeks ago. I didn't really experience any problems at all. Felt pretty good overall. Could feel a significant difference in my arms, only some minor improvement in by back and legs!!
On Saturday I awoke with an awful migraine like headache, this is not unusual. I went out for my morning walk, felt my usual fatigue upon my return. Put my legs up to rest... I ended up with such nausea and diarrhea by the end of the day and throughout the night. I felt a little better yesterday, but not quite my "new" Mestinon self. Still felt a bit under the weather today, went to a warehouse store with my sister this morning, by the time we were done I was lucky I could lift my legs to get into the van without help. Lifting my legs to get into cars or upstairs is one of my biggest problems!
Not sure if a should chalk this up to some stupid stomach bug, or if it might be a meication issue.
Thanks for your input,
Rachel
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