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I am having a hissy fit.
No, I am having an EP version of the mother of all hissy fits. RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAGHHHHHHHGHHHHAHRRRHHHHHGHGHHHH! !!!! :mad: :confused: :( :eek: :mad: :confused: :o :( :crazy::crazy::crazy::crazy::crazy: I have been hissy-fitting for the past maybe 6 hours. A few of those I was asleep (inadvertently dropped off after the beer had right at gabapentin peak. :rolleyes:). So you'd think sleep would nix a hissy fit, right? Wrong! Right back where I was emotionally when I woke up. It isn't about the coffee or the reflu or the gabapentin, directly. But kind of indirectly. We are having food fights, so to speak. Mom is trying to be nice and her version of nice is making me stuff or buying me stuff or suggesting stuff for me to eat that I am not intterested in. Also with the sleep/coffee being a mess, I dont' like to have to commit to being awake for food right now, and I don't want to have to commit to eating any specific thing. Result: I feel presssured, and kind of fenced in, and that upsets me. Tomorrow is a special occasion. I should be happy instead all I can think is there's more food pressure, and how the hell am I going to be able to eat all the salmon for dinner. It's filling and I can't seem to handle a normal-sized meal (my normal is already small). waves |
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There, I grinned. I am trying to bootstrap myself into a good mood somehow. I need to work myself into a good mood by tomorrow. |
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That's an intense hissy fit --- go to sleep, wake up, and hissy fit is still there!! http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-angry016.gif Oh and I only have curse words thinking about when someone starts making food suggestions. !! (My mom used to do it but not very often. She was too self-involved) Quote:
The post was nonspecific so I had to laugh when you mentioned the thought of eating the salmon. http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-angry021.gif Quote:
Know that I thinking about you. Mari |
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:hug::hug::hug::hug: That is good that the saltine crackers work. It is one battle after another to get could care. I wish you were better.:grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: Mari |
Thanks Mari.
I am doing better. I got distracted enough... gaiined some mental distance between me and stuff. I will need to get some sleep. Hang on to your hat and talk to you soon. waves |
22 June / Coffee log
Coffee log for 6/22: -- 2 cups sl.weaker (rounded tsp/ 1.5 level tsp). -- 2/3 cup sl.weaker, level tsp. == Total: 2.5 cups / ~ 4.5 level tsp. ----------------- Recent/typical consumption, for comparison: -- 1 typical cup: strongish, ~2 tsp (1 more or less heaping tsp.) == Total: 4 cups / ~8 level tsp, per day |
observations and gabapentin
Observations and gabapentin: The nose/burning drip and corner-of-mouth/palate/tounge sx come and go -- hard to peg any association. I screwed up the gabapentin today (12 hours between doses) so that confuses things even more. I did have sx on a 300mg q8h regime. I am supposed to be trying a q6h regime again, but screwed up, am trying to do a little loading/catch up: I took 2 doses 6 hrs apart yesterday. Then skipped 12 hours, took 400 mg tonight at 6, then another 400 mg at 1.20 am. I am to resume at 300 mg at 6 or 7 am, depending whether I can force myself to sleep at night. :o waves |
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QUOTE=waves;1077449] Observations and gabapentin: The nose/burning drip and corner-of-mouth/palate/tounge sx come and go -- hard to peg any association. I screwed up the gabapentin today (12 hours between doses) so that confuses things even more. I did have sx on a 300mg q8h regime. I am supposed to be trying a q6h regime again, but screwed up, am trying to do a little loading/catch up: I took 2 doses 6 hrs apart yesterday. Then skipped 12 hours, took 400 mg tonight at 6, then another 400 mg at 1.20 am. I am to resume at 300 mg at 6 or 7 am, depending whether I can force myself to sleep at night. :o waves[/QUOTE] Oh. I almost missed the update. Good for logging. Hope you feel better at some point. |
Throwing a couple of other thoughts your way, waves.
I'm trying to follow your train of thought and the last post regarding the Gabapentin threw me off. ;) Are you thinking the Gabapentin is causing some issues? Quote:
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I am not having sx due to gabapentin. It merely failed to work at the lower dosaage/frequency Hence the need to return to my typical dosing scheme. Quote:
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Hope that clears things up. I've taken gabapentin before at 1200mg a day for migraine prophylaxis so I'm quite familiar with it. I am aware of a possible issue with the reflux due to its mechanism of action. The doctor said it was fine (he might not be aware). In regards to that I'm being vigilant. A palliative for the prickling is very desirable at this point, so I hope it does work for that, and give no problems otherwise. waves |
ahhh, thanks waves.
I was just thinking that was very late in the night/early morning to be still awake, but you're obviously a night-owl. ;). |
:) That I am.
Even when I sleep at night, actually, and have to get up early (6, 7, 8) .... 1 am isn't late for me. :D Right now I mostly sleep during the day though. |
Just wanted to say hi, have been away and unable to follow.
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Things that do me harm
Oh boy.
Ice cream is bad for me. Ice cream is very bad. :( (But it's so gooood! :cool:). SX: throat cleariing for over a half hour after eating. The beer I had... hmmm 5 days ago? ... was worse. SX: chest pain! :( I will note that I also had a beer 2 days ago did not seem to do anything. :o It was the same kind of beer and both were drunk cold on an empty stomach. So maybe it was a combination, but the beer definitely played a part. ------------------------------------------- Coffee does not do anything obvious, but I have some concern that it might be a chronic contributor, increasing my odds of having symptoms. I have thought about it, and I fear the only way I will know is to remove/reintroduce coffee. Probably just a few days of abstinence would be sufficient for the remove part here. I frequently tell myseelf I am just going to stop: why keep a potential aggravant, etc. But I don't. Coffee is a much worse addiction than smoking was for me. I will try to build a mental state where I can accept stopping just for a few days... to do the remove/reintroduce test. Good thing I am at least able to cut down, but did not do well with that either, yesterday. :o |
23/6 Coffee Log
I apolgoize if this is all senseless jabbering to anyone -- it's stuff that might be useful to me, so I am not deleting it.
---------------------------- Coffee Log for 23rrd of June 6 cups with 1 level tsp.... Estimated. :o Estimated ==> My memory of cup 3 is hazy. I fell asleep unexpectedly and awoke dazed and confused. People instantly began talking at me and phoning me, so I was not too present with what I was doing or where I was before falling asleep............... My doubts are that "cup 3" might actually have been cup 2 leftovers from before sleeping that I reheated. Then it would be 5 level tsp for the day... still over quota but better. Sleep deprivation does not facilitate coffee-counting. I know I had three cups in the evening because I was a friggin unsleptt wreck buut wanted to talk to my friend at night. :o:cool: We had a good talk, as always. :) waves |
Things that do me harm
Hi, Waves
You are learning Ice cream is very bad The beer was worse ^^^ But maybe it was the combination of the above two. Quote:
That is a lot of information. If you cannot cut out coffee for the time period you want, you will still have information. M |
23/6 Coffee Log
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I am happy that you had that talk. Mari |
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No, seriously, I've lost over 25 lbs since last June. :) I'm not really losing any more... I seem to be stationary. I'd like to lose a bit more, but I am pretty happy it's come down at least this far again. I already feel "basically" myself at this weight, which I really didn't before... I felt unbalanced and clumsy. OK Fine, what EVer, I am fundamentally clumsy, but ... I felt a LOT clumsiER, which really sucked. So yeah. Definitely been dancing about this, at least in spirit. :) waves |
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Beer The pain after the beer I must say mystifies, still. I've had beer often enough without getting that. There must have been something else going on already, but beats me what. Next time it happens I'll try writing a complete activity and food log for the day and see. Ice cream I had just one scoop yesterday, with only slight sx. Same kind -- cappuccino (a triple whammy -- milk fat, coffee and chocolate all in one! :D) Anyway good to know I can choose between one scoop/slight symptoms, or two scoops/significant symptoms. Bell pepper, red onion One of those two might not agree. I would like to figure out if it is the one, the other, both, or indeed neither. (I do get minimal sx whenever I eat, period.) I made a version of my veggie "steamfry" today: celery, carrots, bell pepper (usual amount), red onion (half as much as usual), green beans (addition), soy sauce but no spices. A bit of basmati. Possible sx... not the throat clearing, but some mouth burning. Possible coincidence. Timing also close to gabapentin trough level. Quote:
It really helps to know the likely problem behind the throat clearning and the chest pain too. I was barking up totally wrong trees before, on these two symptoms. I could kiss that ENT doctor's feet. :D waves |
24/6 and 25/6 Coffee Log
24/6 -- coffee consumption ... 5 cups @ 1 level teaspoon caffeinated (1 lvl tsp over quota) ---------- 25/6 -- coffee consumption ... 4 cups @ 1 level teaspoon caffeinated (at quota, for now... considering one now :o, holding out so far) ---------- I use cinnamon in coffee, most of the time. I use sugar occasionally (independently of cinnamon use). So far I haven't observed significant impact of either. The cinnamon, if anything, seems beneficial, but I don't have strong observations. |
just got back to our computer at home!!!!!
hello again! congratulations on the weight loss. That just made my day! bizi |
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I dislike peppers more than other veggies. . . . but would not be able to tell you why. I ask hubby not to cook with them. I do eat them fresh occasionally. M |
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My folks, among other people, have digestive trouble with peppers. When I prep them for everyone, whether cooking or not, I presoak them -- cut to desired size, then soak in saline/salt water for 20-30 mins. Gets out some of the bitter/pungent flavor and increases digestibility. ==> You might find them less horrible, presoaked, if you want to try it. :) waves |
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And thank you! :) waves |
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So I guess I messed up.:confused: When is the optimal Gabapentin time for this food study? If Gababpentin is near peak, then the information you collect will help you? Quote:
I do not mind if he cooks the bell peppers with potatoes and tomatoes together on the same day and then lets me stay away from them for a good week or two. (We often eat separately even when we eat at the same time.) Quote:
You are a good cook. Mari |
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Hmmmm. :Hum: In those terms, "eating at a gabapentin trough" adds a whole new layer of complexity to this problem! :p:cool: Quote:
I was hoping to be better at this being careful thing. Instead, it's almost like I am eating worse! Like tonight, stuffing myself with peanuts... after determining that two beers before dinner, while not terrible, are not the greatest, especially when dinner is soup which sloshes around in there with all that beer. :Doh: Quote:
I do suspect they all contain significant fractions of similar, irritating flavonoids (personal observation of some prickliness/pungency to the taste of each, except potato which is the tuber). They are all on the stop/caution list for reflux diets. However the presence of irritants doesn't necessarily imply the presence of toxic nightshade alkaloids such as solanine. Quote:
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coffee 6/26 and other stuff
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4 cups @ 4 level tsp for today, Thursday 6/26. I think. I'm not honestly sure. I had other crap that I shouldn't have too... no specific observaations to make that I Haven't already and feel too embarrassed to write about it. My sleep is beyond erratic because I don't know where to put it any more. I try to be up in the day, but then I also end up being up at night... and... yeah. No worky. I am a mess. I slept through the Vampire Diaries, which is saying something. I did not go to the ENT with the cat results today because, sigh... oh never mind why it's SOO stupid it's embarrassing. waves |
were you able to reschedule for your results? sorry this seems a bit overwhelming. I take it you are limiting your foods for suspecting gerd?
is that right or have I got it wrong. did not read thru the last 2 weeks.:o bizi |
Bizi,
It's probably GERD but not confirmed... ENT saw evidence of damage to the upper esophagus. Gastroscopy is scheduled... for October. Although I wasn't "prescribed" a diet, it would be stupid not to be careful... :o I am addicted to coffee. I am having trouble with being careful overall. I don't do diets! ... it takes like severe, immediate conseequences to keep me on a diet. :( THe ENT wasn't scheduled, but I have to make calls to figure out when he is there again and I have an inkling he won't be tomorrrow. The cat is clear but I have to show him all the same. Sigh. |
I am surprised that you don't have to make an appointment for that.
I think that is a long time to wait for your gastroscopy. sorry that you have to wait that long. bizi |
Bizi,
Something else, becuase you'll see gabapentin mentioned. A. I have reflux sx I did not go to the doctor for these, but after I was told, they made sense... throat clearing after food, episodes of unexplained chest pain. B. I have other weird sx -- prickling on one side of the face affecting mouth, nose, cheek, and occasionally eye waters. I was referred to ENT for possible sinus problems which have been ruled out. ENT says the single eye watering sounds neurological. The prickling is apparently nerve hypersensitivity. I am taking gabapentin for the prickling and it helps significantly (90%). Yet tbd whether the prickling sx are somehow related to the reflux ....or if there's a separate nerve issue. waves |
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Tracking Coffee and Gabapentin
Coffee log for Friday 6/27........ A LOT. :o--------------------------------------- Gabapentin summary (for my reference): 1200 mg/day -- 300 mg Q6H -- seemd to help a lot, but brief trial. 900 mg/day ---- 300 mg Q8H -- little or no help. 1200 mg/day -- 300 mg Q6H -- seemed to help a lot, again. 1200 mg/day -- 400 mg Q8H -- test in progress as of 6/28 waves |
I have been taking medication for the reflux now for 6 weeks. Unfortunately, I am still not seeing much difference, and seeing some other problems, so renewed effort on removing aggravants... i.e. especially coffee.
The nasal symptoms have mostly abated, but my mouth burns almost daily. Although I haven't had obvious voice problems when speaking, I've had difficulty with singing sometimes. I mean the other day I couldn't make pitch on quite an ordinary song -- more than half my range completely snuffed out, and I mean a sort of wheezy breath was coming out instead of notes. :( I'm afraid that will get worse and worse. :( I guess this has given me some albeit reluctant motivation to make a renewed effor to reduce/remove the coffee, which I had successfully reduced to 3-4 cups a day. Not good enough. So the past few days I've had only one cup of coffee in the evening when I miss it the most. I've been drinking a fair bit of tea, for now, but less than I might have thought, and trying to go easy. Today though, I was able to skip the coffee altogether and only had 3 cups of tea. ------------------- I hope I can stick to this and eventually just do without my precious caffeine for a while. Gosh I feel like I'm in detox. I probably should skip beer altogether too; for now I've been having less of it, and less often. In these few days, I really haven't seen any difference in the symptoms, but it's still a bit soon, I know. :( waves |
I am thinking of cutting out coffee...we will suffer together.
I hope your symptoms abide, subside I mean. bizi |
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