yeah!!! congratulations!
8 months and one week to be precise!
You are doing so well.
bizi
Sorry about your hubby's back, men can be so stubborn....

congratulations and so sorry about your husband
bobby

My husband's so funny… I could never get him to use the heating pad before and now he's so attached to it. He's already killed one. He didn't use it at all yesterday, a good sign his back is feeling better for the time being.

I've been feeling a little sedated in the morning and I've been double checking that I haven't been taking my nighttime pills by accident again. I thought it was the allegra, but I stopped that and I realized yesterday it has to be the increase in amantadine. Drowsiness is a side effect. I did experience that for a day or two when I started taking 50mg, but I've been taking 100mg since Tuesday and it's still happening… I'm going for the opposite effect. I have no idea how long I should let this go on… I don't know how long it's going to take my body to get used to the sedative effect of this med, never mind how long it will take for it to give me energy- if it ever will. I see my pdoc today and will ask for her input.

I only bought a box of 5 pills of Allegra because I planned on only taking them until my cough cleared up. Well, it cleared up but came back when I stopped taking it. So, I guess that's another pill I'm stuck taking lol. I'm on a lot of scripts, thank God I have good insurance, but the OTC stuff is SO expensive! Because of brand preference, I buy my B12 and D3 online already and I think I'm going to see if I can save money getting some of this OTC **** online, too. It really adds up.

This medication causes drowsiness but is supposed to give you energy at the same time?
bizi

The allergy meds all zap my energy and make me tired.

Donna

Amantadine can cause drowsiness. The effect wore off fast for me when I started taking the 50mg dose. It takes time for it to help anyone with MS fatigue (sometimes months), and I didn't notice any difference for a couple of weeks when I first started taking it, but a week is a long time for the sedative effect to last… I feel drugged for a little while… and I already face such a huge problem with fatigue and don't need that.

I usually wake up at 6am, but don't take my pills until 8 because of the rare occasion when I wake up later. My pdoc suggested I take my pills earlier and try taking the amantadine a couple of hours after that because combining it with seroquel could be causing the sedative effect. If that doesn't work, I'll go back to taking 50mg in the am, and try taking the bigger 100mg in the afternoon when I really need it and it's less likely to be influenced by other meds.

I had zero mental health complaints for my pdoc at our appointment yesterday I'm feeling very good And I don't have to see her for another six weeks
She was upset that nobody from the office got back to me when I called to ask what to do when I took my nighttime meds by accident, and said if something like that ever happens again to go straight to paging the on-call doctor.

We just lit the last candle I made so it's about time for me to make more. I might order more supplies so I can vary them or make a bigger batch so I probably won't get to making any candles until next week, but I'm looking forward to it

Thanks kay. This sounds like a good plan, I like your doctor.
bizi

I absolutely LOVE my pdoc! I really don't know where I would be if she wasn't such a great pdoc, and having such a good, close relationship with her has really made all the difference in my case.

I only took 50mg of amantadine in the am yesterday. I wasn't in the mood to feel like a zombie. I can't keep doing that though. I can't give it a fair trial if I keep skipping it because I'll never get used to that sedative effect that way. I took 100mg in the afternoon though and tolerated it well. I didn't take a nap I didn't fall to pieces.

Last time I made candles, I had trouble with how the tops cooled, so I had to melt more wax (with scent and dye) and pour it over the tops after they cooled so they looked pretty. It was a pain in the ***. Yesterday, I ordered a new wax that's not supposed to require topping off like that. I also ordered a new variety of sandalwood fragrance that I hope my husband will like better, and some dye so my candles will be pink instead of blue this time. They ship so fast! Everything will be here by tomorrow. Unfortunately, the shipping is expensive because of weight.
Both times I've made candles I've done it by myself, but I wonder if it's something my husband would like to do with me this weekend? I don't know if he's cut out for it though… it's slow work and hes' pretty impatient.

You could casually ask him....
He may be up to it, never know until you ask and maybe suggest or give him an out like maybe next time? So he can think about it.
bizi

Another thought ask him. If he wants to help, and then needs to not help
anymore. That would be okay right. Or maybe if a specific part is
harder, or heavier then he helps with that.

Donna