[bizi]

yes take the klonipin to help you get some sleep.
I take it at night to sleep.... .5mg works for me.
bizi

[OhKay]

I started taking 1mg of klonopin to put myself out about a week and a half ago (?) because I couldn't sleep because of the abdominal pain. It's very sedating when combined with 700mg of seroquel. I told my pdoc, and she had no objection. I'm taking a 1/2 now when I know I'm going to need it to sleep.

I did take it yesterday afternoon and was able to get my nap in, but it was later than I anticipated. I should have taken it whether or not I was trying to take a nap.

In addition to going back to 800mg of seroquel, I'm going to have to do a better job of managing my anxiety in general. I might be better off spreading my klonopin out over the course of the day rather than taking it PRN right now. IDK why, but I resist taking it until I get overwhelmed. I've shot up to smoking two packs of butts a day pretty quickly, over double what I was smoking this time last week.

[bizi]

Well your diverticulitis did not help any...sorry you are having anxiety.
((((HUGS))))
bizi

[OhKay]

I feel like my diverticulitis might be a little bit better this morning, but haven't been in the BR.

I'm not enjoying my "anxiety" issues right now, but I'm confident that I'm not dealing with an episode right now… that is definitely good news.

[OhKay]

The Linzess is not working on its own to treat my constipation, and the last advice I got was not to take anything else and let it do its thing. I want to stay ahead of this, so I've started to take other measures with a little success. I'll call the office when it opens today to see what advice, if any, they have for me.

I decided to keep taking the klonopin PRN, but I took it when I needed it yesterday, and was more comfortable. I haven't upped the seroquel yet, but my pill minder is empty now, so I'll do that today. When that kicks in it should help with the things the klonopin doesn't.

[bizi]

you can take a max of 4 caplets if you need to, I alternate between 1-2.
Thisis the only thing that has helped me. I am so surprised the myralax did not work for you....you drink alot of water? I did not like it because it is messy measuring it out, I would rather take a pill then measure out a powder...I know lazy on my part.

bizi

[Dmom3005]

I don't like the taste of the liquid so I take a tablet also when needed.

I take Metamucil.

Donna

[OhKay]

I have a motility disorder because of the MS, so things that work for you guys, or may even have made you very sick in the past, will not work for me.

The NP told me to keep taking the Linzess, and to resume all the meds I was taking before I got impacted and got diverticulitis. That plan isn't going to work. My gastro is out of the office this week, but the NP is going to consult one of the other MDs because constipation in patients with spinal cord injuries and diseases like MS is so difficult to manage (I have two large lesions in my spinal cord). I'm supposed to call back today. I'll call some time after noon because I'm sure talking about my constipation isn't at the top of their to-do list today. In the meantime, I'm considering cleaning myself out again and starting over. SOOOOOO sick of this ****.

My husband broke the toilet seat, so I went to Lowes to pick up another one. Despite cleaning the one we've had for over 6yrs, I couldn't figure out whether I should be buying wood or plastic and had to call my husband, who told me to buy a plastic one. Turns out we had a wooden one. I still spent another good half an hour staring at and playing with toilet seats before I finally decided on one. I have a terrible time making decisions, even simple ones.
It was important to me to buy one that wouldn't slam when you close it, but didn't realize we're both in the habit of closing it gently behind us. This one closes very, very slowly and my husband and the cats are enthralled by watching it lol.

I feel sedated just by adding that tiny 25mg dose of seroquel back this morning. At least I feel calmer. I would love to go back to bed right now, but I have laundry going down the hall. I'll see how I feel after I fold it. The bathroom and kitchen floors really need to be mopped, but even if I skip the nap, I'm not confident I'd get that done because of the sedation.

I got my finger jammed in the dryer door and did a real number on it. I have a deep cut and bent the nail in the middle of the nail bed. At least I have a good reason to flip my husband the bird when he gets home from work today lol.

[bizi]

oh kay, did not know about your spinal cord, when did you injure it?

sorry about your poor middle finger, I know that had to hurt.
OUCH!
I am so sorry about your motility issues.
Wish there was some magic pill.
Have a good day today.
(((((HUGS))))
bizi

[OhKay]

The damage to my spinal cord is from MS... it attacks the white matter coating the brain and spinal cord resulting in lesions that cause a very wide variety of symptoms. It's not the same thing as a spinal cord injury.