Mar 31, 2009
Mar 30, 2009
That 'thing' is called a baby monitor
Well, it finally happened. The stupid has set it. I've joked for the past week about how now that I've started taking Topamax, I'll start forgetting basic things and won't be able to find the right words in conversations. Last night as I was going to bed, I said goodnight to Patrick and asked (or at least tried to ask) my usual question.
Me: "Do you want me to turn up the...um...the...um...that thing?"
Patrick: "What thing?"
Me: "This thing." {pointing}
Patrick: "The baby monitor?" {smiling}
Me: "Shut up."
Me: "Do you want me to turn up the...um...the...um...that thing?"
Patrick: "What thing?"
Me: "This thing." {pointing}
Patrick: "The baby monitor?" {smiling}
Me: "Shut up."
Mar 28, 2009
Flashback
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Mar 26, 2009
Day one
I took my first Topamax last night. No allergic reaction, so I was very happy about that. The only thing I noticed was some drowsiness. I took it at 8:30 PM and by 9:15 PM, I couldn't keep my eyes open. A true side effect, or just psychosomatic? Dang, I just love when my psychology background comes in handy.
I woke up at 3:30 AM, lifted my head off the pillow, and said, "I'm so tired" before falling back onto my pillow where I stayed until my alarm woke me. When I woke up, I felt groggy and have felt like that ever since. Not sure if this is just a coincidence or something I need to prepare myself for. In the long run, I can handle groggy. If the alternative is mind-numbing, debilitating migraines 10 to 15 times a month...let me take the grogginess. Although, I'm only on 25 mg of the medication and I need to double that next week. I've read that most people with migraines take 100 mg. So, who knows how groggy I'll feel. I doubt that the grogginess grows exponentially with the dosage. Eh. I'll still take groggy over migraines.
I swear I'm just waiting for the confusion and loss of concentration to set in. Everytime I can't think of a word or a name, I start to panic and think, "Is this it? Am I officially Topamax-stupid?" I know. Only one pill, right? I have a flair for the dramatic.
I woke up at 3:30 AM, lifted my head off the pillow, and said, "I'm so tired" before falling back onto my pillow where I stayed until my alarm woke me. When I woke up, I felt groggy and have felt like that ever since. Not sure if this is just a coincidence or something I need to prepare myself for. In the long run, I can handle groggy. If the alternative is mind-numbing, debilitating migraines 10 to 15 times a month...let me take the grogginess. Although, I'm only on 25 mg of the medication and I need to double that next week. I've read that most people with migraines take 100 mg. So, who knows how groggy I'll feel. I doubt that the grogginess grows exponentially with the dosage. Eh. I'll still take groggy over migraines.
I swear I'm just waiting for the confusion and loss of concentration to set in. Everytime I can't think of a word or a name, I start to panic and think, "Is this it? Am I officially Topamax-stupid?" I know. Only one pill, right? I have a flair for the dramatic.
Mar 25, 2009
Major mango mess
Griffin loves mangoes. He also loves to rub his face when he's sleepy. This is what happened when I fed him just before he needed a nap:
{Note that I'm using alliteration in my title since once I start taking Topamax, I might completely lose any sense of literary ingenuity.}
{Note that I'm using alliteration in my title since once I start taking Topamax, I might completely lose any sense of literary ingenuity.}
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