Dreaded OB GYN

I have a dreaded appointment today. Just for a few simple facts, that insurnce only covers a pap yearly but not everything else, I will ask him to only do a pap b/c the medical bills (before deductible) is piling up. They get paid when they get paid but still i hate looking at them.

Second is depsite this HORRIBLE bp med i am on i know the blood pressure will be up. I get to go to the LOVELY cardiologist see a few posts back and tell her take me OFF This stuff NOW. And i am telling her look this is the 2nd one you have ONE more chance or i am done.

My primary care doesnt think i need to be on it and well this cardio's credibilty is SHOT since she couldnt figure out the blood pressure cuff.

First i was on a generic of Norvasc 5mg, which the ONLY side effect was i couldnt sleep. Melatonin, benadryl DID NOT HELP. So i suggested putting me on the actual Norvasc, she declined. THe actual Norvasc makes you sleepy not the opposite.

SO........she put me on the huge Verapimil pill at 240 mg.I called the pharamacist and was like WHY IS THIS ALMOST a bazillion the dosage? He said the mg is just the weight of the pill not strength.

With the Verapil, i am angry, anxious, agitated, shaky and blurred vision. IT's like i have to almost shake my head to have it come back to focus occassionaly. I cannot take zantac and motrin my two candies for heartburn and headache/cramps. Tylenol does squat for me.

When i was put on this a few weeks ago the nurse said oh the doc wants to see you in a week. I said Nah, she can wait till the 30th b/c i am NOT coming up twice. Plus i wanted to give this new med a few weeks to work.

I was thinking of calling her today to tell her i am done on it, but i am going wed but why wait till then.

So i think i'll call today and talk to the very nice nurse and tell her i am done. Let the doctor fret over it i am not.

*****************UPDATE*******************
i called they have to pull chart and call back. Hopefully they dont call when i am at docs.

I took it 1 1/2 hours ago i am aggitated, shaky and feel like i did when i was on wellbutrin

Wonderful Stuff

What wonderful stuff Zinc is.

I'd been having this tickly frog in my throat type cough since say Friday. Sunday i felt like my lymphnodes in my neck were swollen. If i moved a certain way, if i coughed it hurt. Not feeling a huge lump but i knew ICK. Later Sunday nite my throat started to get scratchy, you know that awful feeling before your getting a hum dinger of a sore throat.

Then i remembered......ZINC

So i took a 10 mg pill before bed.

Took one yesterday and my lymphnode thingie doesnt, the throat went away, and well the cough is much less too.

I started taking the zinc b/c in the summer i had this awful throat pain, not sore, but it was like down the back of throat, I thought strep, went to docs, nothing. Just a virual thing, she actually said reflux. I know i dont so i ruled taht out. I had stopped by the healthfood store and talked to my man.

HE gave me some nasty honey, ginger, lemon blechy concoction that didnt work and said here try zinc. Hesitatnly i paid for it and tried it.

The throat pain was gone in 2 days. I figured no it's viral it ran it's course. But when the throat pain returned a few weeks later, zinc came to my rescue again. It went away faster this time.

Zinc is a wonderful natrual thing that you body loves when your sick. IT wont hurt you and why not give it a shot.