This is Not a Survival Guide to medicine

©Matt Groening

This, is in fact, a 'What Not To Do' guide in regards to medication. That's right, FG makes mistakes so you don't have to!

I take one particular medicine in the morning, and then take a SSRI in the evening to help with CFS and Fibromyalgia symptoms. This morning, in my wake up daze, I took the wrong one. I took the SSRI, at 9am. Now, there is no problem with taking it in the morning, I know some people do take it then. It works better for me to take it at night as it makes me really drowsy. So, today has been fun. Luckily, I haven't had much to do today, apart from visit the doctor. At around 11am I felt really tired and had to have a nap. It was a nice nap.

In the afternoon, I decided to play a game to stay awake. A brillient game. The Beatles Rock Band.... big mistake. Take a look at this video and you will see why:



I felt like I was high.


Unsolicited Health Update
The new medication the doctor has given me is called  Pregabalin (also known as Lyrica). He thought it was quite funny that one of the major side effects is fatigue. Wonderful. He said hopefully I'll be able to take it (some people can't tolerate it) as it's really good as easing pain. I'll be starting it tomorrow. Is there anything I should be aware of? Wary of?