Health - Part II

So, I had my annual check-up with my doctor yesterday. Things are pretty good. My thyroid level is good and so is my blood sugar. My EKG had something on it and I scared my husband a few weeks ago with something he thought was heart related. So, now I get to go see a cardiologist and have a stress test done. Should be interesting.

Over the last month or so, I have been having issues with my left knee feeling like I'm hyper-extending it. Then it feels like it won't support me and I baby it for about a week. It's happened a number of times now. The doctor thinks that I may have collapsed a meniscus in my knee...so I also have an x-ray scheduled.

I also talked to him about issues I thought were related to the fibromyalgia...brain fog, short term memory issues, mood swings, quick to anger, etc. He has started me on an anti-depressant. The pharmacist told me that this particular drug (which I only take 1/2 per day for a week and then go to 1 per day) can either cause an inability to sleep or cause drowsiness. She recommended that I take it in the morning because more people in her experience have had difficulty sleeping on this. I took my first dose this morning. Ohhh boy! Not only did it make me incredibly drowsy, but I also got a few other nasty side-effects - extreme dry mouth and, my personal favorite, nausea. I'm going to try and take it at night and see how it goes.