Thursday, January 22, 2009

Body Aches and Pains

The aches and pains got to me finally and I looked up the simvastatin and found out that the cholesterol drug can cause some of the problem. I went off the drug on the 19th. The next day I felt 85% better and it continues to get better. However all the aches and pains have not gone away. I still have upper back tension and migraines. Lot of tension in the jaw area.
My teeth problems continue. They are slowly and surely getting better. Dr Ong works on me weekly now. But there are other teeth not in the work area that are hurting as well. One day at a time.
The  VNS implant is helping the weight come off. I seem to run around here as if I have a firecracker up my butt. And there is very little appetite. Food is not necessary to enjoy life anymore. At least when the implant is turned up to where it should be.
In the last 24 hours I have been more short tempered. So it is one week since I quit the paxil.

Friday, January 16, 2009

Saw Rivera Again

My new setting is 1.50 every 2.5 hours. I have much more enery and have dropped the paxil all together. We will see what happens. I still have body aches and pains. Some migraines. I started my diet on the first of Jan. The  VNS implant helps the cravings to the point that I can go with out food almost all day. I am on slimfast (milk based, which I am allergic to and did not know at the time- editor) and salads at this point. Still do not exercise that much. But if I did maybe the body aches would go away.