Saturday, October 26, 2024

Boy my sleep is crap

 I'm not upset about anything I just wake up a lot, and I pared way back on the caffeine days ago.  

Another interesting note my hand tremor makes it hard to open my eye makeup.  I am considering breaking the lids off and putting them in quart sized freezer bags (individually).  My other daily living stuff is fine.  

This is partly inherited, both my parents had/have essential tremor.  Part of it is pharmaceutical; my medications all have hand tremor as a side effect.  Would I rather have steady hands and an unsteady mind?  Of course not.  

I had a LOT of time to think about side effects when I was waiting to see my doctor, it was 2 months between diagnosis and medication, I did a LOT of reading because that's how I deal.  Anyway I read a horrifying list of side effects and decided I was OK with all of it as long as it would make me better.  

My Dad gets Botox injections in his arms which help, he says, tremendously, with the tremors and do not have any side effects.  He also takes a medication I would avoid because it can make patients suicidal.  

Time for my shower.  I'm doing a Handout later.  

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