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3:20am February 23, 2014

➸ Dexamethasone is good.

olddisabledautisticmofo:

youneedacat:

It’s really causing a lot of side-effects, insomnia being the worst, lots of jitters and anxiety too. And I’m unusually chattery. And yet, so far they’re outweighed by a feeling that I’m sturdy. I haven’t felt sturdy in years. I feel sturdy and energetic. Normally I feel so low energy that it…

That’s cool. I remember reading about AI long ago and that the treatment does literally makes you sturdier.

I guess there’s probably a reason for dexamethasone, but I thought doctors usually prescribed something with a shorter half-life to avoid insomnia?

He explained something about the long half-life being critical for some other reason, but I don’t remember what that reason was.  Maybe I can ask my substitute case manager who was at the appointment.  (That’s why they’re at the appointment, because my short-term memory sucks.)  I too thought that Decadron was never one of the first-choice treatments until you respond badly to Prednisone and Methylprednisone.

But whatever the reason, I compounded it by taking it at night the first day, because I was so eager to start treatment.  I’ve slept a few hours now.  Now I’m going to try for more.  Wish me luck everyone.  (Doesn’t have to be out loud, I just.. could use all the luck I can get.  I have to write a paper and take a midterm in the morning, and I want my brain to be sufficiently rested.)