Ready To Call This Whole "Alice In Wonderland" Thing Quits

[disbelief11]

The antibiotic I'm taking for my pneumonia has some crazy side effects. The notes from the ER say that the pill may increase the effects of caffeine, so I'm supposed to avoid caffeine. However, since I don't relish the feeling of the resultant caffeine withdrawal headache, I've had to have one caffeine laden beverage each morning. I just can't live without my drug of choice, sweet, wonderful, always there for me caffeine.

Anyway, I've discovered that it's not really the caffeine that is sending me through the roof - the antibiotic horsepill that I've been taking likes to play rough-and-tumble with any sugar I may ingest. I end up with this rather bizarre feeling of my muscles humming under my skin.

Plus I've had an overall feeling of exhaustion from not being able to find a comfortable position to sleep in since the pain in my lung keeps me from lying down flat.

Muscles humming restlessly + exhaustion = feeling like a monkey with ADHD.

Boy oh boy, when I do sleep, I have the weirdest dreams. They last forever and are more full of detail than my normal dreams. The other night I dreamt about avoiding my brother while visiting my grandmother and I swear it felt like I was hiding from him and fighting with him for hours and hours. Last night's dream theme was desire: I kept dreaming of being on a cruise and/or at a swanky resort with a bunch of LJers, waiting to meet some celebrities...which then morphed into me escaping a bunch of rabid dogs (owned by Ozzie Ozborne, I believe) with a guy I had a crush on in college. I kept trying to talk him into kissing me, but he wasn't having any of it (much like in college).

ETA - I forgot to include another aspect of my desire-themed dream from last night: before trying to kiss the college crush, I dreamt that I licked and nibbled rivier's left ear. At which point, the dream Riv turned to me and said, "Yeah, um, don't do that again." Riv assures me that in real life, my earlicking would have received a much more positive response.

Comments

[fleegull.livejournal.com]

Ew - nasty side effects. Everyday is one day closerm to being free of them, you'll get there. I hope the pain goes away son because nothing's worse than being in pain while in bed.

[disbelief11.livejournal.com]

Thankfully, I take the last one tomorrow! So as long as my doctor doesn't prescribe more of them at tomorrow's follow-up appointment, I'll soon be done with these goofy things.

[kstanley.livejournal.com]

Yeah you definitely need to talk to your doctor about that. It doesn't sound like a normal reaction. Plus any drug that doesn't play well with caffeine is not one that I will be taking.

I just can't live without my drug of choice, sweet, wonderful, always there for me caffeine.

Totally. Anyone who ever attempts to get between me and Caffeine better be prepared for a World of Pain.

[disbelief11.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, the things I've been feeling have been listed as side effects of the antibiotic. Thankfully, the last pill is scheduled to be taken tomorrow morning, so I'll soon have this goofiness out of my system.

[wubba.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

Poor Dis. Although the Riv dream is a pretty good one!!

[disbelief11.livejournal.com]

Well, it *was* until dream-Riv told me to sod off. Hee.

mmmm, Wubba hugs. *smooch*

[rivier.livejournal.com]

::real-life protesting squeaks!::

[disbelief11.livejournal.com]

OK, now you know I'm going to have to lick your ear first thing (the next time I see you, that is), right?

[thepouncer.livejournal.com]

The "hours and hours" dreams sound like what I had when I was on percocet after nasal surgery. I did feel like Alice in Wonderland during those. Really, incredibly vivid and kind of creepy at the same time.

I hope you feel better soon.

[disbelief11.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the dreams are really weird and creepy. I'm glad someone else knows what I'm talking about.

[rivier.livejournal.com]

Heh! As you know, I'd never turn down a decent bit of ear-nibbling. Your dream was of the wacky, improbably puritanical me!

All we need to do is pace the conspicuous consumption a bit better next time. And when I say *we*, I mean....

[disbelief11.livejournal.com]

Sure, sure, so you say now. Let's put it to the test when we see each other again, hey?

[bunglegirl.livejournal.com]

Sounds like fun! I mean, uh, tha'ts bad, yeah. I hope you're feeling better.

[disbelief11.livejournal.com]

Oh, if only it were actually fun. But thank you for the well-wishes.

[anathema666.livejournal.com]

That's not fun at all. Go back and ask them to give you the GOOD drugs.

And now you'll forever be my crack-smoking, ADHD addled monkeygirl. MWAH!

[disbelief11.livejournal.com]

And now you'll forever be my crack-smoking, ADHD addled monkeygirl. MWAH!

Aww, what a sweet term of endearment! I'm glad to know I'm so near and dear to your heart.

Smooch.