Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Is It Better to Pass Out in the Morning or at Night?

When I picked up my new ACE inhibitor today I asked the pharmacist about the likely side effects. He mentioned two: first, the drug can cause a dry cough; and second, because it's main purpose is to lower your blood pressure it can also cause you to become light headed.

Just so we're clear: the neuropathy in my feet has reached the point where I had to put handles in my shower to keep myself from falling over but the collective wisdom of my health care team has determined that what I need to do is take a drug that will potentially make me woozy and unstable?

Sure. Why not? Cancer treatment is nothing if not an adventure.

But this does raise the question of which is better, taking a drug that causes you to get woozy and light headed in the morning when you've got to get yourself to work, or at night when you're eventually going to go to sleep and may not notice the effect.

I'd say I'd thought this through carefully, but I've decided to go with the morning since that's when I'm already taking a handful of pills and it's less likely I'd forget this new one. 

But I may change my mind if I wind up passing out on the bus, as doing so would likely be both very expensive and very unpopular. 

I like a good adventure... I like a good adventure... I like a good adventure... I like...

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