Horse House
Thursday, April 14, 2011 at 9:38AM There is a game we play in our house about side effects of drugs. Since there are so many commercials about prescription medicine on TV this game gets a lot of play. We like to decide if the side effects outweigh the drug they are supposed to be treated. For example, is it worth it to take a medicine to grow thicker eyelashes if a side effect is severe constipation? Um no. That example is not real by the way.
Of course not all side effects are bad. Take Victoza for example. One of the side effects is nausea and honestly, I welcome it! It has helped me lose 18 pounds in a month and hopefully will help with more. Victoza is supposed to help let your body know when you are full so you don’t over eat which is also something I need and the nausea actually works, as unpleasant as it is.
On Tuesday I forgot to take it. With moving into this new place I am still not acclimated to the flow of the house yet so I totally avoided the kitchen that morning and with that, did not take the Victoza (which is also stored in the butter compartment).
Well, all day Tuesday I felt like I could eat a house! Or a horse! Or a horse house which I think would be a barn. I COULD EAT A BARN!
It was scary how quickly my appetite came back and how powerful it was. I tried my best to make good choices knowing that as soon as I took the Victoza again I would be golden.
On Wednesday morning I made sure I took my dose and went on my marry way. What was strange was I still felt hungry. Any horse house in the area was fair game. I was hungry all day. What happened to my Victoza? Is it not working? Did I not take it right?
Well, I am happy to report that this morning I feel extremely sick to my stomach! Wow, that didn’t come out the way I meant it to but you see what I am getting at. It is working again. I guess just missing one day of the drug made for another day to ramp up in my body? I don’t know if it works that way but that is what seemed to happen. It took that one day of dosage to get it working again.
The moral of this all is that there is a good reason we take the drugs we do. Sure some may have some side effects and in some cases, the side effects may be worse that the original reason you were prescribed the drug! But taking your prescriptions on time every day does matter!
Think of all the homeless horses there would be if I didn’t!
Reader Comments (10)
If you say "horse house" over and over really fast it ends up sounding really really funny :)
For some reason I read that as "One of the side effects is nausea and honesty" ;)
Meghan - LOL It definitely does!
Lili - That would be a good side effect!
I had to laugh when I read the side effects pamphlet on my meds when I get them via mail order now. They include a new phrase.... something to the effect of: Remember, your doctor prescribed this medicine because the benefits of taking it out weighed the side effects.
lol
But I know what you mean - I have nausea (for other reasons) and it really helps curb the eating. I've thought about asking my doc about Victoza. I see a new local endo at the end of the month.
LOL! Those poor, houseless horsies. ;)
Last time I felt sick to my stomach in the morning...well, you know. I guess that was a side effect of something else entirely... ;-)
George did you know there was a group at Tu Diabetes for Victoza usrs?
http://www.tudiabetes.org/group/victoza
Interesting!
And your last line totally cracked me up! Think of all those homeless horses! HA!
I am a type 1 but I am on Victoza. I LOVE it. I don't find it making me feel sick, just always full. Which is beautiful!! When do you take yours? I take mine first thing in the morning. Do you find what time you take it makes a difference?
Oh my gosh! I searched looking for your opinion on Victoza and I'm dying laughing. No, lets not eat any horse-houses, please. ;-)