I really haven't had the time or energy to complain about my health lately, but it hasn't been great. I left history class with a migraine coming on. Barely made it through without barfing. Cried all the way home because my head hurt so bad. Excedrin Migraine and a nap to the rescue. I don't feel great now, but I'm functional. About to get ready to head to work.
I think today was the last straw. I've been debating on not taking Methotrexate for a while because the side effects seem to be getting worse and worse - not better. For anyone who doesn't know what I'm talking about it's a low-grade chemo drug that I take for my autoimmune arthritis. Yeah - I can walk, but everything else sucks right now. The headaches, the nausea, the painful sores on my skin and in my mouth that take forever to heal. My lungs taste horrible. I feel like I have a sick smoker's breath and I don't even smoke. I wouldn't be surprised if my hair started falling out soon. I'm on folic acid to combat the side effects, but it's just not enough. And all that has nothing on the fatigue that keeps me down for a few days after taking it. I'm kind of feeling like I'd rather take a ton of NSAID's and antacids than deal with all this. If nothing else I think my body needs a break. So I'm officially skipping my meds today. I might regret it or I might not. But I can't keep on like this right now. 🙁
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