While I'm waiting for an appointment at the clinic next Tuesday, I might as well still consider all possible causes of these leg cramps at night. There is no point in changing diuretics if this is already the best choice and it may well be the best choice.
I've been considering some possibile causes for cramps other than the build-up of Potassium in my system. Once I tried to stop codeine which I was taking as a cough suppressant/'asthma' control, cold turkey when it got so that it was no longer effective at levels I was willing to put into my system.
I think everything but my heart and my brain went into a cramp during that experiment.
The doctor told me not to do it, and just like that time in the Garden of Eden when God said, "Thou shalt not..." They/I did it anyway.
If the Doctor of the Day had only told me why, I would have paid attention to that, but he was not into 'why'. Just think of all the problems Humanity could have been saved if we'd only known 'why'.
So much for Theology!
I began to wonder if I'd simply been having Freudian slips and forgetting to take my Spirolactone. Maybe that was why I was getting the leg cramps.
I asked the Pharmacist if it was possible to get cramps from forgetting to take the medication for a day or two.
He asked if I'd forgotten to take it.
I told him that if I was capable of forgetting to take the medication and could not remember taking it, perhaps I could not really say whether I'd forgotten to take it or not, but the pills did not appear to be getting lower in the bottle.
I guess I'd better get one of those pill organizers and fill it up first thing every morning so I know when I've taken my pills. I need to figure this out by Tuesday at appointment time, so I'm not asking for a change of diuretic that I may not want.
I think I'll try to get a blood test for my Potassium levels while I'm there.
I could save the Gov't. a lot of money if I could just get an App for my communication device that I could stick my finger into, have it take a drop of blood and process it right on the spot.
How economical and convenient would that be!
Maybe Santa could bring it, if it's not down-loadable.
Ho! Ho! Ho!
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Spirolactone Withdrawal Symptoms?
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leg cramps,
Potassium,
Santa,
Spirolactone,
Theology,
withdrawal symptoms
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