Side Effects...

Oops! I keep meaning to write another entry, another piece to my diagnosis story, but to be honest I've been insanely busy. That, and I've absolutely hyperfocused on something new...a series of books, in fact, and when I'm not reading them I'm on the internet researching them. Silly me.

Anyway, in the past week or so I've really started noticing some side effects from my meds. I knew I would, of course. To be honest sometimes my heart flutters and that troubles me a bit, because it's not something that ever happened before. But the other side effects...well, I'm still deciding how I feel about them.

I know that my meds are appetite suppressants, but I'm a food person. I love it. I eat healthily and I exercise nearly every day, but I'm not a thin person and never really have been. I'm okay with that. So even though I knew that the adderall/dexedrine would lead to me not being hungry as often, I assumed it wouldn't really make a big difference...because I often eat when I'm not hungry. But the thing is, it not only makes me not hungry, I get so focused (on reading a book or doing stuff at work or writing) that I forget to eat. And then when I remember, I eat very little because after a few bites I feel...weird. Not nauseated, but off, unable to eat a full meal. I wasn't really prepared for this and though when I do eat I eat good food, and I take a multivitamin as well...I guess we'll just have to see. I suppose there are worse things than losing a few pounds, and on top of that I probably make up for it on the days when I don't take my meds.

The other side effect is...well, I guess one could say that it's more positive. To be completely honest my sex drive has always been above average (and I'll get into that another time, trust me), but suddenly I am just...well, horny. All the time. I had to ask around a bit to determine that I was right in thinking it was from the meds...because my doctor certainly didn't say anything about them giving my sex drive a boost. So although I don't have any definitive evidence that they are what is causing this sudden uptick, the fact that it started a couple of weeks ago - right around the time my meds were really kicking in, because I'd been on them for a few weeks - and because others who have been on similar medications have said they experienced something like this as well - I'm going with my gut and saying that this is a side effect.

Anyway, now that I've babbled on and on, I'll get on with my day :) And I'll try to write again - sooner this time, and probably the next part of my diagnosis story.