Today I learned a lesson in taking my medication.
This morning was an early morning. I was singing with the worship team at church, so we had to up and out the door early. Since beginning my medication a little over a week ago I’ve been taking it at 9am and 9pm. Today we had to leave the house before 8am. I decided I was going to wait until the last minute before leaving to take my meds. It wasn’t until we were at church and had begun practice I realized I’d forgotten to take my levetiracetam (generic keppra).
At first I thought well, I’ll only be a few hours late, how bad can that be? Little did I know I was going to find out long before church was over!
My husband David and I sang a duet during the offering. We’ve been wanting to do one for a long time and finally had the opportunity. I was very excited about it as it reminded me a little of when we’d sing together at karaoke while dating. However, just prior to the duet I began to get a wicked headache. By the time church was over and we were heading home it felt like my head was going to explode! I have to admit it wasn’t as bad as the migraines I’ve been getting for the last four years, but it was darn close.
As soon as I got home I took my medication. It took a good 3 hours before my headache eased up, but I am happy to say that it finally did and I was much better. I did notice that I became very dizzy and wobbly about 30 minutes after taking my meds. It was almost like the first couple days I took it.
So I learned a valuable lesson today. Always, always, ALWAYS, take my meds on time!
Keep smiling!
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