One problem with making jokes about stuff is that not everybody always gets it. For example, last night at dinner I was joking about how fond I was of my relax-ative pills. Some clever person asked why I am taking pills to help me sleep when I feel tired all the time anyway. Apparently, my stuttering answer wasn't sufficient to satisfy my Mom and Mathilde and they spent the rest of the night bugging me about the risks of getting addicted to sleeping pills.
Well, this morning, I decided to settle things once and for all, so I Googled the pill, called Temesta, in order to could show them it wasn't really a sleeping pill...that was a dumb idea. Turns out Temesta is another name for Ativan. I've never heard of Ativan, but my Mom has. She spent all morning explaining to me how Ativan is, "MUCH more addictive than sleeping pills".
Looks like my party is over (next time I'm keeping my mouth shut).
CHEMO CLAUSE: I don't care what they say, I'm still taking them a day or two (or three) after chemo.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
They say I'm looking down that junk road
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I have a feeling Mom might have read Meghan's blog. Here is Steve's entry
"Ativan has anti-nausea as well as anti-apprehension effects. Unfortunately Meghan was on the drug for too long at too high of a dose that she slipped in a nebulous la-la world under the not-so-watchful-untrained-eye of her homecare team, yours truly."
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