I have never been so sick so often! I had to call into work again today. The symptoms are the same as last time too. Dizziness, headache and nausea. So I did some research.
It seems my bp may be worse than I suspected. Those are all symptoms of high bp. Now I have made note of the similarities of the 2 weekends before I got sick. Salt seems to be a big factor, as well as heat. Both weekends I had a lot of salt, one was soda (mexican cokes) and things like cheese puffs. Last night it was the pizza we got after the movie. Mine tasted mostly like salt so I only ate 2 slices. I ate 2 today and with in an hour my symptoms returned.
Now I also found in my research that nsaids, like advil can raise bp. The article said women who took adivl 5 times a month were likely to see a raise in bp. I take it about 3 times a week (due to nerve damage pain in my back).
So I am thinking of calling and making an appointment after all. I plan to cut out all salt (I rarely cook with salt anyway, I use other spices) I also need to research pain management that does not involve advil, naproxsan or tylenol. Fortunately with out corn syrup in my diet my pain level has dropped and I have cut back on most pain med use.
Now to get ready for dinner.
Oh yes I also plan to do even more scratch cooking...
hugs ladies!
I think it's a good idea that you go see the doctor. Hopefully he/she can recommend something you can take in place of your other pain medicine.
ReplyDeleteWell, I'm thankful that it seems you are at least able to narrow the cause of your feeling ill to the intake of salt. That will likely go a long way in assisting the doctor in helping you come up with a resolution.
ReplyDeletePraying for all illness and pain to subside immediately!