Chapter 143 - Subtle Changes

We collected the prescription from the GP then rather than go into the Club while waiting until 5.30pm we sat in the truck while a storm developed and raged for awhile. So last Tuesday she began the larger Sifrol dose. That day her doses were 6am CR/2 & S/2, 10am CR, 12noon S, 2pm CR, 6pm CR & S/2, 10pm CR/2. That afternoon, as for several days after she was very shaky between 2& 3pm. That night there were numerous trips to the loo and she told me later that she "had felt a presence in the bedroom". A friend took us to lunch at Spud Town, some 40kms away, on the Wednesday when she seemed subdued, perhaps because she was not keen to go. For the sake of the friend though, we needed to go.

On Sunday she decided to increase the Sifrol to 6am CR/2 & S/2, 10am CR, 12 noon S, 6pm CR & S, 10pm CR/2.

Yesterday & today she decided to iron our clothes. Until now we have been getting by without bothering for most of our clothes. She persisted, even winter things which will now hang in the wardrobes until next winter.

At 2pm today she needed to go to bed. She said that she felt very "fidgety". It seems she felt the same as yesterday although she had not mentioned that. A few minutes later she was up again because she was unable to remain still. She confessed that hands and legs were tending to "writhe", that is dyskinesia, so I can only assume she is bumping along near her maximum meds intake at the moment, or maybe due her labouring with the iron for quite a few hours. I suggested we walk to the hall to collect our mail. We walked briskly, she not needing any support at all. I decided we should rest on one of the seats near the pond on the way there. Soon after we returned she felt light headed and by 3pm needed sleep. She woke herself at 4.30pm, feeling better. She has been quiet tonight and is now watching one of her favourite DVDs.