2 posts tagged “zyrtec”

Hmmm… I take Zyrtec every day for allergies.  And my parents both tried it recently and asked me if it makes me feel really tired and worn out?  I do feel that way most of the time but had not given any thought to the possibility that the Zyrtec was the culprit.  Hmmm… I skipped my pill this morning and used the nasal spray my doc gave me.  I don’t feel nearly as tired and worn out as usual, and I’ve actually gotten some stuff done without beating myself mentally into action.  Uh…  hmmm…  I wonder what this means?  (And my head feels like crap from sinus pressure.)  I still have a good bit of it in my system and it would take some time to clear out my system.  I wonder if I was off of it for a month if I would feel better and exactly how bad the allergies would be?  Which is worse?  Worn out or constant runny stuffy nose and sinus headaches?  And the real kicker is that when I really get a big allergic reaction at a time when my immune system is low – then I invariably end up sick for a week or more.  I wonder where God keeps the replacement parts.  I could do with a whole new "air handler" system.

Well, I’m supposed to be at church for music practice.  But I’m not.  I stopped by the studio on the way in to church and had such a bad bout of vertigo that I decided against going any further.  I walk like a drunken sailor.  So anyway, I turned around and made it home and here I am on the couch with the laptop on my uh... lap top.  Yeah. 

I think this vertigo thing was brought on by sinus pressure.  And that was brought on by missing a day of my Zyrtec for allergies.  That stuff is so freakin expensive, I don’t know how much longer I can justify buying it.  But it makes a huge difference in the livability of my life.  I guess that’s the way it is at the moment, but I find it very annoying.  I hate spending money on medication, groceries and anything that gets used up without being much fun.

I should go to bed, I’m exhausted.  I didn’t get much rest this weekend with the wedding cake and then going to the ladies retreat this weekend, it was a full tilt weekend.  And my day off yesterday was full tilt work in my studio.  I really should take an antihistamine and go to bed early.  One little problem.  But this is going to need to be our little secret cause I’m kind of ashamed to admit it…  House is on tonight.  And Bones.  My favorite tv shows right now.  Yeah, I want to stay awake to watch TV.  Kind of pathetic, but hey.  What can I say?!