Side Effect City

[violachic]

"Peripheral edema"- basically retaining water and/or fluid (which may or may not be the same thing) in your outer limb areas- is one of the more "popular" side effects of neurontin/gabapentin. For ages, I have not had a problem with it.

Now, I seem to be retaining water like a motherfucker. The last week or so my hands and fingers got puffy. The last couple days, however, legs are retaining so much water that my knees and ankles hurt.

And don't tell me its not water/fluid retention. I'm a woman. I know what retaining water feels like. Activity helps just the tiniest fraction, but I'm so sore and stiff, activity is hard to do.


Damn, this is uncomfortable. Really, really uncomfortable. Like, uncomfortable that first thing in the morning I'm calling my doctor to see what I can do. Probably water pills, but maybe he will tell me to just wait and let it go away. I hope not. I may kill someone in the meantime. It, on top of my pain, and the other side effects (lets not forget muscle twitching, now, shall we- or the incessant hicupping?) is very hard to deal with

Argh.

Is there a doctor in the house?

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[dl76.livejournal.com]

it might be aggravated by the extreme heat.....

are your ac units working??

[violachic.livejournal.com]

the one in my room is, which- of course- is where I spend most of my time, when I'm not in the kitchen making oatmeal. I think it IS aggravated by heat, but funny thing is, being in the cool wit the ac makes them extra stiff. So I'm actually keeping my ankles under the blanket because it helps a little.

Its better today than it was last night, but Ive never in my LIFE had my hands and my feet this swollen. I have almost no curve in my body from my knee to the middle of my foot.