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pecuniumPercocet has a side effect (at least for me): It's a potent diuretic. I spent this afternoon struggling with dehydration. I spotted it coming on, but I was behind the curve. I drank fluids, I had chicken soup, etc.
But I kept having to hit the toilet, it wasn't ever very much, but it seems to have added up; and it as basically clear.
By noon I was in agony. The back of my neck was in pain. I was vertigonous (all the more exciting when one on cructhes). I was nauseated. Someone was taking a trowel and trying to pry my sinuses out of their sockets.
I drank more grapefruit juice. I lay on my side and pondered being dead. I wondered if the percocet was able to dry me out enough to kill me. I thought that might not be so bad.
I managed to fall asleep.
Sleep, and fluids, have always been required for me to recover from dehydration. I'm in much better shape. I ate some ice cream when I woke up. Still a bit groggy, and a bit achey in the neck, but my eyes aren't wincing at the light, no one is trying to rips parts of my face out of my skull and I don't feel that I'll fall when I move.
savorie came over, and took me out to dinner. Then we went and did some shopping. I introduced her to an Israeli chocolate, and we sat around schmoosing when she dropped me off.
Now I intend to drink some more fluids, put my ankle on a bag of peas and go to sleep. If I need it, I'll pop a percoset, but only if the pain starts edging past four. Until I feel overhydrated, I don't want to let it run through my system when I can't pour some liquids down my throat.
But I kept having to hit the toilet, it wasn't ever very much, but it seems to have added up; and it as basically clear.
By noon I was in agony. The back of my neck was in pain. I was vertigonous (all the more exciting when one on cructhes). I was nauseated. Someone was taking a trowel and trying to pry my sinuses out of their sockets.
I drank more grapefruit juice. I lay on my side and pondered being dead. I wondered if the percocet was able to dry me out enough to kill me. I thought that might not be so bad.
I managed to fall asleep.
Sleep, and fluids, have always been required for me to recover from dehydration. I'm in much better shape. I ate some ice cream when I woke up. Still a bit groggy, and a bit achey in the neck, but my eyes aren't wincing at the light, no one is trying to rips parts of my face out of my skull and I don't feel that I'll fall when I move.
savorie came over, and took me out to dinner. Then we went and did some shopping. I introduced her to an Israeli chocolate, and we sat around schmoosing when she dropped me off.Now I intend to drink some more fluids, put my ankle on a bag of peas and go to sleep. If I need it, I'll pop a percoset, but only if the pain starts edging past four. Until I feel overhydrated, I don't want to let it run through my system when I can't pour some liquids down my throat.
