plegh.

i really hate catching respiratory viruses. having asthma means that almost every infection i get turns into either a sinus infection or bronchitis. and every few years i get some particularly virulent virus, and i end up with pneumonia.

i suppose i should have been expecting it this year. it's been a busy year for me as far as being sick goes. i had some sort of plague a few months ago that my dr. actually suspected might be pertussis (whooping cough) as well as a few lesser colds, and a bout of the flu. so really, it should come as no surprise that eventually i would be on antibiotics. again. i wish it weren't the case, but i'm on them about 3-4 times a year. sometimes more. le sigh.

i had been starting to feel better, at least as far as being able to breathe goes, and coughing up mucous goes, but i haven't been able to sleep. i've also had weird headaches, with vague nausea and some light-headedness. i thought perhaps it was because i quit smoking, but the no sleeping? weird to say the least. now it all makes sense. the sinuses are no longer gushing, but still feel somewhat congested, and incredibly sore. so i spoke with a dr. again tonight, and tadah! mystery solved. apparently some antibiotics and Effexor interact, with liver function and absorption of both drugs compromised. i guess that also explains perhaps why i have been peeing 2-3 times a day, instead of the usual dozen or so.

so i'm switching to amoxicillan, as the penicillin family of drugs don't cause the same problems, and do a better job with sinusitis. yay for an end in sight of bronchitis, pneumonia, and sinus pain! yay for being able to sleep again normally. yay for being able to breathe!

also, yay for being well enough soon to hook up again with my play toy - a super-cute 30ish boy who is game for just about anything and everything. hurrah!