Question: Had a severe allergic reaction* to a combination of prescription drugs including the following Scheduled:
opioid,
amphetamine, barbituate (or, was it benzodiapine?), and whatever category/categories
zolpidem &
phentermine may be in. *Severe allergic reaction occured in September 2013 and I haven't been the same since: currently experience extremely intense
stabbing pain in any or all of my 4
limbs (on intermittent and at occassional times); tics or kind of jerky and/or involuntary body movements; occassional shortness of breath; clumbsiness; uncoordinated body movements (coordination is "off "), sometimes including balance &/or gait);
taste buds have changed (?) with result being a bitter taste often in my mouth; and, speech--difficulty pronunciating some words in-full (leave out a syllable and pronounce 'elephant ' like "el-phont "); and, now, I lisp, and "involuntarily" labour on the "th " sound. Additionally, I have far greater difficulty in spelling words correctly when handwriting. Last but not least, instead of drawing a clock with its numbers and hands to indicate 11:10, my hands were 3:00. My eyes, hand, & brain drew 11:10 and for a moment (even immediately after drawing), the image on paper was 11:10. Satisfied, I looked away for but a glance and when I looked back at my drawing, I had in reality drew 3:00 and was amazed that its not normal for me (not my baseline) to do such a thing; and, to me, noticing/seeing/being aware that, in the end, I did not draw the 11:10 version was in itself abnormal, in my opinion. What to do here? Local providors state this situation is very exceptional. I don't find this very reassuring! Meanwhile, how do I seek out relief. I'm not drug-seeking: my biggest mistake was following every doctor order to a " T ", without question and in unbridled trust of their expertise and specialty. I made every effort for transparency & coordination of care by hauling all my meds from dr to dr, staying within the same health system, using the same pharmacy, and trying (in essence) to keep everyone on the same page.... In short, I'm a product of a system that failed me. Though I can't show you, I bare my pearly whites and tell the locals: "Do these look like meth teeth to you!?!" Its all been a living nightmare. They all go home to their lives as normal, while my life has been uprooted as if by a tornado. Where it will all " land ", no one knows. Unbelievable. No one seems to get a very simple principle: this is MY LIFE, here. Ironic how at mid-life I have never even smoked pot/tried a joint. This world we live in is increasingly becoming more unfathomable.