Parkinson’s Pills Have Personality… by Judy Hensley
Disclaimer: This is a non-scientific fact but one that I have recently come to be aware of that has some unique and common attributes. So - I’m going out on this blog to tell you….
These pills I take for Parkinson’s disease – they do not work the same all the time and now I know why: They have a personality! And it is a personality I don’t like. They are not really inanimate objects – they are little pill people who wake up and start interacting with my brain and body after being swallowed and whenever they please!
And here is why I think so…
My body is always ready, willing, and begging for those pills that I take multiple times a day to do their best everyday. It can not be any problem on my end as to why these pills are not consistent…no, not my fault. It should not matter as to how well these little pills should work once inside my body. If I am tired, stressed, ill, having my period, my blood sugar level, protein intake, what liquids I’ve consumed, how close it is to a meal, or if I’m on vacation – they all look the same so they should work the same, every time (I mean good grief, some of them are not cheap either!). Right?
If someone could figure out why this does not happen, then we would only need half of health care reform. (Sarcasms intended). But now all we have to do is have some research into “why”? Parkinson’s Pills Have Personality” as I have so scientifically deduced, and we’ll know so much more and hopefully have pills that no longer have a personality. Pills that can work exactly like they are supposed to work right out of the bottle, and they will work the same for everyone with PD, no matter what size, shape, or kind of day they are having. And while they are at it, maybe they could come up with a very nice tasting chocolate matrix for the medicine. (Never hurts to ask, does it?)
Here are some of my observations that have led me to conclude that Parkinson’s pills have personality. Just think a minute on this….if we can read this we are all part of the human race, right. We are all alike in this regard, yet we act completely different, and that is what makes life interesting. On one hand since we are all the same, shouldn’t we all get the same medical response from the same pill? Oh contraire…but we are all some different. This can create a problem when you have Parkinson’s and take some meds to help your symptoms. You want to have the optimal consistent response you can have, every time, for these medications. But what happens? You take these pills, you anticipate that you will be movin’ and groovin’ like you need to before the hour is over. But on the day you have to get to an important appointment and have still allowed extra time, you can’t get movin’ n groovin’ fast enough to be on time. I’m blaming it on the stubborn PD pills. Maybe they didn’t like the pH of my gastric juice this morning.
Then there are the times those pills just wanna be ADHD and go in and so fast it causes me to wiggle or twist…dyskenesia. I think I need a pill for my pills, or at least therapy for them. I really don’t understand why they have to be so contrary at times. I mean, we know each other well; we’ve been hanging out for several years now. Maybe it’s like being married….maybe.. I should rephrase that! I wish my pills would be boring and be the same all the time!
I figured this all out, but I’ve not found a solution yet. I guess I’ll just put up with my pills’ personality flaws and hope for the best! Let me know if you have any ‘pills with personality’! By the way, I’m changing how I reference my medications. My PD pills will now be my MG pills (for ‘movin’ n groovin’)..much cooler, don’t you think?
Time for more pills,
Judy
3/30/10
