One of hte side effects of menopause is itching, too. I would like to remove my skin and wrap myself in bubble wrap till my hormones settle out.

Could you maybe power through with Benadryl and see if the effect decreases? Obviously it's not ideal, but it might be better than having to try yet another one.

Could you maybe power through with Benadryl and see if the effect decreases?

I think I'm going to cut the dose in half tomorrow and see what happens, and then if there is itching and it's mild (like, no rash or swelling), I'll take Benadryl and see if my damn body adjusts. This is so frustrating.

Cary Elwes canceled and won't be at the Cinci Comic Expo. Boo. I was really looking forward to meeting him.

Wonder if this is a thing with him. Two different events that I was looking forward to meeting him at, he ended up cancelling. If so, I'm very disappointed; he seems like the type who'd embrace Fandom (and his fans). Sorry you were disappointed, Hil.

Fingers still crossed for you and your brain, Steph.

Epic, how's your mom doing? And how are YOU doing?

I get a lot of side effects from ADs that go away after a week or so. I hope that is the case for you, Teppy. Vining hard that you find something that works fine you.

Having gone to DragonCon for many years now, there are often cancellations even right up to and during the con. I think it's often-work related, though we do get the occasional "family emergency."

I hope it works, Steph. I was on 10mg for a little while, but the surgery and related drama meant I kicked back up to 20.

Mom seems to be in a holding pattern, with slight improvement. They still don't really have a diagnosis for why she's not talking, other than it's not a stroke. So I'm sticking with my own diagnosis - the stroke she had a couple of years ago hit her language center, so now whenever she gets a bad infection, it goes into partial shutdown, like the body's attention is elsewhere so talking becomes a non-essential function or something. I've been calling the nurses for updates, since I don't want to distress her by making her try to talk on the phone, and they seem to think she's improving. It's a little tough for me because it seems like around 5 or 6 at night is when she runs out of steam and struggles harder, so by the time I get there after work, she's started shutting down again. I'm choosing to believe that as the infection(s) are controlled she'll be improving her stroke-like symptoms as well. And her infectious disease doc is great, so hopefully things are looking up.

I am kinda exhausted. But I'm managing. Hopefully I won't stay so late at the hospital tonight (with one thing and another, I didn't get out of there until after 10 last night or the night before, and hadn't eaten dinner). My house is a nightmare of piles of mail and bathrooms that need to be cleaned, but I'm picking and choosing where to spend my energy (last weekend was dishes and my bed and some laundry). We have a lady who does some cleaning for us, but I haven't even tried to schedule her because I can't figure out a time when I'd be there to let her in (and she's chatty, I definitely can't handle chatty right now). And still trying to maintain some social time - currently trying to firm up plans with a friend I reconnected with at WhoCon, and if that doesn't come together...at least I have an optometrist appointment Saturday, that's sort of social, right? ("Demented and sad, but social".) So yeah, plugging along. What choice do I have, right?

My friends did come out to be with us on Monday night (my BFF and her parents, who are friends with Mom), and BFF came out for a bit last night, so that was nice.

And thanks for asking, I'm glad you have my back too.

Sundowning is definitely a thing, so it's normal for her to lose focus and wobble a little in the evening. I hope she continues to improve, Epic.