Saturday, April 11, 2009

first month starting out with valcyte

*week 1*
so i am starting out on 1 pill a day (450 mg). so far i'm not feeling any difference. with valcyte you are supposed to feel a die-off effect, taking form in increased fatigue, nausea, achiness, headache, weakness, ect.
so hopefully i will be feeling something later on. (funny how i'm hoping to feel worse? haha)

*week 2*
still not feeling much different, although i am sleeping a bit more. on average i would sleep about 12 hours, and now i'm up to about 13 on a daily basis. i still manage to get my daily exercise in. i play frisbee with my parents for about 30 minutes a day. it's such a perfect exercise because it's not too active, but it involves stretching and a bit of cardiac. plus you get constant breaks when you don't have the frisbee.

*week 3*
oh wow. i sleep SO MUCH now. i usually fall asleep about 12-1 am, and then sleep until about 4:30. i don't feel much worse, no nausea, no achiness, but i'd say increased fatigue, brain fog, weakness. not too much worse though. i am having bit of a "bowel change" though. haha.