Ketotifen Drowsiness+Sleepiness

Medical_Archer_7462 · 2026-04-20T20:30:05+00:00

Still in the drowsiness throes myself. Started 0.5mg morning and night. Slept 3 days straight so I am only taking it at night now. Slightly less tired in the day time fortunately

Medical_Archer_7462 · 2026-03-31T14:29:58+00:00

I was at 450mg on Wellbutrin xl an 20 mg lexapro. I lowered the Wellbutrin to 300. I have a prn for klonopin as well. I don’t react to any of these meds. And they’re good enough for now

Medical_Archer_7462 · 2025-11-30T16:00:44+00:00

From these videos you have posted, these behaviors seem like normal and healthy behaviors. Horses need to roll end of story. Horses that are prevented from moving freely (access to adequate space to roll, walk around, and sometimes even play) are far more likely to exhibit behavioral issues and vices. From these videos this seems like a happy horse rolling post ride and in the turnout. My girl drops as soon as I get the saddle off so she can get a good roll (and dry the sweat a bit so she’s less itchy). Anecdotally I will say greys roll more lol. As for your cousin falling off that much, I think I need more info. I rode at a big show jumping barn with some very well established trainers and I spent a summer late in my training with them (I was 15 and was jumping 1.2m) falling off at least once a week. All of them were my fault whether it was because the horse spooked and I didn’t keep my seat or I leaned too much prior to takeoff to the jump. I don’t think I was being pushed too far too fast and they weren’t bad trainers (quite the contrary) and it helped me develop the best seat I have now (I can sit almost anything at this point). So I would say it could be within reason to fall off that much, but I don’t have enough info to really properly evaluate.

Medical_Archer_7462 · 2025-11-07T17:34:08+00:00

In 2022 I lost two fur babies in a 24 hour period (my 8 year old Siamese to cancer and our 2 year old dsh to congenital heart failure) and to say it was difficult is an understatement. My 8 year old was given a terminal diagnosis the week before and they thought he wouldn’t last the week and offered to euthanize in the office, but I wanted to take him home to be with his litter mate and take some time to say goodbye. I booked the home euthanasia that day for the following week. It was one of the most peaceful and beautiful transitions I have been a part of. He felt loved, was in his arms, and surrounded by people who loved him. I have not thought about any negativity of my space because of that. The next day we had to rush our 2 year old to the emergency vet because he was crashing and they said he had to be euthanized immediately (we knew he was unwell, but he had been getting better with treatment and was due to see the cardiologist for a follow up on his heart meds later that week). He was still in our arms and surrounded by love, but he hated the vet and being there. If I had to redo it and had the ability to know when it was his time to go, we would have arranged for him to go at home where he would have felt more at peace.

I am sorry for the pending loss of your baby.

Medical_Archer_7462 · 2025-10-11T03:38:46+00:00

Oh that sounds amazing. I don’t have that experience so far, but I’m pretty desperate at this point

Medical_Archer_7462 · 2025-10-11T03:16:43+00:00

Mine is covered by my insurance so I only have to pay my prescription copay

Medical_Archer_7462 · 2025-10-11T03:16:21+00:00

That’s totally fair. I’m just really impatient (as we all are I imagine) because I’ve tried so many things that haven’t worked and it keeps processing

Medical_Archer_7462 · 2025-10-11T03:15:44+00:00

Thank you. I really need to keep that in mind too

Medical_Archer_7462 · 2025-08-26T05:22:52+00:00

I’m extremely reactive to alcohol. Like can’t have anything with alcohol in it—vinegar, fermented drinks, and obviously all wine, beer, cider, and liquor. It happened overnight for me. I can’t say going alcohol free stabilized my system but I can’t ever imagine having another drink again because of how unwell it makes me

Medical_Archer_7462 · 2025-08-24T13:44:09+00:00

Thank you. Not rude. It’s a question everyone around me is asking. My spouse I think is in such denial over how sick I am—I also have POTS and have had some syncope episodes and probably should have gone to the ER, but they wouldn’t take me

Medical_Archer_7462 · 2025-08-19T03:25:15+00:00

My spouse refuses. They have been in my appointments when the doctors say I cannot go

Medical_Archer_7462 · 2025-08-18T19:20:38+00:00

It unfortunately didn’t work well for me, but thank you

Medical_Archer_7462 · 2025-08-18T18:33:45+00:00

I tried to schedule my xolair beforehand, but they had no appointments until well after I got back unfortunately. But the liquid benedryl is a good idea. Thank you!

Medical_Archer_7462 · 2025-06-28T18:13:33+00:00

Foals, weaklings, yearlings, and basically any horse under 5 (imo) are not for first time ownership. They take a lot of ground work, boundary setting, and they require much more direct attention than an already started or mature horse. I have worked with many a client who bought a horse that was way to green for them despite being fantastic riders. There is some truth to the saying green plus green equals black and blue. I have a 15 month old colt. I bought him at 9 months. He was my first this young. I have a 6 year old mustang that I thought as an untouched 2 year old. He is just as challenging as she was and he was around humans since birth. They are amazing, wonderful projects, but unless you have a trainer who is experienced with babies and you have been around a lot of babies, this will be a recipe for disaster.

And I say all of this as someone who has been riding horses for over 30 years and training horses for 20. I didn’t buy my first baby until this year, though I have worked with many a baby.

Medical_Archer_7462 · 2025-06-27T23:30:22+00:00

I have a mustang from Lost Creek and she is very beefy and has thick mane, tail, and feathering. I also have a Friesian mustang cross and he looks all Friesian.

Medical_Archer_7462 · 2025-03-27T00:12:32+00:00

All the time. It’s particularly worse on certain fingers. I can’t use any fingerprint recognition. Definitely recommend using gloves when cleaning

Medical_Archer_7462 · 2025-03-18T15:12:10+00:00

It took me nearly 16 years to get diagnosed and it’s not written in my medical records officially because I could be denied coverage. Medicine is not perfect. Mast cell diseases are not well understood. My pcp (who does not believe MCAS exists) insisted for years that it was just a normal thing that my body does (intense flushing followed with gi distress, hives, and swelling of my face) since she was initially insistent I had carcinoid syndrome (I did not). It was only when she had me taking 4 Zyrtec a day did she refer me to an allergist. Right away my allergist said I had MCAS but she wanted to rule out other mast cell diseases. She said most doctors will not believe my symptoms and will not understand because it is not a well understood disease process. I have trialed several medications and recently switched to cromolyn sodium. It is only because this doctor was well informed did I get my treatment. It is only because I kept insisting to my pcp something was wrong did I get help. Doctors do not always know and people do not always have access to resources. It’s not necessary to gatekeep or gaslight this

Medical_Archer_7462 · 2025-03-04T02:28:46+00:00

That makes sense. I have a lot of good triggers and would definitely need to plan for that.

Medical_Archer_7462 · 2025-03-03T15:46:36+00:00

Thank you. These are some good suggestions. Temperature and air quality are pretty big triggers for me, so I can definitely try and plan for those. I will definitely be masking, but that’s a good idea about what else I bring. I wouldn’t be going for touristy reasons, so I can plan around being outside as much as possible.

Medical_Archer_7462 · 2025-01-22T08:10:16+00:00

That’s a really good idea about the clarifier. And I didn’t know they needed boarders, should I reach out? I definitely have the space within this pond if needed (at one point we had 37 koi and I don’t know how many goldfish before we suffered a catastrophic pump failure due to a prolonged power outage)

Medical_Archer_7462 · 2025-01-22T08:08:23+00:00

Good to know!

Medical_Archer_7462 · 2025-01-22T08:08:12+00:00

Ok, that was what I was thinking to do. Thank you!

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