Wednesday, June 24, 2026

45 years married

 




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163424/06/2023Nutrition as religionNon-fiction books, Nutrition

Monday, June 22, 2026

Neurologist (2)

Today was the day of my followup appointment with the consultant neurologist1. It turns out that I wasn't supposed to take 2 pills of Depalept a day; instead, it should have been 'according to need'. It's not clear to me how a prophylactic medication can be taken in this manner. Anyway, I told him about the good things that have occurred since starting (no headaches, a slight reduction in blood pressure and no apneic events) and the bad things (weight increase, although now it seems to be going down again, dry mouth, mild edema in my feet, and now I've noticed trembling in my hands). The neurologist was not surprised by any of these.

He offered me the option of either a new medication (pills every day) or a self-administered injection once a month. Both of these medications inhibit the CGRP protein, thus preventing a build-up of this protein that activates nerves in the brain, making pain signals worse. For the time being, we compromised on reducing the Depalept dosage to one pill a day; I'll see how that goes.

I have a followup appointment in two months' time, by which I will have decided what to do. At the moment, the pills look the easier option (squeamish me). Another factor is the cost as the injection (and possibly the pills) are expensive; I discovered, however, that the kibbutz covers medical costs for the over-70s (a fact that I need to verify) so either option will be free for me.

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