I hope you've taken your medication...

I’ve been mugged. Mugged by a tiny blue pill. An equivalent of a personal nuclear explosion in an itty bitty package knocked me for a loop for the past three days.

I should probably explain?

In short, I have RLS. In fact it’s a bit more than that as it has gotten well to the point of affecting my whole body rather than just my legs and anyone who has this wonderful condition can tell you that it’s absolutely no fun to have your legs/body suddenly moving violently when you least expect it.

Scares the hell out of the cats if they’re anywhere near me. Scares me too at times.

There’s medication for this malady of course and the one I take is called Ropinorole which is better known by it’s brand name; Requip®. This innocent looking blue pill is about the size of a piece of chopped garlic. You know, the kind that comes in those small squat jars you buy at the market? Suffice it to say that if you dropped one you’d probably never find it again. But as small as it is, it packs the equivalent of a hard mugging in a dark alley.

Now I’ve been taking one of these little bomb heavers each day about one hour before I go to bed so I’m at least laying down before the side effects hit me. That way I don’t wake up on the floor with a lump on my head. I’m supposed to be taking two of the suckers per day but I’ve avoided that at all costs because of the way it affects me. That plus the wife is getting sick and tired of having to sling me over her shoulder wherever she happens to find me and carry me to bed.

So, much to my dismay, I was forced to start taking the second pill 3 days ago. The problem has gotten worse you see. I would be sitting here at my computer attempting to read the news and the next thing I knew I’d be driving my head into the display. I’d suddenly be flailing and jerking around like a puppet whose marionette had inadvertently plugged himself into 110 volts.

This would simply not do any longer.

So it’s down to tweaking the schedule of when is best to take the 2nd pill. Before breakfast? After breakfast? During Breakfast? Time will tell no doubt. But if I suddenly disappear like I did over the past several days you’ll know why.

Warning: This post may suddenly move violently off your display and into your lap.