Don't really feel like going on holiday.....

I'm sure you've done the right thing Mishap See what the doctor says, give it a while and see how you feel. A holiday when you're too stressed to enjoy it is no holiday at all.

Thank you for all helpful posts.

Here's the current sitch - went to doc's and explained problem. He put me on something (Pizotifen) to try and ease the migraines. Got home - OH (ex-GP) is saying no I shouldn't take that dose (but should take a quarter of it) and I should wait 6-8 weeks after stopping tiny 25mg dose of dosulepin (which I'm currently on for the migraine) before I start it. Exact opposite info as GP gave who said go stricht ahead - now what the hell do I do??!!

Is this just my anxious OH being over-anxious? Does he know something I don't? My inclination is to ring GP and see what he says - btu OH insists he doesn't want me to do this.

Is it any wonder I have migraine?!

Phone your GP! You need peace of mind and if the call makes your GP check his advice you may feel more confident to follow his advice. There are always new guidelines and updates on drugs as far as I understand so maybe some new info is available that you OH has not seen.

Mishap I think perhaps talking to your pharmacist might be a good idea. I found mine so very helpful when I had a question about something the doc prescribed. I think they are usually very knowledgeable.

I do hope you can get some reassurance

Pharmacist is best idea! They have computer program's with all the drug interactions on. I know you shouldn't take it if you're breast feeding or have an enlarged prostrate!

mishap I have just come on and found your thread, I think you are wise, have a good rest, be kind to yourself. {{{hugs}}}

Mishap Is your OH a retired pharmacist? A retired GP? Ask him where he got this information from. If he can't remember (and even if he can) then find out from the horse's mouth, either GP or pharmacist. The medication will be no use to you if you don't take it, or take a quarter dose. Ask a professional!

iPad!! PROSTATE

I think you start with 0.5 and thenstep up to 1.5. i know you can take it with sumatriptan but not sure about dosulepin I didn't know dosulepin was for migraines]. You must ring the GP and ask for advice because only he can change to dose and do another scrip if needed; the pharmacist won't be able to do anything without a script from the surgery I would have thought.

My prostate is fine so all should be well!!

OH is retired GP.

Pharmacist idea is a good one, althoughnours is a dispensing practice so it would have to be a random pharmacist.

GP is suggesting 1.5 of pizotifen (info in packet syas you can take up to 4.5 so this is quite a small dose), but OH concurs with what you are saying tegan which is to start on a smaller amount by cutting up the tablet.

The dosulepin is only 25mg which is a teeny dose.

I will think about what to do for the best.

You can actually get them as 0.5 but most people I know seem to then stay on 1.5. As I said before my neighbour swears by them.

I would suggest a Pharmacist is the best bet. Knowing dosage, keeping updated info on drug interactions etc is really their specialty.

Re mishaps medication dilemma. Before I saw this I had just posted a rant on the "Today I have been mainly thread" about the lack of proper useful information given with the pack of medication I got on Tuesday. It took me bit of Googling to get what I wanted to know.

All interactions come up on the pooter when the doctor prescribes something [or should do]. Perhaps a call to NHS Direct would be easier that a trip to a chemist.

Mishap Can I advise you to trust your doctor? Take the tablets exactly as he told you to. That little bit of dosulepin is nothing. You will be fine.

This is just adding to your long list of worries.

Personally I would take my mobile phone, wander to a quiet spot with good reception when OH is absorbed in something else and doesn't know what you're up to, ring a pharmacist, doctor and NHS Direct and go with the majority!

How long has your DH been retired Mishap? Doctors generally are wary of drugs and believe in keeping the big guns for when needed. Sounds as though you need the big guns. Doctors families are not supposed to be ill or need medication.

You are so right Stansgran - cobbler's children and all that. My children had to be prostrate before any flicker of interest from OH emerged!

I remember DD2 being ill for ages and OH vaguely saying - "Oh it will just be a virus of some sort." After about 6 weeks of this very poorly child I suggested to him that she might have glandular fever, at which point he felt her belly and said she had the biggest spleen he had ever felt on anyone,child or adult. She did have glandular fever. He started to cosset her a bit then and to keep her from rough activities to avoid her rupturing her spleen.

But he is very twitchy about drug side effects as he has experienced so many himself with his PD cocktail of drugs.

Latest on the holiday is that we are taking the night ferry tomorrow and arriving on Monday morning. I feel less fraught about it now - partly because it will be a slightly shorter holiday and OH has begun to take on board those things that make it difficult for me. We will just have to hope for the best.

My big migraine has settled and I have to hope that it does not return at an inopportune moment - that is what makes travelling so problematical as I do not know when it will strike, and the stress of it all makes it more likely. I have decided not to embark on new medication immediately prior to the journey, and will try it over there or when I come back.

If only life could be simple!

Have a lovely holiday.

Mishap - I can't convey how much I sympathise. Already on this trip my first priority is how much medication to take with me, in case of delays in getting home. What a pessimist I must seem.

Mamie you are a star, thank you for the link.

And gaggagran and kittylester - well, I found myself fantasising about sending our OHs on holiday together while we do as we please - I have just had an exhausting week trying to book one week of our holiday after a booking fell through. French holidays must be taking off again, but unfortunately if houses are taken, often you don't get a reply, so waste nail-biting days until you finally give up and look elsewhere. This last week had to be very area-specific, as we are taking books and provisions to an elderly friend who lives alone south of Nantes. We could find houses in the city, or on the coast, but there is very little in the countryside. We found somewhere only this morning, so now perhaps the stress will have eased a bit by the time we finally depart - after having sorted pet carers, cleaning up before the house-sitting guest arrives, hoping that Son's new passport arrives in time (forgot that he would need a new one at 18 even though his old one is only 7 years old) and all the myriad of other things that mean that a holiday is needed both before and after a holiday.

I think I've done my husband a disservice! I like going on holiday with him EXCEPT when he is determined to see and do everything! It's particularly bad if we go somewhere for a couple of days!

Mishap have a wonderful time.

My daughter's friend was once engaged to a pharmacist and he was VERY useful. She used to run all her prescriptions from the GP past him and he would tell her if it was safe to take. The best one was when the GP prescribed a drug for her bad back. She was a bit worried, because the listed side effects included vomiting blood and death, so she asked the friend and he told absolutely not to take it because it was a very strong drug for rheumatoid arthritis which she hasn't got! He said hospital doctors were the worst - always combining drugs that shouldn't be combined.

kitty I would love a husband like yours. Mine is quite happy to do b****r all when we go away.

Have a happy and relaxing time Mishap
Good luck with the new meds, I hope it does the trick. It's depressing that as we're getting older the box of pills and potions that accompanies our trips is getting bigger each time!

Take care