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They sat on my desk, hideous in the extreme, and I hated them with
a visceral reaction that was so
strong I was mobilized. One
small pill container, one final
pill. I had been staring at them
for 10 hours, unable to commit
my body to the pill. Until
then, I was incapable of doing
anything.
By 8 p.m., I got it down.
That act was my one positive
activity for the day. Which was
an improvement over the days
when all I accomplished was
10 hours of watching old black
and white movies, post card
size, free, on YouTube.
Lots of people have reactions
to antibiotics. Rashes. Nausea.
Sun sensitivities. My major
side effect can be summed up in
two words: temporary insanity.
I avoid antibiotics, using herbal
teas, meditation, and wishful
thinking that the infection will
just go away. It doesn’t always
happen.
It’s easy to say that knowing
the cause should eliminate the
effect. That’s like saying that
once I know it’s a broken leg, it
won’t hurt. I’m no scientist, but
I assume that some chemical
in the antibiotic plays games
in my head. I can say to my
brain, “Hey, this is just a drug
reaction..” My brain responds,
“Yeah, and what are you going
to do about it for the next couple
of weeks, eh?”
My blessing at times like
this? I remain aware that this
state is temporary. Some people
have to live this way all day,
every day. I am profoundly
grateful, even for knowing what
it really feels like.
And what does it feel like?
In the midst of the
paranoia, a friend suggested I
sit outside in the sunshine. I
could not. “They” might see
me. I could not walk across my
lawn with my garbage bags. I
could send emails but a ringing
phone created an instant terror
attack.
I retained enough sanity
to know that cooking would
not be wise. I just might walk
away and forget a bubbling
pot burning black. Besides,
there was other side effect, the
anorexia. It is possible to live on
Icelandic brown bread, Havarti
cheese, and milk.
I’ve been down this road
before. In advance of the first
pill, I organized someone to do
a daily check on me via email.
I didn’t want anyone coming“to
look after me.” The mere thought
raised a full blown panic attack.
So was an email offer to run
urgent errands. “I don’t have
to come in,” she said. “I can
leave the groceries outside.”
Out of bread and milk, down
to periodic meals of cheese and
water, I finally agreed.
Back in Montreal, working
at a residence for emotionally
disturbed kids, and unable to
take two or three weeks off at a
time, I learned to work through
intense long-duration migraines.
When the hallucinations
created by my left-hand-side
atypical migraines got too bad,
I’d tell the kids. Rather than
acting up, they would become
sympathetic and helpful. That
training still works for me. In
the midst of side effects, when I
can’t do anything else, I can get
a job done. And, learning from
the kids’ reaction, I no longer
keep my side effects a secret.
There’s some logic in telling.
There’s always the possibility
that it might bring comfort to a
fellow victim. And, yes, if you
Google deeply enough, you
will find them listed, couched
in an assortment of words:
confusion, unusual thoughts
or behaviours, feeling nervous
or agitated, abnormal thinking.
Take your pick.
A friend provided some
wildly comforting information.
She knew two people who
also had strange antibiotic
reactions. “You are not alone,”
she said.“The nurse said it can
happen in the elderly but I don’t
consider you elderly. They were
much older.”
Elderly? I remembered
the last time I agreed to take
a prescribed antihistamine/
decongestant. I was driving
Highway 20 through Montreal
when I remarked to my
passenger that I was having
a tough time deciding which
white centre line I should be
follow. The original single line
had split into three parts and
was busily braiding and looping
itself down the highway. My
passenger suggested that I pull
off the highway, very slowly,
and very carefully, so that we
could switch drivers. I was less
than 30 at the time.
Joan Eyolfson Cadham
Editor
Reflections
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Election results ... from page 1
In the beginning, the PP would have four ministers and the
IP five. However, dividing certain ministries and merging others
and even founding a new ministry are options being considered.
In the end each party will have five ministries. Gunnlaugsson did
not want to say much about which tasks the new Government
would address first until after the Government Platform had been
presented. He nevertheless said that the first matters on the agenda
regarded the finances of households. He said that he assumed there
would be agreement that the summer session of Alþingi would
be utilised to get through various matters related to the status of
households, but by nature some of the matters would take longer
to finish than the summer parliamentary session.
New ministers by party
Fréttablaðið – The ministerships of the new Government
break down by party as follows: Progressive Party Prime Minister
Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs
Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, Minister of Social and Housing Affairs
Eyglo Harðardóttir, Minister of Fisheries, Agriculture and the
Environment Sigurdur Ingi Jóohannsson. Independence Party
Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Bjarni Benediktsson,
Minister of the Interior Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir, Minister of
Education, Science and Culture Illugi Gunnarsson, Minister of
Health Kristján Þór Júlíusson, Minister of Industry and Commerce
Ragnheidur Elín Arnadóttir.
Entire Cabinet of first-time ministers
Fréttablaðið – All of the ministers in the Government taking
power (coalition of the Progressive Party and Independent Party)
are ministers for the first time. This has not happened since 1934.
There are three women and six men in the new Government.
The parliamentary groups of the Government parties approved
the chairmen’s proposed list of ministers. In addition they have
approved designating Einar K. Guðfinnsson (IP) President of
Alþingi. A summer session of Alþingi will soon be called, probably
in the beginning of June. According to the paper’s sources, the
plan is to pass an act lowering the business tax on companies.
There will also be immediate measures taken regarding the debt
problem of households.
Reprinted with permission from INB, published by KOM PR.
For more election news from KOM, see page 15.
Correction
On page 3 of the May 1 issue of
L-H, in the Vatnabyggð Þorrablót
story, there was a serious
error in Guðrún Mjöll (Úlú)
Guðbergsdóttir's last name. My
error, and my sincere apologies.
Joan Eyolfson Cadham