Ah Biaxin, how do I love thee

[cjsmith]

Food yay

I'm getting a few more successful meals under my belt. Last night's huge "taco salad" (everything I'd otherwise put in a taco, but with no shell) was MMMMMYUM. Need to obtain some salsa without sugar. Also need to hardboil more eggs; 2 eggs and some sausage makes a wonderful breakfast that holds me until lunch even if I eat it at 6am.

Sleep yay

Also looked up how much diphenhydramine I can safely have in 24 hours. It's six times higher than the dose in my over-the-counter sleep meds. So I cranked those up a little last night and got ALMOST GOOD SLEEP! That was fabulous.

Taste boo

The taste in my mouth is awful. This is one of the more common side effects, apparently; some people say it's bitter, others metallic, and I think I'm a cross between the two. Fortunately the tastes of foods haven't changed dramatically, as some people report, but I'm sick of feeling like I really need to brush my teeth because my mouth has a thin coating of soapy tinfoil.

Comments

[jupiter29.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear about the bad taste in your mouth. That sounds like no fun at all. I've never taken a medicine that left a bad taste in my mouth permanently, but taste is weird stuff. Once a year or so I will cough and have the sudden impression (it's so fast that I can't swear it's a taste, though I think it is) that I have swallowed olive oil. I almost always have a cold or flu within the next few days.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

It's a mild but persistent irritant. The only time it goes away (or is masked) is when I'm eating or brushing my teeth. Soon afterward it's back.

Olive oil, eh? I've never had that as an illusory taste. Taste is indeed weird stuff.

[plymouth.livejournal.com]

Hmm, would chewing gum help? Or sucking on some kind of losenges? Hard candy? I know that's terrible for your teeth but as a sometimes thing to get over evil medicine...

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Maybe. Anything without sugar in it (or most artificial sweeteners either, as those are often bitter to me) would be something I could try. Thanks for the idea!