Feeling a bit better yet.

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Not perfect.  Perfection is a whole other can of worms, of course.  Better.  Not good, but enough better that I'm not worried.  I really thought I might end up going down, even dying.  It sure felt like it.  Now...  not so much.  But, I am still suffering.  But it feels more like I am suffering in recovery, rather than suffering a collapse, trying to live, fighting to stay conscious.

I will take afternoon medicine, shortly.  But, as mentioned, I will decrease the dose.  The strongest medicine I take is... dangerous.  Too much can lead to... dark moments.  And, with being on a true carnivore diet, with pretty much zero carbs?  Yeah.  The combination is extremely potent.  I should have been checking bp, but... between the cold, the change in diet, and some other things, I... just... wasn't doing what I should have been doing.

I did look up the idea of carnivore lowering blood pressure.  Found an actual doctor, who is in my small portfolio of gurus.  And, yes.  It will do that.  Now, of course, he suggests I speak with my doctor first.  But My doctor is difficult to get in touch with, especially in my condition.  And, no... I won't take the same dose that has been crashing my body.  NO!  I won't wait for permission to save myself.

So, while I will take afternoon medication, I will cut that by half.  After cutting the one pill (already taken, it's a morning pill) and cutting the other medicine by half, I'll see how things go.  Check twice a day.  Oh, and checking bp and blood sugar should be done a little later in the morning for optimal reading.  Especially since I don't eat right away.  At least an hour after being awake.

As well, I checked on blood sugar issues, while on low-carb/carnivore.  There are reasons for it to rise.  From stress, to infection, to simply morning bias.  Testing a bit later in the morning will help to a degree.  As to today?  I think that was stress.  I was fighting to not pass out, a sort of fight or flight response occurred.  I was... rather stressed by what was happening.  So... hopefully, that was all of it.

Ugh.  It has come down a bit, to 183.  So there is that.  Very difficult day.  But getting better.  If I can, I'll get a few chops on the grill.  Feed Sassy again.  Check her litter box.  And... keep trying to get through the day.  Later.