Symptoms And Side Effects
Leeuna Foster
August 02, 2008
Isn't this a wonderful world we live in? No, really I'm serious. We have so many things that are helpful to us like TV commercials for instance. Years ago, who would have believed that we could be diagnosed with a disease without even making a trip to our doctor or having any tests done. I'm talking about the pharmaceutical companies who do all that exhaustive research. They are constantly discovering new medications to treat our various diseases. And they are nice enough to warn us of our condition and recommend a drug for it. Now that's service like you didn't get in the early days. Not even from the "rolling store".
I found out what my ailment is the other day. I heard a doctor on TV talking about a new drug on the market that might help alleviate the discomfort I have been experiencing. He described my symptoms right down to the letter:
"Do you feel the constant need to move your legs even when you're tired and want to relax?" he asked. "Are you unable to sit through a long meal, a movie, a show, or any activity that requires immobility? Do you find that your symptoms are much worse at night after you have gone to bed?" I was nodding my head yes the whole time. After he finished describing my symptoms, he diagnosed the disease. Now I'm sure. I have "Restless Dog Syndrome".
It always starts when I sit down. I develop this nagging noise in my ears. I can't ignore it because it's Sheba our latest dog pound adoptee, begging me to play with her. She sits at my feet and growls until I get up and go fetch. We play for a few minutes then I attempt to relax once more. Again I am overcome with the nagging symptoms, this time in the form of puppy toenails digging into the flesh on my leg. So I get up and go check her water bowl. Okay she needs water. I fill her bowl and go back to my movie, dinner, whatever it is I am relaxing with at the moment. I no sooner sit down when I experience the sudden urge to take her outside for a bathroom break. I let her out, then I let her back in, I play with her a little more, and then it's time for bed.
I'm almost asleep when the symptoms become really severe. I experience sharp whining and yap-yapping coming from the living room. I calm her down and start to doze again when I get the sensation of dog slobber on my face. She lets me know she needs to go out side again so I stumble to the door and let her out. I no sooner get comfortable until I am overcome by the need to let her back into the house. This goes on almost the entire night and right before the alarm goes off, my symptoms ease off enough to allow sleep as she decides to curl up in her little bed on the floor.
I was telling a friend of mine about my symptoms and she suggested that the dog might have a medical problem. She told me I should take Sheba to see a vet. Hmmph! Like she is suffering. I'm the one who is on the verge of collapse here. If anybody should seek medical advice it should be me. Some people just don't care. You know? Well, I'm sure that you're a caring person, but I'm just saying.
Luckily the TV doctor found my problem and to my surprise they have a new drug on the market to treat the symptoms of Restless Dog Syndrome. The side effects are minimal. The medication can cause you to fall asleep while driving, faint when you stand up and get headaches and vomiting but hey...that's a small price to pay for some relief from this debilitating condition. However I think mine may also be coupled with "Sleep Yappnia". Do they have a new treatment for that? Oh, they do? It's called a what? A muzzle?
I found out what my ailment is the other day. I heard a doctor on TV talking about a new drug on the market that might help alleviate the discomfort I have been experiencing. He described my symptoms right down to the letter:
"Do you feel the constant need to move your legs even when you're tired and want to relax?" he asked. "Are you unable to sit through a long meal, a movie, a show, or any activity that requires immobility? Do you find that your symptoms are much worse at night after you have gone to bed?" I was nodding my head yes the whole time. After he finished describing my symptoms, he diagnosed the disease. Now I'm sure. I have "Restless Dog Syndrome".
It always starts when I sit down. I develop this nagging noise in my ears. I can't ignore it because it's Sheba our latest dog pound adoptee, begging me to play with her. She sits at my feet and growls until I get up and go fetch. We play for a few minutes then I attempt to relax once more. Again I am overcome with the nagging symptoms, this time in the form of puppy toenails digging into the flesh on my leg. So I get up and go check her water bowl. Okay she needs water. I fill her bowl and go back to my movie, dinner, whatever it is I am relaxing with at the moment. I no sooner sit down when I experience the sudden urge to take her outside for a bathroom break. I let her out, then I let her back in, I play with her a little more, and then it's time for bed.
I'm almost asleep when the symptoms become really severe. I experience sharp whining and yap-yapping coming from the living room. I calm her down and start to doze again when I get the sensation of dog slobber on my face. She lets me know she needs to go out side again so I stumble to the door and let her out. I no sooner get comfortable until I am overcome by the need to let her back into the house. This goes on almost the entire night and right before the alarm goes off, my symptoms ease off enough to allow sleep as she decides to curl up in her little bed on the floor.
I was telling a friend of mine about my symptoms and she suggested that the dog might have a medical problem. She told me I should take Sheba to see a vet. Hmmph! Like she is suffering. I'm the one who is on the verge of collapse here. If anybody should seek medical advice it should be me. Some people just don't care. You know? Well, I'm sure that you're a caring person, but I'm just saying.
Luckily the TV doctor found my problem and to my surprise they have a new drug on the market to treat the symptoms of Restless Dog Syndrome. The side effects are minimal. The medication can cause you to fall asleep while driving, faint when you stand up and get headaches and vomiting but hey...that's a small price to pay for some relief from this debilitating condition. However I think mine may also be coupled with "Sleep Yappnia". Do they have a new treatment for that? Oh, they do? It's called a what? A muzzle?