Waiting......and waiting

    I'm almost at the end of the first week after reducing the dose of Tegretol by 200mg's. It hurts and it feels bad. Yesterday I was so hot, like sick hot. I laid around and then the pain started. In my face it was burning and my teeth as if a couple were yanked out. The stabbing in my ear. Once J got home I fell asleep on the couch and either he woke me up. I remember asking about 'the words'. Thinking M was practicing her spelling words. How hard it is when your mind does this. J was sitting on the edge of the couch saying that maybe I should wait until UCLA before trying to come off of it. I woke up this morning and barely got out of bed. Knowing that I need to get M to school is my only push. When I got back home I came right to bed. I slept there until noon. Apparently our furnace (this is the first time we've used it) never came on last night. So I knew I would need to get up for the repair man. I got up and ready about 1:30. I guess it was just a fuse that blew, so now it works. I have the same taste of metal back in my mouth. The same taste that came before all of the pain. Only this time I have pain in my arm and leg. J and I talked about all of the different scenarios about this Tegretol issue. I don't even remember what we decided. Try to stay positive and be happy? How do you do that?