I took my blood pressure medicine before I ate breakfast. It takes about an hour and a half to really kick in, and I can tell when it does. I wind up getting very drowsy when I’m sitting down, to the point that I can barely keep my eyes open. In fact, I get so drowsy that my memory is a bit faulty. I can’t concentrate on anything I’m doing and I forget what to do next in mid-stream.

I don’t like feeling this way but I’d hate having a stroke, so I put up with the side effects of the blood pressure medicine. By the time I go to work, most of this will have passed and I’ll be fine there, so I will be able to function during my fast-paced shift.

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