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I had my second Besremi injection last Wednesday morning.
By early evening I felt very 'ordinary'. I woke up at 0110 a.m. feeling a little nauseous and very dizzy.
In the morning the nausea had gone but I felt ordinary and headachy the rest of the day.

I have found that my sleep has been affected for the last year and sometimes have trouble falling asleep or fall asleep and then wake up and am unable to go back to sleep for some hours.
This happened twice since the injection. Dr Google tells me that in one survey, 58% of respondents with ET complained about insomnia so it's not uncommon and probably just another symptom of ET rather than a side effect of the Besremi.

Today (Tuesday) is the first day I feel normal and not tired, achy or anything else!
The Besremi blurb says these symptoms should improve with time. Fingers crossed.
In any case, I still feel much more fortunate than those having to suffer through the side effects of heavy duty chemo..

I picked up my 'mini fridge' for travelling when I was in New York City on holiday.
I tested it and it seems to work really well.
I wish to make it clear that I have no financial or any other interest in https://4allfamily.com/ but thought this information may be useful to others who want to travel with medication that needs to be refrigerated.

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Hi Gary, This is a great update. I’m hoping you adapt to the Besremi and keeps the ET under control for you!

Also appreciative of the update about the traveling mini-fridge! This is a really great idea for roadtrips with meds that require refrigeration such as Besremi, Forteo or insulin. Glad this worked out!
Are you having any difficulty giving yourself the injection?