08/30/2026
♥️ DADDY JEFF IS HOME—and 💯 okay!♥️
Taking 0.5 mg of Pergolide belonging to your horse:
⭐️ 0 out of 5 stars
🐴 Lincoln does not recommend sharing prescriptions
🚫 Daddy Jeff does not recommend taking them
Last night, literally moments after I posted that I had accidentally taken Lincoln’s medication, spoken with Poison Control, and expected everything to be fine…
Everything was not fine. NOT FINE.
I stood up from my desk to head to the bathroom and was suddenly overcome with nausea and the feeling that I was going to faint. I managed to flop into a nearby chair and had Papa Michael get Gnomepa, who used to be a medic. My pulse was so faint that he couldn’t find it.
I collapsed three more times while trying to get to the car. Gnomepa got me to the ER right quick and stayed with me the whole time.
I continued having episodes at the hospital, where I was placed on IV fluids and continuous monitoring. I was required to remain lying down because trying to sit or stand caused my blood pressure to drop.
Pergolide is used to treat PPID—often called equine Cushing’s disease—in horses, but it has also been used as a medication in humans.
Here is the important part:
The human starting dose is 0.05 mg. I took 0.5 mg—TEN TIMES that amount—all at once.
When prescribed to humans, Pergolide is started at that very low dose and increased gradually because it can cause severe “first-dose” effects, including nausea, dizziness, extreme fatigue, and a profound drop in blood pressure. That sudden drop can reduce blood flow to the brain and cause near-fainting, fainting, and collapse—which is exactly what kept happening to me.
Once my blood pressure stabilized and I could stand safely, I was discharged and allowed to come home. I was warned that some effects may linger, and the sustained low blood pressure has left me incredibly tired today.
I have slept most of the day—against my will and in direct violation of several personal policies.
Thankfully, my nurses are taking excellent care of me. Their credentials are questionable, their boundaries are nonexistent, and several of them expect payment in snacks—but their bedside manner is unmatched. 🐾
I am home. I am safe. I am 💯 okay. I’m simply tired, closely supervised, and permanently banned from the equine pharmacy.
Thank you to everyone who checked on me, worried about me, and sent love. Our Ohana truly surrounds us when things get scary. ♥️
Today’s sanctuary safety lesson: The Angels’ medications are for the Angels. Daddy Jeff is not an Angel, no matter what he has been telling people.