Re: Question about medications

[Guest guest]

Hi Geri,

All my life I've had the 'reverse effect' (as I call it) to some

medications. Ones that were supposed to help me sleep made me more

awake, ones for tremors only made them worse, etc.

Gretchen

[Guest guest]

How do you and you doctors cope with that? How does one prove it to a new

doctor?

I know they think I out of my mind!!

Geri

[Guest guest]

Hi Geri,

Oh I am * very * verbal with them, explaining exactly what my reaction

to the medications are and I refuse to take them. Most of my docs have

been understanding about that, and a bit confused, but have attributed

it to my 'nervous system', lol I have also done research over the

years (before the Internet I was in libraries frequently perusing the

PDR) and I would * suggest * a medication. Fortunately, now the only

medication I need is for tremors and it works very well - no reverse

effect, rather I noticed a BIG difference within 24 hours.

Gretchen

[Guest guest]

Yup, sure do .... any hydrocodone pain relievers make me hyper and boy

do I crash hard afterwards. Soma, taken at bedtime gives me the creepy

crawl-lees, bedbugs etc feeling and does little for muscle cramps. Vytorin

causes me unbelieveable muscle pain. This last year has been hell trying to find

the right formulation/combination of medications ....without going BANKRUPT!

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> Do any of you have a problem with medicationss doing the opposite

....Like muscle relaxers making you turn into a tight ball or high blood

pressure meds making you feel stressed or you heart pound.?

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> Geri

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[Guest guest]

My son has taken Ritalin take for ADD. I take Welbutrin for depression and have

taken Celexa a cousin to Lexapro. The draw back to Celexa was weight gain and

wow was I always tired. I also got addicted to it. I would get very sick if I

went more then 3 days without a pill. I do better on Welbutrin.

In a message dated 7/22/2008 9:44:55 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,

jonrice62@... writes:

Does anyone know if Wellbutrin or Lexapro are safe for people with CMT?