Constipation

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Before my hysterectomy, they had me take " Golightly " which acts NOTHING like

its name. You have to drink about a half gallon of it, but it cleans you

out. It might be by prescription though.

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--- Hi, I apologize, but Im not sure your name.My mom uses Miralax by

perscription which seems to be affective for her.Before that i gave

her what I think was called doc-o-lax which I believe can be purchased

over the counter now.I hope this helps.Best to you Ron

In LBDcaregivers , stephen ciarlo wrote:

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> Sorry, I know this topic has certainly been discussed however I'm

getting desperate to find something that will help my mom. I think

I've tried everything and tomorrow are the doctors again! Anything you

can share will certainly be appreciated.

> Thanks You!

>

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>

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--- I believe the over the counter med is called co-lace, lol , my

apologies, Hope all is well Ron

In LBDcaregivers , " dawgg4456 " wrote:

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> --- Hi, I apologize, but Im not sure your name.My mom uses Miralax

by

> perscription which seems to be affective for her.Before that i

gave

> her what I think was called doc-o-lax which I believe can be

purchased

> over the counter now.I hope this helps.Best to you Ron

>

> In LBDcaregivers , stephen ciarlo <sciar03@> wrote:

> >

> > Sorry, I know this topic has certainly been discussed however

I'm

> getting desperate to find something that will help my mom. I think

> I've tried everything and tomorrow are the doctors again! Anything

you

> can share will certainly be appreciated.

> > Thanks You!

> >

> >

> >

> >

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Hi -- My mom had trouble with constipation, and doctor put her on Miralax daily.

After a few days of that, I cut the dosage to half, because the full dosage was

too much for her. A few months later, she began having severe tremors and seemed

to be in pain and was delirious. Went to the ER, where she was diagnosed with

anxiety attacks and was given lorazepam and seroquel. She continued the tremors,

crying, and seemed to be in intense pain. It all seemed to occur around

mealtime, but this didn't become clear until she had the episodes for a couple

of weeks.

(By the way, the lorazepam was a total problem -- causing her to get more

agitated, combative, and mean. I took her off of that and dealt with the severe

tremors etc. without the help of drugs.)

Finally after two weeks of trying to find answers, we returned to the doctor. I

told him I thought it was a stomach problem. He prescribed Metoclopramide 10 mg.

to be taken 45 mins. prior to a meal. This drug " pushes things along " prior to

putting more in the stomach. She has had zero problems with constipation, and

absolutely no more severe tremors and pain.

The metoclopramide can interact with other meds of course .... Effexor, Seroquel

& others. Sometimes the benefits outweigh the risks.

Good luck,

Boo

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I take Reglan from time to time. I have had several instances of esophageal

spasms (hurt like hell, feels like a heart attack), and Reglan is the one thing

I can take that will help it almost immediately. I haven't had side effects

from it, but then I don't have LBD, either.

Jannis

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Hi June C.

The Reglan has not caused insomnia in my mom's case, but one of the warnings on

the RX bottle is to contact the doc, if restlessness, anxiety, as well as other

side effects, are noticed. I feel blessed that this med has worked for my mom,

and I pray it will continue to keep her comfortable. By the way, my mom's name

is June.

Thank you, Lin, and everyone, for all of your helpful information. I am new to

LBD, and I appreciate the wealth of information here.

Pam

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