Re: … Please refresh my memory

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,

Looks like it might be Lisinopril that they are testing.

http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2009/august/lisinopril.html

takes Lisinopril HCTZ for his Blood Pressure.

HUGS

|)onna

what is the name of that blood pressure drug that is currently

being tested for its effectiveness in treating MS? I want to do

some more research into it and see if it's something my doctor

would be willing to try… I'm on blood pressure meds anyhow, so I'm

hoping she might go with it.

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Thanks Donna,it seems that the Copaxone I on is not doing much to help my situation. Since I'm already on blood pressure meds, I'm hoping to do little research into this one and perhaps convince my doctors to switch me over to this brand if there's any chance that it could be beneficial for me.

It's probably a crapshoot, but right now I don't have much to lose. The other thing I want to convince my neurologist to consider is LDN. I know that many people swear by it but he is still skeptical as to whether it's valid or not. Another issue to consider is that he's Percocet as a painkiller, which I would obviously have to stop before I start the LDN. I'm dealing with a lot of pain these days so I'm wondering what could be used to replace that should the need occur.

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,

Looks like it might be Lisinopril that they are testing.

http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2009/august/lisinopril.html

takes Lisinopril HCTZ for his Blood Pressure.

HUGS

|)onna

what is the name of that blood pressure drug that is currently

being tested for its effectiveness in treating MS? I want to do

some more research into it and see if it's something my doctor

would be willing to try… I'm on blood pressure meds anyhow, so I'm

hoping she might go with it.

Lifeportunities: transform your home-based

life into freedom.

Visit the Practical

Homeschooling blog! 

School is a place where

children learn to be stupid " ~ Holt (the man

is a genius)~

How to begin to educate a child. First rule: leave him alone.

Second rule:

leave him alone. Third rule: leave him alone. That is the

whole beginning.

~D.H. Lawrence

[Guest guest]

,

I'm sorry that the Copaxone doesn't seem to be working for

you... How long have you been taking it? 

And I'm pretty sure it's a rare neurologist that will prescribe

LDN.. and I can't remember what my neurologist said about it..

IF I had remembered to ask about it in the first place.. The

nurses in the Tysabri Infusion Center, that my neurologist

operates, tell me that he leans more toward Copaxone than the

other modifying drugs, though he will use them if needed...

Though he told me he didn't have a strong opinion about any of

them, when I asked him.  I suspect that the nurses who see most

of us, at least from time to time, would have a more

comprehensive (maybe that's not the word for it).. knowledge of

what he's prescribing most...

There are doctors and neurologists out there that will prescribe

the LDN, but I'm pretty sure that they are few and far between..

If I'm not terribly mistaken though.. some of the group here,

are able to get a supply of LDN from somewhere, and handle all

of it themselves.. I'm pretty sure it comes in a pill that you

crush and dissolve into a certain amount of water.. and then

take so much of that mixture every day.. and it's not

expensive..

Hope you can find something that will help you out at a little

bit..

I'm not sure why you'd have to stop Percocet to take LDN, but

then I haven't researched the two to know either.. BUT.. I can

tell you that the neuro-ophthalmologist that I saw sometime

recently.. prescribed Esgic (Butalbital, Tylenol & Caffeine)

for my Ocular Migraines.. Butalbital is the narcotic agent in

the drug.. I thought it was a bit much for those migraines,

because all it seemed like I had was a sinus type headache, and

usually Tylenol or Advil worked for that pain.. I CAN tell you,

though, that the Esgic does work to knock down some pretty good

pain too..

HUGS

|)onna

Thanks Donna,

it seems that the Copaxone I on is not doing much to help

my situation. Since I'm already on blood pressure meds, I'm

hoping to do little research into this one and perhaps

convince my doctors to switch me over to this brand if there's

any chance that it could be beneficial for me.

It's probably a crapshoot, but right now I don't have much

to lose. The other thing I want to convince my neurologist to

consider is LDN. I know that many people swear by it but he is

still skeptical as to whether it's valid or not. Another issue

to consider is that he's Percocet as a painkiller, which I

would obviously have to stop before I start the LDN. I'm

dealing with a lot of pain these days so I'm wondering what

could be used to replace that should the need occur.

Lifeportunities: transform your home-based

life into freedom.

Visit the Practical

Homeschooling blog! 

School is a place where

children learn to be stupid" ~ Holt (the man

is a genius)~

How to begin to educate a child. First rule: leave him

alone. Second rule:

leave him alone. Third rule: leave him alone. That is the

whole beginning.

~D.H. Lawrence

On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 11:20 AM,

|)onna

wrote:

 

,

Looks like it might be Lisinopril that they

are testing.

http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2009/august/lisinopril.html

takes Lisinopril HCTZ for his Blood

Pressure.

HUGS

|)onna

what is the name of

that blood pressure drug that is currently

being tested for its effectiveness in treating

MS? I want to do some more research into it

and see if it's something my doctor would be

willing to try… I'm on blood pressure meds

anyhow, so I'm hoping she might go with it.

Lifeportunities:

transform your home-based life into freedom.

Visit the Practical Homeschooling

blog! 

School is a place where children

learn to be stupid" ~ Holt (the man

is a genius)~

How to begin to educate a child. First

rule: leave him alone. Second rule:

leave him alone. Third rule: leave him

alone. That is the whole beginning.

~D.H. Lawrence