Re: [MSA]WARNING!! diarreha and naturopathic medicine

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

Laudanum is NOT recommended for MSA patients!!!!!! It is an opiate which can

cause low BP, convulsions, slow heartbeat and other side effects that are not

good for MSA patients. Be SURE to check with your doctor before taking

anything like this.

Unfortunately Plantago psyllium may also cause hypotension, so be extremely

careful with using it. I had to stop using Metamucil some time ago as it was

causing deposits in renal tubules and flatulence. You must also drink at

least 8 oz of water with those seeds as they can cause other problems. There

are better anti diarrehea medicines on the market, please check with your

doctor before using things like this.

Take care, Bill Werre

[Guest guest]

Hi Bill

Hopefully people always check with their doctor before starting new

medicine!

Your warning made me think a bit about medicine, side effects and

quality of life. Of course it's stupid to take medicine that will

make MSA and MSA symptoms worse. However I do feel that there are

times when the symptoms you try to get rid of are worse than the side

effects! My mother is bedbound, wearing diapers, totally paralysed,

without language, PEG etc but with a mind that's working ok. We are

trying to make what we think are her last days/weeks/months(who

knows) as comfortable as possible. This does not include diarreha and

the constant fussing about with her body!!! Other kinds of medication

HAS been tried but to no avail. If any of the medicine she is given

slows down her heartbeat, we will have to deal with that!!

I do realize of course that MSA has many stages and that you make

different decisions for different people in different situations.

As I see it all medicine has side effects. What you have to decide on

is what's worse: the symptoms or the side effects in any given

situation.

Krista Lauridsen, Denmark

> Hi all,

>

> Laudanum is NOT recommended for MSA patients!!!!!! It is an opiate

which can

> cause low BP, convulsions, slow heartbeat and other side effects

that are not

> good for MSA patients. Be SURE to check with your doctor before

taking

> anything like this.

>

> Unfortunately Plantago psyllium may also cause hypotension, so be

extremely

> careful with using it. I had to stop using Metamucil some time ago

as it was

> causing deposits in renal tubules and flatulence. You must also

drink at

> least 8 oz of water with those seeds as they can cause other

problems. There

> are better anti diarrehea medicines on the market, please check

with your

> doctor before using things like this.

>

>

> Take care, Bill Werre