Medication

[Guest guest]

Bonnie,

That is funny you mention that I when I saw the side effects of Lyrcia

it said weight gain and I thought well that is the last thing a person

with back issues needs and then I saw the side effects of Cymbalta and

it says decreased appetite. So I hope they counteract each other...lol

I just have been feeling very anxious.....

[Guest guest]

I take Cybalta for both depression (pain related) and nerve pain. I've been taking it for many months and the tiredness has not decreased. I'm tired, but not sleepy. Even if I lie down, I don't nap unless I intend to. I used to get nauseous if I ate immediately after taking Cymbalta. Once I stopped that, the nausea went away. But, these are just my experiences. Everyone's different, of course. My doc is surprised it made me nauseous.

[ ] Re: Medication

Did you take cymbalta for derpession or for nerve pain?The reason I ask is the doctor put me on both cymbalta and Lyrica for nerve pain. I am currently feeling really anxious, and have severe nausa. The lyrica makes me feel confused and sleepy he says it will go away in time and I was wondering if that was the case?

[Guest guest]

HI List,

Has anyone used the thermacare Heat patches on the neck? I

have a new area of pain that I had before But not as consitent as

now. I am not due to see the Rheumatologist until end of the month. My

pain is at the base of the neck and moves in a circle at the base of

the neck. Sometimes it throbs. This is basically a new area of pain for

me. I have been affected in my ankles, knees, heels, thumb, fingers and

toes.. and it settles more in the bigger joints and seems to travel in

the rest. Sometimes it feels like I banged it but otherwise not a

terrible problem. But my neck really bothers me . Do they give coritsone

shots in that area? I have had shots in my heals, ankles and knee. I am

taking celebrex once a day and added another for the pain as needed.

OH... yes.. The fatique is also a problem for me.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I use the thermacare heat patches on my neck when it gets so stiff I

cant move it at all. I put one on before bed and it usually feels much

less stiff in the morning. I try to settle it down with everything

else first though because they are quite pricey at between 4 and 5

dollars each. I have also used the lower back ones a few times. With

both of them I find you need to wear tighter cloths to hold them in

place cause they don't stick that well through the night. Heat really

seems to give me a lot of release even if it is only temporary, if you

find that also I would recommend them as a product.

[Guest guest]

- I have heard of people who had no luck with Humira

finding Enbrel to be a magic drug (and vice versa). Even though they

are both anti-TNF-alpha drugs, they work in a slightly different way,

so that even if one doesn't work, the other might and often does.

Try Enbrel.

" S. Zorzi " <szorzi_1999@...>

[Guest guest]

WOW! This is the first time I have seen some describe the same thing

I go through. I too have this problem. Have had 8 EMG's done

including single nerve EMG and repetitive EMG. The repetitive EMG

should a little nerve problem when the nerve is constantly

stimulated. However, not enough to say there is a definitive

problem.

The more I walk the worse it will get. I have found that if I stop

and rest a few minutes I can then push myself a little farther

without getting the shakes. When I do get the shakes they do not

last very long because you actually stop because you are shaking and

I think it helps rest the muscles.

I won't even consider walking through a huge mall or the super

Walmarts. Geez I went through Lowe's the yesterday and it seemed

like I had walked 5 miles just to get to the back corner.

Doctors do not have an answer for me either. At first they thought I

may have Mysthenia Gravis but ruled that out. So I understand

exactly what you are going through and it is a pain in the a$$ as you

know. I still can't bring myself to using the scooters available. I

will just stop and rest for awhile and see how far I can go before I

rest again. The more I walk the more frequent the rests and then to

the point of no return for the day.

Sorry to hear you have the same problem but glad I am not crazy!

[Guest guest]

Hi

Does anyone else have concerns about how much medication we give our children? My son takes 2 x Dex during the day and 1 x Clonidine at night. The last couple of days I have been seeing people on this site talk about the types of Medication and my brain is spinning. My biggest concern that having these medications will not only harm our children's growth but will lead them onto harder drugs as teenagers.

I don't know if any of you have been reading up on Australian news but we had a young mother who was seeking a second liver donation because she stuffed the last one up with herion and speed. She was originally given meds to help with ADHD as a young girl.

I know these meds help my 9 year old to focus in school and when he doesn't have them I can see the difference. But I can't help thinking that there has to be a far better way to deal with this. My nephew was on other meds for ADHD and at 15 was finally expelled from school to which my sister took him to a specialist in desperation. Only to be told that he didn't have ADHD but that he was allergic to certain foods. I don't know if that was true but he if off the meds and is like a different person.

Has anyone else looked into alternatives!

[Guest guest]

I don't know that there is really a direct connection between the ADHD and other

meds and kids turning to drugs later in life. I think that it is more likely

that the child had some problems (one of which may have been ADHD) and turned to

drugs as a way of self medicating. I have read and talked to so many people who

have struggled with some form of mental illness or disorder who get to a point

where they refuse to take their meds and then start into a negative spiral of

depression or self-loathing. This leads them to self medicate with alcohol or

drugs. I have never seen any kind of study that shows that taking medicine as a

child will cause you to be a drug user later in life.

I think the decision to medicate our children is a difficult one for any parent

to make. Ultimately I use my son as a guide. He is definitely happier when he

is on the meds. When he is not he is frustrated at himself all the time for

" failing " and it really takes a tole on him.

Vickie

>

> Hi

>  

> Does anyone else have concerns about how much medication we give our

children?  My son takes 2 x Dex during the day and 1 x Clonidine at night.  The

last couple of days I have been seeing people on this site talk about the types

of Medication and my brain is spinning.  My biggest concern that having these

medications will not only harm our children's growth but will lead them onto

harder drugs as teenagers.

>  

> I don't know if any of you have been reading up on Australian news but we had

a young mother who was seeking a second liver donation because she stuffed the

last one up with herion and speed.  She was originally given meds to help with

ADHD as a young girl.

>  

> I know these meds help my 9 year old to focus in school and when he doesn't

have them I can see the difference.  But I can't help thinking that there has to

be a far better way to deal with this.  My nephew was on other meds for ADHD and

at 15 was finally expelled from school to which my sister took him to a

specialist in desperation.  Only to be told that he didn't have ADHD but that

he was allergic to certain foods.  I don't know if that was true but he if off

the meds and is like a different person.

>  

> Has anyone else looked into alternatives!

>  

>

>

[Guest guest]

My personal opinion and oi have adhd is that it is the adhd that has led me to

try self-medicating at times. concerta actually helped me kick my tobacco

habit. geo

- ( ) Re: Medication

I don't know that there is really a direct connection between the ADHD and other

meds and kids turning to drugs later in life. I think that it is more likely

that the child had some problems (one of which may have been ADHD) and turned to

drugs as a way of self medicating. I have read and talked to so many people who

have struggled with some form of mental illness or disorder who get to a point

where they refuse to take their meds and then start into a negative spiral of

depression or self-loathing. This leads them to self medicate with alcohol or

drugs. I have never seen any kind of study that shows that taking medicine as a

child will cause you to be a drug user later in life.

I think the decision to medicate our children is a difficult one for any parent

to make. Ultimately I use my son as a guide. He is definitely happier when he

is on the meds. When he is not he is frustrated at himself all the time for

" failing " and it really takes a tole on him.

Vickie

>

> Hi

>  

> Does anyone else have concerns about how much medication we give our

children?  My son takes 2 x Dex during the day and 1 x Clonidine at night. 

The last couple of days I have been seeing people on this site talk about the

types of Medication and my brain is spinning.  My biggest concern that having

these medications will not only harm our children's growth but will lead them

onto harder drugs as teenagers.

>  

> I don't know if any of you have been reading up on Australian news but we had

a young mother who was seeking a second liver donation because she stuffed the

last one up with herion and speed.  She was originally given meds to help with

ADHD as a young girl.

>  

> I know these meds help my 9 year old to focus in school and when he doesn't

have them I can see the difference.  But I can't help thinking that there has

to be a far better way to deal with this.  My nephew was on other meds for ADHD

and at 15 was finally expelled from school to which my sister took him to a

specialist in desperation.  Only to be told that he didn't have ADHD but that

he was allergic to certain foods.  I don't know if that was true but he if off

the meds and is like a different person.

>  

> Has anyone else looked into alternatives!

>  

>

>

[Guest guest]

some of the books on adhd actually talk about research showing that " untreated " adhd patients are more likely to become addicts to alcohol, drug, etc.  Now b/c they talk about it in the same discussion on self medicating I guess I kind of assume that it is b/c they aren't medicated and need it.  but in reality they all just say " untreated " which could technically refer to anything not just untreated by medication.  But I also have never seen anything that treated adhd (including treated with meds) has a higher rate of drug or other addiction

On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 9:54 AM, baneline1 <baneline1@...> wrote:

 

I don't know that there is really a direct connection between the ADHD and other meds and kids turning to drugs later in life. I think that it is more likely that the child had some problems (one of which may have been ADHD) and turned to drugs as a way of self medicating. I have read and talked to so many people who have struggled with some form of mental illness or disorder who get to a point where they refuse to take their meds and then start into a negative spiral of depression or self-loathing. This leads them to self medicate with alcohol or drugs. I have never seen any kind of study that shows that taking medicine as a child will cause you to be a drug user later in life.

I think the decision to medicate our children is a difficult one for any parent to make. Ultimately I use my son as a guide. He is definitely happier when he is on the meds. When he is not he is frustrated at himself all the time for " failing " and it really takes a tole on him.

Vickie>> Hi>  > Does anyone else have concerns about how much medication we give our children?  My son takes 2 x Dex during the day and 1 x Clonidine at night.  The last couple of days I have been seeing people on this site talk about the types of Medication and my brain is spinning.  My biggest concern that having these medications will not only harm our children's growth but will lead them onto harder drugs as teenagers.

>  > I don't know if any of you have been reading up on Australian news but we had a young mother who was seeking a second liver donation because she stuffed the last one up with herion and speed.  She was originally given meds to help with ADHD as a young girl.

>  > I know these meds help my 9 year old to focus in school and when he doesn't have them I can see the difference.  But I can't help thinking that there has to be a far better way to deal with this.  My nephew was on other meds for ADHD and at 15 was finally expelled from school to which my sister took him to a specialist in desperation.  Only to be told that he didn't have ADHD but that he was allergic to certain foods.  I don't know if that was true but he if off the meds and is like a different person.

>  > Has anyone else looked into alternatives!>  > >

-- -mommy to Emma, Becca, , and Girl Scout cookies are coming!

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I know exactly what you mean. My son is on 10mg ritalin before he gets out of

bed, then daytrana patch, 20mg prozac for anxiety and 2mg clonidine for sleep.

In addition to the piles of supplements! I have tried stopping most of them at

different times and the fact is, he needs them to function. We also saw a DAN!

dr for over a year....tried the gfcf diet for about a year, many, many

supplements, b12 shots, glutathione cream and chelation therapy, none of which

helped in the slightest bit. I have not given up, but we are taking a break. I

think alot of these things help some kids, but I will be honest in saying it can

be expensive to figure out, so just be prepared. I will also say we didn't have

as hard a time with the gfcf diet as I thought we would. There is a group

that is VERY helpful. You can make alot from scratch also so it does not have

to be crazy expensive.

It is scary when I think of what my son needs now to function and what he will

need in 5 years...or 10 years...crazy.

Good luck!

Kelli

>

> Hi

>  

> Does anyone else have concerns about how much medication we give our

children?  My son takes 2 x Dex during the day and 1 x Clonidine at night.  The

last couple of days I have been seeing people on this site talk about the types

of Medication and my brain is spinning.  My biggest concern that having these

medications will not only harm our children's growth but will lead them onto

harder drugs as teenagers.

>  

> I don't know if any of you have been reading up on Australian news but we had

a young mother who was seeking a second liver donation because she stuffed the

last one up with herion and speed.  She was originally given meds to help with

ADHD as a young girl.

>  

> I know these meds help my 9 year old to focus in school and when he doesn't

have them I can see the difference.  But I can't help thinking that there has to

be a far better way to deal with this.  My nephew was on other meds for ADHD and

at 15 was finally expelled from school to which my sister took him to a

specialist in desperation.  Only to be told that he didn't have ADHD but that

he was allergic to certain foods.  I don't know if that was true but he if off

the meds and is like a different person.

>  

> Has anyone else looked into alternatives!

>  

>

>

[Guest guest]

Margaret, do you mean naltroxone? Are you looking for something to help with

itching?

You may be speaking of some other drug that I'm not familiar with.

Good luck with your appointment. Let us know how things go.

Harper

[ ] medication

i have hospital appointment next wednesday and i am going to ask my liver doctor

to put me on low dose naltlexone has anyone been on this medication would love

to hear hope you are all well

[Guest guest]

Ciao Margaret,

He takes it (as I said the active ingredient is Mesalazina or acido

5-aminosalicilico, 5-ASA) 400 mg in the form of a pill - " Asacol " it's called

here in Italy - nice, simple and effective. I think there is also 800mg version

for adults but the docs are the ones to discuss this with.  The pessaries (how

does one spell that word!!??) caused more problems than benfits (including

psychological as with all the problems he was having he was only 51/2 at that

time)!

He is now nearly 14 and touch wood, fingers crossed - we have had almost 5 years

with really no problems. He has AIH, ASC (schlerosing Colangitis in pediatric

cases shows and autoimmune response - I note more specialists are calling it ASC

in kids and PSC in adults), and Ulcerative Colitis.

Might be worth talking to your medic about the possibility to go on the pills.

Good health and very best wishes -

www.amea-onlus.it/

 

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From: Margaret <margaretsmith7477@...>

Sent: Sun, 31 October, 2010 15:27:35

Subject: [ ] medication

andrew i have the peseries and crystals i swallow with water i am taking it easy

trying the peseries think ive spelt thet wrong well i thought see how i get on

with them first then if i am allright after a week will try the crystals how old

is your son

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