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Yup, I know. Now it's abt $320 for me rather than over $500. I think that's for a 180 count.
I've shopped around ... Costco has the cheapest right now.
I get my Baclofen & Valium at drugstore.com
Lori
-------Original Message-------
Date: 11/17/05 17:16:25
Subject: [QUAD-L] oxycont news
Oxycont became available as generic a couple months ago. The price has come
down substantially.
>Subject: [QUAD-L] Help for nerve pain
>Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 16:43:35 -0700
>
>Before my shunt surgery the Dr thought I should try Amitriptyline for pain
>&
>spasms.
>
>While it didn't control the horrid throwing-my-body back spasms .. it DID
>help me sleep
>very hard which I loved. He put me on 50 mgs at bedtime.
>
>I went ahead with the surgery and, while it seemed to help my spasticity
>from the syrinx
>it didn't do what I expected.
>
>When shoulder/neck/spine pain came into the picture (TWO YRS post surgery!)
>I sought
>another neuro near home. She suggested Oxycontin. I was afraid to take it
>at first
>and did not until an lpn aide-fill-in fell on me when turning me! Long
>story.
>
>I went on it & noticed it helped both my spasms & pain. 20mgs b.i.d. When
>it
>began being misused by teenagers ... the price went sky high & I have no
>drug
>coverage.
>
>I tried going off it in 2000 & using the duragesic patch but, nope, my body
>reacted
>violently. Am still on it today. still 50mgs at bedtime.
>
>As well as the Amitrip. I didn't notice much of a weight gain but I was on
>a listserv for
>folks with syringomyelia and chairi syndrome and many were on it &
>ballooned
>up
>from it.
>
>Lori Michaelson
>Age - 41
>C4/5 complete quad, 26 years post
>Tucson, AZ
>
>-------Original Message-------
>
>From: RONALD L PRACHT
>Date: 11/16/05 20:37:38
>Subject: [QUAD-L] Re Diane
>
>Wow,
>How many mgs of it were you on? People try to tell me that medication cant
>make you gain weight, lol. Im taking this amytriptyline to help with syrinx
>nerve pain. Could you suggest any alternatives?
>
> Thanks
>
> Ron c7
>
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