Hi Rick, no I did not have any of the symptoms you had, BUT my neurologist
started me on teeny weeny doses, titering up very slowly. It's one of those
meds you really need to be careful with. And by the way when you said you
stopped taking Lamictal did you do it slowly or just stop? I don't know
Linda, thanks for writing back. You say you have taken Lamectil now for a
couple of years. At first did you have any of these side effects, sleepless
nights, hot and then cold, nervousness, loss of appetite, panic and difficult
breathing. I did after the first couple of doses. I thought I was
Pam, I'm sorry to hear you were in the hospital. You must have been very scared
when your legs stopped moving. Glad to hear you are doing better. You are a
real trooper! Keep up with the leg work outs - they will only help.
Take care
Linda
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Welcome back Rick. I'm glad to hear you are back home after the seizures. Do
you know what caused them? I have had them off and on for years, but was put
on Lamictal over 2 years ago and have been seizure free. Yeah! They can be
very scary. Jump right back in and let us know how you are doing.
Hi, Mark,
Some years ago there was an informal study done of people in the Transverse
Myelitis Association, and about 1/3 of the respondents had no visible lesion
on the spine. I was one of those. I believe my spinal fluid came back clear
as well. My dr. said I was diagnosed based on my s
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Its Rick back on the line. I hope all of you are doing well. I've had a few
setbacks but all and all I'm in fairly good shape. Ju
Hi Folks,
A while back I asked this question/request and I got a few responses,
but then lost the list of people who said they could help. So I am
reposting it today after being reminded of it by Trudy. It is about old
broken or unwanted jewelry that I can use to create my own style of
stuf
Pam, I'm sorry you haven't found anything to help your pain. For me, at this
point, the problem is not really pain so much as needing to relax enough to
sleep at night, so the GABA worked great. But as you said, since our symptoms
and needs are all different, different things work - or don't w
