[TMIC] meds made in foreign countries

2011-12-31 Thread rn11...@yahoo.com
Patti,,   I take several meds for high BP  and diabetes. One is made in India,and one in Bangladesh. Check your script labels-you might be surprised.   Cheryl

Re: [TMIC] meds from Canada

2011-01-07 Thread James Berg
AM > *To:* tmic-list@eskimo.com > *Subject:* [TMIC] meds from Canada > > > > I just got my first med from Canada. It's a generic form of Diovan called > valsartan,for high blood pressure. It also helps protect the kidneys > (important because I'm also diabetic). It cos

RE: [TMIC] meds from Canada

2011-01-07 Thread Patricia Cooley
to it. Patti From: rn11...@yahoo.com [mailto:rn11...@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 10:48 AM To: tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: [TMIC] meds from Canada I just got my first med from Canada. It's a generic form of Diovan called valsartan,for high blood pressure. It

[TMIC] meds from Canada

2011-01-07 Thread rn11...@yahoo.com
  I just got my first med from Canada. It's a generic form of Diovan called valsartan,for high blood pressure. It also helps protect the kidneys (important because I'm also diabetic). It costs $70+14 for shipping for a 3 month supply. The first order has a $10 off coupon.   The best part is by n

Re: [TMIC] Meds

2010-12-11 Thread Janice Nichols
I think that is pretty accurate for all of us.By mid day, we poop out. I get my “have to” stuff done in the morning, then rest. Janice From: Butcher, Bernie (S&FS) Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 10:36 AM To: CANDIS KALLEY ; tmic-list Subject: RE: [TMIC] Meds My Neuro suggested

Re: [TMIC] Meds

2010-12-11 Thread Janice Nichols
: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 9:32 AM To: tmic-list Subject: Re: [TMIC] Meds I tried the Amantadine 100 mgm AM & PM with not affect. I've given up on trying to fight the fatigue! Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably . And nev

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2010-12-07 Thread Linda Egli
From: "Butcher, Bernie (S&FS)" To: CANDIS KALLEY ; tmic-list Sent: Tue, December 7, 2010 10:36:41 AM Subject: RE: [TMIC] Meds My Neuro suggested I do anything to save strength. Take showers at night, get an electric wheelchair Which I did, and I feel OK until about 3 PM, then I fal

RE: [TMIC] Meds

2010-12-07 Thread
ays late in the day. On weekends, it's a nap at 3, Saturday and Sunday. BERNARD BUTCHER Honeywell Engineering 516-577-5868 From: CANDIS KALLEY [mailto:cakal...@embarqmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 10:32 AM To: tmic-list Subject: Re: [TMIC

Re: [TMIC] Meds

2010-12-07 Thread CANDIS KALLEY
and yours, Candy K. - Original Message - From: "Linda Egli" To: tmic-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, December 7, 2010 10:19:41 AM Subject: Re: [TMIC] Meds Provigil was the first drug I was given for severe fatigue in 1994 (when I was first dx) & it did nothing but

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2010-12-07 Thread Linda Egli
hing helps. Linda E. East Texas From: CANDIS KALLEY To: tmic-list Sent: Tue, December 7, 2010 6:28:11 AM Subject: Re: [TMIC] Meds I have tried provigil with no affect!  I have yet to find ANYTHING to help with the fatique!  If anyone knows of anything to

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2010-12-07 Thread CANDIS KALLEY
ay, December 7, 2010 12:01:58 AM Subject: [TMIC] Meds Hello - I am taking baclofen and topamax from nero dr. Other dr suggested provigil. Ins does not cover & very costly! Anyone on this - that could tell me if it helps with fatigue or your experience with it.

[TMIC] Meds

2010-12-06 Thread jackduv
Hello - I am taking baclofen and topamax from nero dr. Other dr suggested provigil. Ins does not cover & very costly! Anyone on this - that could tell me if it helps with fatigue or your experience with it. Thanks. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

Re: [TMIC] Meds question

2010-08-04 Thread Janice Nichols
Cheryl, does your amount of baclofen you take make you sleepy during the day? Janice From: rn11...@yahoo.com Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 4:27 PM To: Akua Cc: tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [TMIC] Meds question Hi Akua, I live in an area without any

Re: [TMIC] Meds question

2010-08-04 Thread Janice Nichols
I wish you all the luck in the world. Janice From: Dalton Garis Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 9:20 AM To: fr...@franksheldon.com ; 'Rev. Craig Crossman' ; tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: RE: [TMIC] Meds question And; Don't forget Lyrica, which is pregabalin, is terrifi

Re: [TMIC] Meds question

2010-08-04 Thread Pieter and Heather
-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 11:51 PM Subject: [TMIC] Meds question Does anyone else have any experience with taking Tramadol (a type of morphine I think) and/or hydrocodone for pain relief with TM? Are there any options anyone could suggest? I have been taking both for o

Re: [TMIC] Meds question

2010-08-04 Thread rn11...@yahoo.com
aclofen 30 mg 2x a day for spasms;no other meds for tm symptoms,just meds for high bp and diabetes.    I wish you well. Cheryl in Easthampton,MA. --- On Wed, 8/4/10, Akua wrote: From: Akua Subject: [TMIC] Meds question To: tmic-list@eskimo.com Date: Wednesday, August 4, 2010, 5:15 PM I

[TMIC] Meds question

2010-08-04 Thread Akua
I take just one thing for nerve pain and well being and that's low dose naltrexone. I was without it for a week, because my neurologist refused to extend my prescription without seeing her. Last time I saw her in April of 09, she did nothing for me and she charged about $475. Her office is abo

Re: [TMIC] Meds question

2010-08-04 Thread Mindy King
Frank is right about the ineffectiveness of the pain meds they are giving you- like barking up the wrong tree. I asked the members of this group to tell me what their doctors prescribed (and in what dosages) and shared the list with my DR. She put me on 75 mg lyrica 2x a day and gave me

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2010-08-04 Thread frank
>>Don?t forget Lyrica, which is pregabalin Lyrica is either an antibiotic or an antidepressant. It probably is considerably more expensive than Nortriptyline or Phenobarbital. F

RE: [TMIC] Meds question

2010-08-04 Thread Dalton Garis
w this will end.) Dalton _ From: fr...@franksheldon.com [mailto:fr...@franksheldon.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 9:00 AM To: Rev. Craig Crossman; tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [TMIC] Meds question Craig, Most neuropathic pain responds poorly to opiod medi

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2010-08-04 Thread frank
Craig, Most neuropathic pain responds poorly to opiod medication. The pain is decreased by using: Tricyclic Antidepressant- Amitriptyline or Nortriptyline which I use ( 50 mg in AM, 100 mg at bed) Antiepyleptic: I use Phenobarbital 15 mg in AM, and 45 mg at bed Dextromethorphan 60 mg tw

[TMIC] Meds question

2010-08-03 Thread Rev. Craig Crossman
Does anyone else have any experience with taking Tramadol (a type of morphine I think) and/or hydrocodone for pain relief with TM? Are there any options anyone could suggest? I have been taking both for over a year in increasing doses, and I am now averaging eight to twelve Tramadol (50 mg) and two

RE: [TMIC] meds

2010-05-05 Thread Jill Z
(S&FS) Subject: RE: [TMIC] meds To: "Robert Pall" , "T Kanon" , tmic-list@eskimo.com Date: Wednesday, May 5, 2010, 8:05 AM Hi Rob – yes – my voice has gotten raspy, like it did when I was taking IV steroids, some sleeplessness, some flushing So far, I’d say the bene

RE: [TMIC] meds

2010-05-05 Thread
6-577-5868 From: Robert Pall [mailto:rp...@neillsupply.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 8:11 AM To: Butcher, Bernie (S&FS); T Kanon; tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: RE: [TMIC] meds Bernie: Have you noticed any side effects? Rob in New Jersey

RE: [TMIC] meds

2010-05-05 Thread Robert Pall
Bernie: Have you noticed any side effects? Rob in New Jersey From: Butcher, Bernie (S&FS) [mailto:bernie.butc...@honeywell.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 7:59 AM To: T Kanon; tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: RE: [TMIC] meds Hi Tobe - I have bee

RE: [TMIC] meds

2010-05-05 Thread
sland From: T Kanon [mailto:sseco...@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 6:46 PM To: tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: [TMIC] meds Hello Everyone, I went to see my neuro today and he suggested I take AMPYRA He said it helps with balance and walking speed. Has anyone taken it or heard

Re: [TMIC] meds

2010-05-04 Thread T Kanon
Well, Tobe  :O) --- On Tue, 5/4/10, bgunny7...@aol.com wrote: From: bgunny7...@aol.com Subject: Re: [TMIC] meds To: sseco...@yahoo.com Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 7:19 PM Ampyra, when given at doses greater than that recommended (10 milligrams twice a day), can cause seizures. The most c

[TMIC] meds

2010-05-04 Thread T Kanon
Hello Everyone, I went to see my neuro today and he suggested I take  AMPYRA He said it helps with balance and walking speed.  Has anyone taken it or heard of it? Also has anyone taken altitude medication for trips to very high places?  How did you do on them? Thanks again as always Tobe Brooklyn

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2008-01-26 Thread Larry Throne
-0500To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [TMIC] Meds Hoh; I was listening surreptitiously to a conversation my old girl was having with her granddaughter about back pain. Guess what, I have it big time around the prirformis muscles. Those are the ones that sit right above le butt, and start to run up th

[TMIC] Meds

2008-01-26 Thread Bgunny7682
Hoh; I was listening surreptitiously to a conversation my old girl was having with her granddaughter about back pain. Guess what, I have it big time around the prirformis muscles. Those are the ones that sit right above le butt, and start to run up the spine. Anyhoo, My wife said her Unc

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2007-05-06 Thread Heyjude48458
In a message dated 5/6/2007 6:22:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I took Avinza a while back and had a terrible reaction. Actually, it scared the sh-t out of me. I think what happened was that I had been on those patches for pain and I didn't get all of that out of

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2007-05-06 Thread MissPrissGrandma
I took Avinza a while back and had a terrible reaction. Actually, it scared the sh-t out of me. I think what happened was that I had been on those patches for pain and I didn't get all of that out of my system before starting the Avinza. I can't remember if I kept taking it or whether I f

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2007-04-29 Thread pjv1234
Rick and Jenna I cringed when I read that Rick is experiencing more pain after eight years, then was relieved by Jenna's note that she isn't taking any pain meds after having bad pain in the past. Wow, defeat and hope in just a minute of reading. Rick, I'm sorry to read of your increased pain a

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2007-04-25 Thread Jenna Stentz
Hi Rick, I tried it years ago...my body craved it so bad I couldn't wait until the time I was supposed to take it next. I wanted more and more of it. So I stopped taking it. So if your arn't having that porblem, I am happy for you. I am thankful that I don't reqire any pain meds now be

[TMIC] meds

2007-04-25 Thread ashfordrichard
Hello friends, I was wondering if anyones neuro has prescribed Avinza(morophine sulfate time released beads).I recently was given a prescription of this. Has anyone else ever tried them. I have always been affraid of the addictiveness of morohpine, but with the type of pain that I have my neuro

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2007-04-24 Thread Lynn Pouliot
- Original Message - From: "Trudy " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 8:43 AM Subject: RE: [TMIC] Meds Just wondering, for those of you who take Lyrica what dosage do you take each day? Thanks Trudy I am on two 75mg. twice a day...

RE: [TMIC] Meds

2007-04-23 Thread Todd Tarno
I know that I'm on a low dosage. One 75mg twice a day. I did good on Neurontin, but like the Lyrica better. Less times a day that you need to take it & it's a smaller pill. Todd in CC, TX Trudy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Just wondering, for those of you who take Lyrica what dosage do yo

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2007-04-23 Thread Trudy
: RE: [TMIC] Meds Anyone ever get prescribed Amantadine? My Neuro prescribed it for me to help with my fatigue problems. I looked it up on line, & it mentioned that it is a drug for Parkinson's disease. I am taking 100mg twice per day, Monday - Friday. It does seem to help with fatigue, and

RE: [TMIC] Meds

2007-04-22 Thread Janet Dunn
I am on Lyrica, 75mg 2 x a day. I am not so sure it helps, but I am not yet willing to do without it! Janet -Original Message- From: Trudy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: April 22, 2007 6:44 AM To: Tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: RE: [TMIC] Meds Just wondering, for those of you who

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2007-04-22 Thread Trudy
Just wondering, for those of you who take Lyrica what dosage do you take each day? Thanks Trudy I am on two 75mg. twice a day...

RE: [TMIC] Meds

2007-04-22 Thread Trudy
ive a try for yourself. Let us know how it goes... What were some of your side effects of Cymbalta?? Trudy -Original Message- From: Gunny [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2007 4:37 PM To: Tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: [TMIC] Meds Hey people: I tried that Cymbalta for N

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2007-04-21 Thread Alle111
I tried it and it made my hands/feet swell and I had a nervous jumping in my arm. For me it also didn't do much for the pain so I went back to neurontin Ella ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Re: [TMIC] Meds

2007-04-21 Thread Kevin Wolfthal
Gunny, I tried Lyrica and it had bad side effects with me. I've been planning to ask my doctor for some Cymbalta. Maybe you'll have good luck with Lyrica. Kevin Gunny wrote: Hey people: I tried that Cymbalta for Neuropathic pain, it worked but has horendous side effects. With me a

[TMIC] Meds

2007-04-21 Thread Gunny
Hey people: I tried that Cymbalta for Neuropathic pain, it worked but has horendous side effects. With me anyway, gives me the GI's big time. What's the scoop on Lyrica? PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com

Re: [TMIC] meds for burning in the feet?

2006-03-05 Thread Kalekea
Claudia mentions, 'good luck with your chiropractor."  I was told not to go to the chiro, although I normally did, and started feeling like I should again, just before this happened (TM).  But I put it off, and couldn't help but wonder if it might not have been better if I had!  But I'm afrai

Re: [TMIC] meds for burning in the feet?/Banding too

2006-03-05 Thread Krissy Z
http://www.mail-archive.com/tmic-list%40eskimo.com/maillist.html   here is the list archives and the talks about lyrica and nuerontin are there The neurontin is supposed to help with that too, but like I have said I only take it at night and live with the sensations during the day so I can *list

[TMIC] meds for burning in the feet?

2006-03-05 Thread Thenavigator10
Hi all   I thought I had saved the post on the burning of the feet but I can't find it any where. I have a few on my other group that are having problems with it. If a few of you that have the burning problem in the feet could let me know what meds you take. Thanks a lot and hope you are all