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

Re: [TMIC] Meds question

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

Re: [TMIC] Meds question

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