re: Tylenol Kevin just as a side note, Tylenol IS acetominophen. Tylenol is the brand name for it.
Weaning off: lower the dose you take by 1/2 for a week then another 1/2 for the next week then you stop taking it. Technically what you were taking should not be a problem when stopping cold turkey though. What were your symptoms when you tried to stop taking it? RE: Antidepressants for pain relief Yes, they are often used for pain relief in low doses. Those used are the tryciclic antidepressants. I take nortryptaline 20mg at night along with Lyrica. Marieke ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Wolfthal" <wolft...@optonline.net> To: <tmic-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 8:30 PM Subject: [TMIC] weaning off of Tyenol? > > Hi all, > > Because I haven't been able to get my pain treated properly, I've been > taking > Tylenol Extra Strength w/Acetaminophen for a long time. I don't take it > every > day, but regularly. I take the bare minimum dose, usually no more than > one a > day. I have not had liver probems, but recently, new warnings have come > out > about long term use of acetaminophen. So I am cutting my usage down. > Just > wondering if there is a proper 'weaning off' of meds like Tylenol? I > tried > going cold turkey, but that didn't work. I will ask my doc about this > also, > just wondered if there's a basic weaning off rule. > > Thanks, > Kevin > > PS: My Mom turned 86 today! Amazing lady! I made her some Josh Groban, > Michael Buble, and Billy Joel cd's, and gave her flowers. :) > > --Forwarded Message Attachment-- Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:50:32 -0700 From: lynnemye...@yahoo.com To: brad...@gmail.com; tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [TMIC] AntiDepressant Debi, Antidepressants like elevil, cymbalta, desyrel and others are often prescribed for pain relieving properties so they were not lying to you when they gave it to you. These often have great results. Lynne --- On Fri, 6/19/09, bradebi <brad...@gmail.com> wrote: From: bradebi <brad...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [TMIC] AntiDepressant To: tmic-list@eskimo.com, "Akua" <a...@artfarm.com> Date: Friday, June 19, 2009, 5:51 PM Way to go Akua !...when I got my DX of TM..I was put on elavil every night before bed. I was told it was for the chronic pain... But I came to find out it is a antidepressant. And that was it...I didn't get PT at that time because my disability was un-diagnosed for several years...my spastic paraplegia was treated with neurontin..and I had a sleep study because of spasms in the night..and the results came back with I twitch kick and spasm every 20 seconds..and I have a very low breathing and have to have oxygen at night.....but because I have TM the Doctor said he couldn't tell if I had sleep apnea or it is the TM causing it. I too have to dress like a dork and I like the fact of being in the chair I can hide if I am wet. When I moved up here..I discovered there isn't many places that are handicap accessible (up in the high Sierras!!)..so I have had to fight to get everything!..and I am fixin to join or help people here that are disabled..and are house bound...So I agree Akua someone needs to teach me how to live like a paraplegic. Debi -- _________________________________________________________________ Internet explorer 8 lets you browse the web faster. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9655582
