Ah yes, maybe the newbies need a couple of lessons on how to reply to our messages.
It ain't all that hard, folks. Just pay close attention and read these notes carefully. Just a few simple rules, like, distinguishing between 'reply' and 'reply to all'. One uses 'reply' when answering individually to a message. One can add other names as well on the cc: line; those names come from your address book......... whaaaat.....???? You haven't established an address book.......???? What are you waiting for......???? Really, now. One uses 'reply to all' when writing to the whole list, no exceptions....... there ARE ways to delete names but I'll leave that for a separate lesson. One important rule: you canNOT use the 'reply to all' thingie when you want to send a message to a single recipient. You must watch what you're clicking on. Eyeballs must be set on HIGH.....;>);>);>). Another option is the bcc: line but again, I'll leave it for a separate lesson. Any questions, y'all........??? Do let me know. BobbyJim in Elvisland From: Alton Ryder To: tmic list Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 20:53 Subject: [TMIC] REPLY ALL vs REPLY When a message is intended for one or two specific individuals, please delete the tmic list from the addressees. Otherwise a few hundred people will waste time reading the message and then deleting it. The cumulation of such messages must contribute to some people leaving the list. Alton The following is an example, but I am not singling out Linda: Resent-From: tmic-list@eskimo.com From: "L T CHERPESKI" <cherp...@msn.com> Date: 14 April, 2010 9:12:00 PM EDT To: <we4king...@verizon.net>, <tmic-list@eskimo.com>, "Neil McNeil" <n_...@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [TMIC] Suicide Inducing Drugs? Hi Neil - great to hear from you. It's been a long time. I see you haven't lost that sense of humor!! Check back when you are able. hugs, Linda From: Neil McNeil To: we4king...@verizon.net ; tmic-list@eskimo.com Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 10:41 AM Subject: RE: [TMIC] Suicide Inducing Drugs? I never seem to find time to write to the list these days but had to offer my thoughts on the issue of neurontin. I have had tm for close to ten fun filled years now and the best pain relief I have found has come from neurontin or lyrica. I took neuronitin for a few years before switching to Lyrica. They work very well for me and I haven't killed myself.....not even once. Neil (in NS) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC: we4king...@verizon.net From: we4king...@verizon.net Subject: Re: [TMIC] Suicide Inducing Drugs? Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:56:14 -0400 To: tmic-list@eskimo.com I found the articles refered to by NPR: http://www.reutershealth.com/archive/2010/04/13/eline/links/20100413elin006.html http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2010/04/anticonvulsants-suicide-risk-gabapentin.html I have never been on Gababentin/Neurontin but the relief I get from Lyrica was worth the month of side effects I went through to get to relief (the makers acknowledge lyrica's temporary suicide risk and has information for patients and doctors). Anti depressants also carry a risk of increased suicide until the user adjusts. the suicide risk is also temporary and passes when the taker adjusts. It is good to know that this is a possibility so that doctors, patients and their family's can monitor the patient for such a side effect but if you do the math the risk is very small and keeping an eye on it can lower the risk even more. more worrisome to me is the crackdown of off label uses of medications like these 2 drugs that so many of us "off label users" find so helpful. Mindy the artisan On Apr 13, 2010, at 4:18 PM, Akua wrote: neurontin and gabapentin (sp) just on NPR---- didn't hear it all but something about suicide... for those on it, you might want to check it out. I remember refusing Neurontin for my pain while in the nursing home, because of side effects and being chastised and derided for my decision repeatedly. I am so grateful I resisted the pressure. With depression as an attendant to TM, suicide inducing chemicals are a burden we don't need.