Danny and John, What dosage of Lyrica do you take?
On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 3:34 AM, Daniel Espinoza <static...@roadrunner.com>wrote: > That's the medication I'm using it now and it works great, before I was > on Neurontin and that would knock me out almost. Now that I'm on Lyrica I > don't have to deal with all of the side effects and it works great for me. I > first started taking it at Craig Hospital and haven't thought about > switching it since. I take it twice a day once at 9 AM and once at 8 PM. > > > > Daniel Espinoza 26/m/California > > > > Occupation before accident - Network engineer / SR. Network security > engineer What happened: > > I broke my c2,c6,c7 and had to get donor bone at c2, which left me as a > Quadriplegic <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadriplegia>. > > I had a > Traumatic_brain_injury<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traumatic_brain_injury>from > blood going to my brain from my spinal cord, but its getting better > with time. > > I am off a ventilator <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventilator> "woohoo" > however only half of my > diaphragm<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoracic_diaphragm>works right now > "due to an asymmetric spinal > cord injury <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_cord_injury>....." > > > > http://www.thespinalcordinjured.net <http://spinalcordinjured.net/> > > http://www.myspace.com/dannylnx > > > > *From:* John S. [mailto:alcibiat...@yahoo.com] > *Sent:* Saturday, August 29, 2009 1:38 PM > *To:* quad-list@eskimo.com > *Subject:* Re: [QUAD-L] Sweating in the chair > > > > I have heard several people including myself talk about profuse sweating > and shaking when getting in the chair. I have taken so many pain meds to > control it but never resulting in more than a few hours of relief. I just > began taking a strong dose of Lyrica and it seems to be the key for me. I'm > backing down the narcotics and it has only been a week but DAMN. I take 1 in > the morning and I don't sweat or feel the presure that starts AD. I have not > had a day without sweating and shaking for over nine years. I feel like I > might have a life again. (knock on wood) > We are all different and I know many of us have problems that it won't > help. I will let y'all know if it stops working. It has been so long since I > have felt this good. I want to goto the park and watch lovers and throw > stale bread at the birds again. (I feel like I could really nail one, maybe > even a lover.) > > I really wish you all the very best, > john > > > > >
