I have somehow missed the boat on propantheline. This is the first time I have heard of it. I've been taking ditropan (oxybutynin) for sweating. Does anyone know how the two compare? Is one better than the other? I need some serious enlightenment, guys.
Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > Resent-From: [email protected] > From: Nan <[email protected]> > Date: December 18, 2012, 7:51:03 PM EST > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, quad-list > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Propantheline > Reply-To: Nan <[email protected]> > > Wow, that's for sure!!! > > Nan > > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > To: Lori Taylor <[email protected]>; quad-list <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 7:47 PM > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Propantheline > > I have tried to split the pills but they are so small, also I found that a > half works about half as long. I am completely lost with out my > propantheline. I hope they never stop making them or all of us are going to > have to do battle with the drug co.....ha ha! > > Meredith > > From: "Lori Taylor" <[email protected]> > To: "greg" <[email protected]>, [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 2:00:22 PM > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Propantheline > > Hey Greg, > > I'm glad to hear Propantheline is working for you. I know it works real well > for me too. I'm not a doctor, but have been a quad for over 34 years. So, I > feel the need to give you a bit of caution... > Sweating and rapid heart rate--heart beating hard are a quad's '6th > sense'...pain sensory and is a part of dysreflexia... > > I cut my 15mg propantheline in half. That way, I can see if I can stop the > sweating w/out my mouth drying out too bad and w/out my heart beating too > hard. If I feel ok, but am still sweating after a bit, I take the other > half. Please be careful b/c what you're dsaying about your heart beat could > be a recipe for disaster. I'm only saying this b/c I know that feeling. > > Please consiider 1/2 a pill. > > > > > > From: greg <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tue, December 18, 2012 1:31:49 PM > Subject: [QUAD-L] Propantheline > > I sweat so bad during my b-program, it is very uncomfortable. I mean buckets. > A few people here mentioned Propantheline. I tried it and it worked great. I > took 15mg. > The only issues I had was dry mouth for a few hours and my heart beat hard > for just a bit. > I really hope it continues to work well, it is so much better. > I just pop one before I start. > Thanks everyone for the tip. > Greg > > >
