RE: [QUAD-L] Sweating in the chair
Hi Everyone! I had this sweating problem but couldn't take Lyrica *because of* the Neurontin I was taking. The doc (a quad himself) prescribed Cymbalta instead. It worked great! One problem I developed was that after a while I started getting extremely sleepy around 6-7:00pm everyday no matter when I took the Cymbalta. I mean like scary sleepy! asleep in my chair watching TV during dinner with my wife and mother-in-law (YES, I KNOW there's a joke in there... it's just too easy! Ha!). We had to stay an extra 2 hrs until we were sure I was awake enough to drive home (Another joke coming... I'm holding back). I decided to slowly get myself off it. Luckily, the sweating problem has continued to stay away ever since! That was a year ago! I still have to take 200mg ibuprofen each morning or it comes back after a couple days. If you're sweating ONLY when you sit, I might suggest 1) a bone density scan and 2) checking lower lumbar and sacral vertabrae for compression fractures and other tiny cracks/breaks. I don't know about the rest of you, but I DO know the reason I was sweating... I did have a compression fracture in one of my lower lumbar vertabrae and a sacral one. It was from thinning bones and repeated trauma from transfers to/from my chair. I had a procedure done called sacroplasty where they use a CT Scan to find the compression points and inject a fast-hardening cement into the bones to spread them a little (lack of a better term) and then stabilize them once they're apart. I was sweating before that and for a while after the procedure... perhaps it was because it took a while for all the nearby inflammation to settle down. Nobody ever was sure why it stopped. That was the best thing anyone could ever determine/guess. Having to continue with ibuprofen seems to back that idea up. Best wishes to All! Sincerely, --Tod 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
RE: [QUAD-L] Sweating in the chair
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
Re: [QUAD-L] Sweating in the chair
Danny and John, What dosage of Lyrica do you take? On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 3:34 AM, Daniel Espinoza static...@roadrunner.comwrote: 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_injuryhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traumatic_brain_injuryfrom 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 diaphragmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoracic_diaphragmworks 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
Re: [QUAD-L] Sweating in the chair
150 mg each morning john From: Fragile swl...@gmail.com To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 1:58:30 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Sweating in the chair 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. I had a Traumatic_brain_injury from blood going to my brain from my spinal cord, but its getting better with time. I am off a ventilator woohoo however only half of my diaphragm works right now due to an asymmetric spinal cord injury. 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
RE: [QUAD-L] Sweating in the chair
I take 50 mg in the morning at 9 AM, 50 mg at 4 PM and 100 mg at 10 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 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadriplegia Quadriplegic. I had a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traumatic_brain_injury Traumatic_brain_injury from blood going to my brain from my spinal cord, but its getting better with time. I am off a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventilator ventilator woohoo however only half of my http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoracic_diaphragm diaphragm works right now due to an asymmetric http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_cord_injury spinal cord injury. http://spinalcordinjured.net/ http://wwwthespinalcordinjured.net http://www.myspace.com/dannylnx http://www.myspace.com/dannylnx From: John S. [mailto:alcibiat...@yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 3:30 PM To: Fragile; quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Sweating in the chair 150 mg each morning john _ From: Fragile swl...@gmail.com To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 1:58:30 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Sweating in the chair 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 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_cord_injury cord injury. 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
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
Re: [QUAD-L] Sweating in the chair
Congrats John! =D Dan
RE: [QUAD-L] Sweating in the chair
I know Lyrica can help with many types of things, but have you had your hips x-rayed, or butt looked at good. Maybe you just get sore getting up, or maybe your getting pain from an injury you don't know about. Hips can get lots of different types of injuries. I had a butt sore under my skin and never knew it until I had an MRI on my hip. It showed a big fluid filled area although it never broke through. I was having problems with spasms while sitting up. Hopefully Lyrica will solve your problem. It's better than other pain meds. Greg _ 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
Re: [QUAD-L] Sweating in the chair
Yes, hips are toast with osified (sp) bone. Spine has spurs that are jutting out into both nerves and muscle. I haven't tossed out the narcotics as I'm pretty addicted. I have not stopped the pain but its no longer triggering the AD. I don't know if it will last but I'm enjoying it while I can. Best to all, john From: Greg g...@eskimo.com To: John S. alcibiat...@yahoo.com; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 7:03:43 PM Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] Sweating in the chair I know Lyrica can help with many types of things, but have you had your hips x-rayed, or butt looked at good. Maybe you just get sore getting up, or maybe your getting pain from an injury you don’t know about. Hips can get lots of different types of injuries. I had a butt sore under my skin and never knew it until I had an MRI on my hip. It showed a big fluid filled area although it never broke through. I was having problems with spasms while sitting up. Hopefully Lyrica will solve your problem. It’s better than other pain meds. Greg 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
