Hi Sandy,
I took part in the Dextromethorphan Study conducted at the Brigham Womens
Hospital in Boston during 2005. It was a two part study involving
dextromethorpan at various doses over the course of almost a year and IV
Lidocaine during four seperate stays at the hospital.
As a lab rat I was never quite sure what dosage I was taking but there were
points in the study where I felt I was getting better pain relief. I was
talking gabapentin all along as well.
The people at BWH were terrific and the work being done by Dr. Christine
Sang and her staff is very important. I was happy to do my small part by
being a lab rat. The Dextromethorphan did not provide the much sought after
"eureka moment" for me but it is worth a try.
Best wishes to all,
Neil
( in NS)
From: "Sandy Heidel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "TM list" <[email protected]>
Subject: [TMIC] Detromethorphan
Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 10:07:55 -0600
Yes, the cough syrup.
I have a friend who has spinal cord damage from an accident and has
intermittent infections and inflammation. His ongoing problems are very
much like TM although caused by a specific trauma to the column and cord.
His brother and sister in law are both doctors, specialists who do both
treatment and research. They recently tipped him to a study using
dextromethorphan (over the counter) to supplement his regular pain drugs.
He avoids taking the drugs as much as possible due to the fuzzy brain
feeling he hates. But he said the dextro has reduced his use of pain drugs
by 50%! He said the dextro does not cause drowsiness or any other side
effects (to him).
He said the study he read said the path the drug follows in your system is
a direct line to the spinal cord where it acts on the nerve fibers to
settle them down. Sounds good to me!
Anybody else every try this??
Sandy
In Wisconsin where my first turkey season has come and gone without a bird
to brag about.....I have another season in two weeks so stay tuned.
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