Marieke, I can remember when you were telling us about your struggle with the nursing requirements. What fantastic news!!!!! you have made my day. I can't even imagine how difficult it was for you.. You have made all of us TM'ers so PROUD. Congratulations Trudy
On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 3:22 PM, marieke dufresne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I switched to Lyrica as Neurontin just wasn't working well enough for me > anymore. I was on 3600mg of Neurontin and now take 300-450mg Lyrica a day > with NO side effects, whereas the Neurontin was affecting my concentration. > I was also on Baclofen and Zanaflex, for spasms/spasticity, Florinef and > Amatine, for my LOW blood pressure Nortryptaline, for pain at night, Senokot > and Colace, Bisacodyl suppository for bowel, oxybutynin for bladder. As well > Naproxyn or Relpax for migraines. I now no longer take the Zanaflex as > unfortunatly it was causing my upper body to weaken (good arm was turning to > uselessness). > > Marieke TM @T1, March 18 2004. Walk with a cane and a long leg brace for > left leg. > RN ! (graduated 2008) > > --Forwarded Message Attachment-- > Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2008 12:31:30 -0400 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [TMIC] > > thanks to everyone who replied. let me clarify some of the meds i take. > 3600 milligrams of nuerotonin/day, baclofen, zanaflex, fioricet, i also take > coumadin, so asperin is out of question. i also take about 9-10 other drugs > for various things. do you think a switch to lyrica would be worth my time? > b/c it will take awhile to get weened off the nuerotonin. > ------------------------------ > Need to know now? Get instant answers with Windows Live Messenger. IM on > your > terms.<http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/connect_your_way.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_messenger_072008> > > --Forwarded Message Attachment-- > Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2008 13:24:37 -0400 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > CC: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [TMIC] > > Have yiou tried gabapentin; Why are you taking 8 10 other meds. I am not an > md but you should certainly check with your md. re side effects. Why do you > want to try lyrica? gabapentin workes the same way as lyrica with no side > effects. to me and this is my personal opinion the less drugs you take the > better it is. > >From: robert hennessy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Subject: [TMIC] Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2008 12:31:30 -0400 > > > >thanks to everyone who replied. let me clarify some of the meds i take. > >3600 milligrams of nuerotonin/day, baclofen, zanaflex, fioricet, i also > >take coumadin, so asperin is out of question. i also take about 9-10 other > >drugs for various things. do you think a switch to lyrica would be worth my > >time? b/c it will take awhile to get weened off the nuerotonin. > >_________________________________________________________________ > >Need to know now? Get instant answers with Windows Live Messenger. > >http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/connect_your_way.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_messenger_072008 > > > > --Forwarded Message Attachment-- > Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2008 10:33:18 -0500 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] > Subject: RE: [TMIC] > > Good answer, Gerry. As an RN, I have seen way too much of this and > always feel it's poor MD control, not the fault of the patient. > > Jeanne in Dayton > > *-------Original Message-------* > > *From:* Gerry Surette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *Date:* 7/6/2008 12:26:29 PM > *To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Cc:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [TMIC] > > > Have yiou tried gabapentin; Why are you taking 8 10 other meds. I am not an > md but you should certainly check with your md. re side effects. Why do you > want to try lyrica? gabapentin workes the same way as lyrica with no side > effects. to me and this is my personal opinion the less drugs you take the > better it is. > >From: robert hennessy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Subject: [TMIC] Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2008 12:31:30 -0400 > > > >thanks to everyone who replied. let me clarify some of the meds i take. > >3600 milligrams of nuerotonin/day, baclofen, zanaflex, fioricet, i also > >take coumadin, so asperin is out of question. i also take about 9-10 other > >drugs for various things. do you think a switch to lyrica would be worth > my > >time? b/c it will take awhile to get weened off the nuerotonin. > >_________________________________________________________________ > >Need to know now? Get instant answers with Windows Live Messenger. > > > http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/connect_your_way.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_messenger_072008 > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ >
