My regimen is gabepentin, pregabelin and dilantin. Since using these the banding has all but disappeared, though that may just be coincidental to a natural reduction during this time. Banding is now only noticeable when lying down for the night.
Dg Dalton Garis Flushing, Queens New York, USA Mobile: 718-838-0437 From: I Whiddett <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, 16 January 2013 1:57 PM To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, Dalton Garis <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [TMIC] need for a neuroloist On the subject of the need for a neurologist, I was discharged by mine after two years on the grounds that there was nothing else to be done to help me. This leaves me in care of my GP practice where there is now no doctor with any knowledge of TM. Their only function for me is to renew my prescription for Amitriptyline, as prescribed by the neurologist 3 1/2 years ago at the onset of TM. I'm really pleased to see the group is still here as I have been wanting to ask if anyone is aware of a drug that helps specifically with "banding" present 24/7 and intensifying in cold/hot weather. I'm unable to go out in the present cold weather and I don't think Amitriptyline helps at all, not even with sleeping any more. I'd appreciate any advice. Iris On Wednesday, January 16, 2013, wrote: > We are talking about the need for a neurologist. I just saw mine yesterday. > For my pain he recommended a pain pump. I'm going to have a trial pump put in > to see if it will work for me. If it does, they will implant a permanent one > in my body, next to the spine with a catheter leading out to my abdomen where > the pump can be refilled periodically. The medication last about six months > before it must be refilled. > > I have so much pain because I have a broken leg that is not healing. It's > been almost 1 & 1/2 years. The pain is intense on top of my TM pain. I'm > taking strong medication to just get by. > > Guess I 'talked' your ears off. Will go for now. > > Judy in Michigan > > In a message dated 1/16/2013 8:16:47 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', '[email protected]');> > writes: >> >> The description you gave sounds familiar. I didn't and could not have gone >> back to my banking job. My biggest anxiety in the early days of TM was my >> inability to think. It took four months before i could read And longer to >> comprehend. I got stuck or stumbled on words when trying to talk and >> literally sounded drunk. Had a hard time between left and right. Couldn't >> follow directions. Got lost in buildings, because I always turned the wrong >> way. Did things backwards. I had to have a note for everything. >> >> I worked hard to overcome those issues. I sat for hours reading tmic and >> the TM forum. Typed with two fingers to write my posts, tried for days to >> make a flow-chart, and even had a nine year old come after school two days a >> week to play kids games and build items with Legos. >> >> >> >> I felt like the steroids fried my brain. I'm much, much better and thank >> God everyday for the improvements. >> >> >> >> Patti V - Michigan >> >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> >> On Jan 15, 2013, at 10:44 PM, Dalton Garis <[email protected] >> <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', '[email protected]');> > wrote: >> >> >>> >>> >>> >>> Cognitive problems, did you say??? >>> >>> >>> >>> Please elaborate. I was a high-flying associate professor economist in an >>> engineering school when getting TM in 2010. Then I began to experience the >>> unthinkableliterally. I could go into class and do the entire lecture >>> from my head. But after TM I would get to a point in the delivery when it >>> was time to pull out some element from my head and, it wouldn't be there! >>> It had always been there, but now I couldn't recall it. It was shocking >>> and humiliating to say the least. It finally did me in. >>> >>> >>> >>> Please tell me about these cognitive problems you mentioned. >>> >>> >>> >>> DG >>> >>> >>> >>> From: <[email protected] <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', >>> '[email protected]');> > >>> Date: Tuesday, 15 January 2013 9:53 PM >>> To: tmic <[email protected] <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', >>> '[email protected]');> > >>> Subject: [TMIC] need for a neuroloist >>> Resent-From: <[email protected] <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', >>> '[email protected]');> > >>> Resent-Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:53:27 -0800 >>> >>> >>> >>> I had the same neurologist for first five years of TM. I had several MRI's >>> and he was satisfied that I didn't have MS (TM left me with cognitive >>> problems). I had been on the same medications for two years, my primary >>> said he would renew my rx when needed, and I didn't feel the need to >>> contnue seeing my neuro (140 mile round trip). >>> >>> >>> That worked for another two years until my primary moved and his >>> replacement refused to write my rx for the Lyrica and Baclofen. She >>> referred me to her neuro buddy, but I made an appointment with another neuro >>> whom I had heard was "the best" from one of his MS patients. >>> >>> >>> The new Neuro agreed with my med regime, agreed that there was no need for >>> MRI's, and agreed that I didn't need to see him oftener than annually >>> unless I had neurological changes. The new neuro also understood my >>> frustraton with a primary who would not renew my Lyrica and Baclofen rx. >>> >>> >>> I never went back to that primary and have since seen a Physicians >>> Assistant for my regular illnesses. >>> >>> >>> I didn't think I needed a neurologist. However, I realize that as long as >>> I need Baclofen and Lyrica and it is wise to have one available. >>> >>> >>> Patti V. - Michigan >> =
