Pat--You misunderstood what I wrote. I was taking 150mg twice a day and I consulted with Sandy because my leg spasms had ceased. Sandy had me consult with my GP since I don't have a neuro. Sandy did not act as a doctor.
On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 4:59 AM, Dalton Garis <[email protected]>wrote: > Patti; > > Have you heard of River Pharmacy? www.riverpharmacy.ca it makes it > possible to take what you need for much less money. > > Dalton > > > From: Pat Voorheis <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 20:05:27 -0400 > To: James Berg <[email protected]> > Cc: Janice Nichols <[email protected]>, Dalton Garis < > [email protected]>, Linda Egli <[email protected]>, transverse > myelitis <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [TMIC] Meiling Caperton, Kanohe, Hawaii > Resent-From: <[email protected]> > Resent-Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 15:57:30 -0700 (PDT) > > James, > Please tell me why you want to reduce to 50mg twice daily after consulting > with Sandy. I was taking 100mg 3 times daily for about a year, but reduced > to twice daily due to cost, not due to medical reasons. Is there something > about Lyrica Sandy made you aware of that I should be concerned about? As > you both have stated, we learn more from the TM Association than we learn > from our doctors and Neuro's. > > Patti - Michigan > > On Mar 12, 2014, at 3:34 PM, James Berg <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey Dalton and everyone else, Aloha. I just want folks to know that > thanks to Dalton letting me know about Lyrica, I've gotten control of my > leg spasms. I'm taking 150mg. 2 times a day and suddenly a week ago my > spasms stopped! > Not having a neuro so consult with Sandy, yes our Sandy, has been > counseling me about stopping the Lyrica and after discussing it with my GP > I am doing a gradual reduction and will soon be down to the 50mg. Dalton > has reduced to. > Lyrica has been a god send to me. Thanks Dalton. > > Jim > > > > On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 7:48 AM, Janice Nichols <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dalton - not offended!! >> So glad you are doing so well. Isn't it strange the things we discover >> ourselves that help us? Doctors can still be so clueless about some >> things - on the other hand, they can >> save our lives! >> >> Janice >> >> >> *From:* Dalton Garis <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 12, 2014 11:26 AM >> *To:* Linda Egli <[email protected]> ; [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [TMIC] Meiling Caperton, Kanohe, Hawaii >> >> Say, Folks! >> >> Nice to hear a voice crying in the wilderness. I am still here, also. >> >> By the way, someone hacked my Facebook so had to change my name, to >> Abdu'l-Hanif Al-Shukri - let them try to hack that one! So, if you >> remember me, for instance Meiling, and you want to "friend" me, I'm still >> out there. >> >> Friends, I am down to just 50mg Lyrica 2x/day now, after a tough time of >> trying. Can't go below that amount, discovering that is what is actually >> required to cover most of the pain. My memory is better and am less >> anxious about losing my mind to fog and dopiness. >> >> And went 28 days without a seizure, the longest time since getting the >> first one in 22 April 2010. Want to know what reduced their frequency? - >> not taking all those vitamin supplements anymore. It seems the minerals in >> them were interfering in some way with the nerves, especially magnesium. >> Visiting my mother in Massachusetts - she's 97 - I forgot to bring any and >> went without for a week. Returning home I realized that I hadn't had any >> seizures, and guessed that the only change was in not taking all those >> vitamin supplements. So I stopped, and sure enough, the seizures became >> very infrequent. Who knew? >> >> Now is the Baha'i month of the Fast, when Baha'is go without food and >> drink during the hours when the sun is in the sky, for 19 days, the last >> month of our year. (In our calendar there are 19 months of 19 days, with 4 >> or 5 inter calendar days just before the month of the Fast). We eat and >> drink after sunset or before sunrise but not during the hours of sunlight. >> Smoking is also prohibited, as it is considered a form of drink. >> >> The sick, the traveling, those nursing or pregnant, or under the age of >> 15 or older than 70 are not bound by the Fast; neither are those engaged in >> heavy labor. It is for those in good health, but others are not bound to >> it. >> >> While not bound by the Fast I am going without food during the hours of >> fasting but drinking tea or coffee or water whenever I feel the need. It >> is going OK, and does change the relationship to the material world and >> increase nearness to God. I am grateful to participate at even this level. >> >> I hope it doesn't upset anyone if I talk openly about God. It seems our >> America is conspiring to wipe any mention of Him from any public discourse >> - a kind of propaganda in its own right if you think about it. I >> apologize, though, if anyone here is offended. >> >> Love and prayers, >> Dalton >> Abdu'l-Hanif Al-Shukri >> >> *Dalton Garis* >> *Flushing, Queens* >> *New York, USA* >> >> >> From: Linda Egli <[email protected]> >> Reply-To: Linda Egli <[email protected]> >> Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 07:45:18 -0700 (PDT) >> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [TMIC] Meiling Caperton, Kanohe, Hawaii >> Resent-From: <[email protected]> >> Resent-Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 07:45:20 -0700 (PDT) >> >> >> Another TMer still here too. I miss the people that used to use this >> site. Stay well. >> Linda - Texas >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Janice Nichols <[email protected]> >> *To:* James Berg <[email protected]>; [email protected] >> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 12, 2014 9:39 AM >> *Subject:* Re: [TMIC] Meiling Caperton, Kanohe, Hawaii >> >> You are not alone here. <wlEmoticon-smile[1].png> I am still here, >> but it sure is quiet! Hope you are doing well. >> Janice - from Missouri >> >> >> *From:* James Berg <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 12, 2014 1:52 AM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* [TMIC] Meiling Caperton, Kanohe, Hawaii >> >> Meiling, if you are still in Hawaii, please give me a holler--I thought >> I was alone here. >> >> Jim >> >> >> >
