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Old 03-12-2008, 02:02 PM
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Cool My story...

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Originally Posted by tkrik View Post
Is there something that they can give you to counter the effects of the withdrawals? It would be interesting to see what would happen.

You story is great for many who rush for a diagnosis. You were wrongly diagnosed and put on medications that was actually doing no good and maybe more harm. Thank you for sharing that with all of us.
You are very welcome! There is an antidote for the medicine that i was given but it would not be applicable for my situation.

the current theory about my body is that b/c of the mode of action of the med that i was on, it down regulated (reduced the number of receptors) that i had for a certain key neuro transmitter. well that, when you suddenly increase the need for said receptor that is no longer there, then you have created muscle weakness! it just will take time for my body to re-regulate and create more of those receptors now that the demand is up for them!

BAM!!! the symptoms that I'm having now (from a med i didn't need for a disease i did not have) could easily be explained by the withdrawl from a medicine that i didn't need but that dramaticly affected my body.

I am just so grateful that I was able to remain solely on the medicine that was just for symptoms and didn't get into the DMDs for Myasthenia!!! That would have been really bad!!!!

I have learned a valuable lesson from all of this. Don't jump to conclusions about your health, it will come back to bite you!

Let the doctors do their job and don't try to do it for them!

I am hoping that i don't have MS and that it was just the medicine i was on for MG and that once i get off of that medicine then i will be ok and can continue on with the rest of my life a wiser and more medically cautious person!

thanks for all those who have been following me.
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