To Mari
 

Dear Marii am glad this stuff seems to be helping with sleep. or that you seem to be getting some, somehow! :hug::hug::hug:

hope it keeps up!

~ waves ~

Nooooo.....! Say it ain't so!

:hissyfit: :ranting: I love trains!

Waves

I have experience in the family with Amitripillyne.

I believe both my older son's have taken it at one point. Not positive
about my oldest, but my younger one for sure.

He didn't tell me it was making him so sleepy, and not letting him get
up. It was after this one that we went to, Lexapro, then depakote ER.


My husband takes it now. He had problems for over I think 2 years
going to sleep. And migraines. I finally talked him into going to
my Neurologist/opthamologist. He was put on this. He takes I believe
a 50 mg now. But he takes a 25mg, usually right now, but will be
starting back on the 50 I'm sure now that he has a job.

Oh I have to tell everyone about that.


I take for migraines, and high blood pressure so far.
verapamil 240 ER, hydrochlothriazide, And toprimate. Then I also take
gabapentin, methocarbamol 750mg, and I have xanax for if I need it.

My other meds is medformin. I then take magnesium, iron, calcium,
Vitamin D, Hair, Nail and Body, Cinnamon.

I take a couple others when I remember. But I am not sure why the
doctor has never considered, this one particular drug, I've even asked
about it before. And its always been a no.


SO I'm not sure why.

Donna:grouphug:

Thought I would add, right now my depressive side, and anxiety is
pretty good. The Fact that my husband has been given a gift I
believe by being called by the Indy union hall, for a Lilly building.

We don't know how long it will be, it was thought to be a short
call which are two weeks. But its definately a long call, and that
means it could be more than two weeks.

I'm not sure how long he will like this one, but I'm hoping a long time.
After a while we would have our insurance back, from what I understand.

But that is least right now. My husband was starting to get so depressed,
I was getting worried. He also got approached tonight for our side
little company a job.


Life is good for the Roberts family right now. My middle son is waiting word,
he may have a full -time job. WOuld you guys concentrate on saying prayers for Devin to get this job, or if its not for him another one soon.


My oldest son Danny is helping me clean out, then will help paint the room that will be my office. He is laid off and very bored.
He is worried about not having insurance, and his disease of ulceratus colitis.
So I will be looking into how to get his drugs, and he will have to pay to go to docs.

Donna:grouphug:

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Dear Donna.

Your husband has a job. Happy time. Insurance soon too! Happy. Happy. :grouphug:
I will send good job thoughts for Devlin and Danny.


M.

Thank You Mari

You happy party people is exactly how I feel too.

Its been a nice few days.

:grouphug:

hello I would talk to the doctor who perscribed it ! I have read that gabapentin is a drug for treating depression ,nerve damage it will work I think you are takin the right dose if you mood is upward for the better I take it to I find it can give me a mixed reactions most times i am ok but i be carefull i have a pinched nevre and nerve damage i take it for but it can make my moods change I can tell when it does that to me but for the most part it works for my leg ok good luck keep doin what your doin

Hi, Jemjeff,

I'm sorry that you are suffering.
I will have to update my psychiatrist and the internist. The internist won't believe that the low dose works. She had had a discussion last summer about low dose Wellbutrin (100 mgs).
Probably I should call the psychiatrist and not wait to see him.

M.

Hi
I was given those tablets recently for moods but I have not taken it as every time they give me an antipsychotic not sure if this is it gives me severe muscle pain and i suffer with CFS fibromyalga and other pain conditions which defeats the object.

Actually gabapentin is sometimes prescribed to treat fibromyalgia as well as other pain conditions. technically,, it is an anti epileptic drug (AED) not an antipsychotic and not similar to one. so i would not worry about trying it so long as the doc prescribing it knows if you are on other meds/what they are.

hope you feel better

~ waves ~

Dear Nubiene,

Gabapentin has a low side effect profile. It is helping me with pain. The side effect is drowsiness and brain fog. I started at a lower dose than the doctor prescribed and have stayed there for now.


M.

I will add that I take Gabapentin, for pain and nerve damage.

It helps a lot for mine.

Donna:grouphug:

spent afternoon with colleague's widow
 

Hi,

After my colleague-friend died in March, my work buddy and I told the widow she did not have to collect her husband's stuff until July.

Today hubby, work buddy, the widow, and I spent the afternoon sorting and boxing up 10 years work of books, files, and personal items.

After she left with a loaded rented van, the rest of us boxed up what she didn't want, dusted, wiped the walls, and got the room ready for painters.


M.

(((Mari)))

that sounds like a difficult afternoon.
do you think it helped you in some way to connect with your friend's widow?
it was kind of you guys to help her out, and take off her hands what she didn't want...

i hope you are ok now.

~ waves ~

Waves,

It's hard to connect to my friend's widow. She is not warm and open like my friend was.

The deep sadness I felt after of his March death has changed four months later to feelings of loss but not so much sadness.
I brought sodas, fruit, and pistachios for snacks. We worked in an office without the full a/c working. Perhaps I found it comforting to spend much of the day together for the sole purpose of taking care of his memory.

M.

you are moving along in the grieving process. this is good.
I hope so... that is a good way to look at it. I am glad your friend had you for a friend.

~ waves ~

GREAT news!!!!
 

Donna, that is :Excited: just about :Head-Spin: the absolute :rocket: BEST NEWS :winner_first_h4h:I've heard :partytime2: for a very :Dancing-Chilli: long time!

If you gave your hubby a big :hug: from me, would he :eek:? If not, do it! In any case, give yourself several! :hug::hug::hug: :)

Prayers & arcs of positive great waves going out to Devin & Danny. And you.

Nubiene, I was on gabapentin for mood stabilization (not common these days I gather) & had a speech side effect even at low dose. Could not get words out.

You are a good soul.
 

:hug: Mari.
You take me back to to the death of a a co-worker who had been a friend before I stared working there. We had so much in common & such fun! I knew her family treated her like a great weight, so it was not a surprise when they found her death such a nuisance.

They asked me to clean out her work space & give them "anything of value." I did. I gave them anything worth $, & anything Sue treasured I kept. I don't even feel guilty, even tho some of it's worth a few bucks.

Hey, Mari. ~ waves ~ is so right: You're showing all the signs of such positive healing from grief. I think it's a gift. Or maybe hard work...

I used to read Louise Hay a lot & found much wisdom & comfort there. Haven't thought of her work in a long time. Thanks for reminding me. :hug::)

quotable
 

That says it all. :hug:

Honestly glad for the friends I have like you.

Donna:grouphug:

Thanks, Lauren:grouphug:

I'm in Indy with Derrick. But talked to my husband at home. He had
a good day at work. He sounds so tired, but happy. That is what I
like. I just am so glad its working out this way. Its taken some time,
but we are seeing some results.

Not sure what is going on, but seems our town is trying to get rid
of its town cops tomorrow. I understand about one of them, but
not sure why the other.

SO it should be interesting meeting.

I haven't heard anything about whether my son Devin will get the job.

He didn't know on Friday, so keep those prayers flooding the gates please.
Its really important. He really needs this job. He has had some temporary
ones, but this would be a full-time, I think permanent. He is ready.

I have Piglett scheduled to have teeth pulled on Thursday, So keep her in your prayers too would you. She has been kind of miserable with a draining
mess. The vet is pretty sure, its caused by the teeth. She has been on
meds since THursday. The only way I've gotten the meds in her, is peanut butter. I have permission not to give for the next two days. I'm so glad.


So keep my other son Danny in your thoughts also, he has to keep his calm.
He is kind of going through the I have to much time on my hands.

In a few weeks, I will have to talk to him about going back on mental health meds I believe. He has needed them but now needs them more.

Donna:grouphug::hug:

Bumping to talk about Gabapentin
 

Hi,

I increased my Gabapentin tonight to 150
plus a little less than half a pill so let's say
tonight I took 200 mgs of Gapapentin.

I am benefiting from anxiety relief.
I might be sleeping a little more on this med than without it.
Perhaps the med could help me more with depression.
I caught myself crying about work losses.

When I see pdoc in about 10 days, it will be the first time seeing him since around May.
(his office cancelled the last appt and I picked a day as late as I could get for the reschedule.)

I want to give pdoc a report about the Gabapentin so that he can write the 'scripts from now on instead of my internist.


M

Dear Mari

this sounds positive. and i would request 100mg pills from pdoc if you are still at these kinds of dosages.

'here's wishing you continued success with this. :heartthrob:

waves from the dark side of the moon tonight

I am finding this interesting, Wondering if maybe I need to look at
going up, or what I thought was my usual dosage again.

I wonder if that would help with the loss of my cymbalta.

I believe I have a appt. with my pain doctor soon or in a couple of
months. Think I will ask. I had thought of going up one more pill
any way.

I am still having problems taking this 3 times a day. So if I could
get 4 pills, I could take 2 at a time. And this would solve the problem.

Donna:grouphug:

Dear Donna,

talk to your doc about the whole situation not just dose increase. Mention your difficulties with 3 x a day dosing, and wanting to take it only 2ce a day.

For neurological applications (sz, migraine, mood stabilization), it is usually considered better to take the daily amount of gabapentin split evenly over 3 or 4 doses... this is because it doesn't stay in the blood long but is quickly distributed into the tissues.

it might be different for pain mgmt/fibro - isn't that what you take it for? in that case, it may not make much difference at all... but please ask the doc. i know it is a PITA to take stuff 3 x a day... sigh. when i took it for migraines, i took it 4 x a day... arghhhhhh. :(

waves

I plan to do that again Waves. The problem is I just can't seem to remmeber
the other dose. So lots of times I don't take the third dosage.

Donna:grouphug:

too much klonopin in the daytime
 

Hi,

Ugh. I overshot my dose of Klonopin.
I took .75 mgs a little more than ninety minutes before a meeting, hoping that it would help keep the anxiety down and help me not say anything untoward.

I checked with work buddy. He said I was successful in my goal.
Now I have too much Klonopin in my system to get any work done. I'm sleepy.

It's hard to juggle meds with life.
M

yuck. sorry about that Mari. Klonopin is pretty long-acting.... hard to use to medicate a short-lived state of tension (meeting) followed by a more relaxed phase....

have you done this much with Klonopin, or is it a more recent thing?

i know you already got off Xanax and probably don't want another on board, but, on an as-needed basis only, i'd recommend using a shorter acting drug like Xanax or Ativan. And bear in mind, even these can produce longer-than-desired action.

(((hugs)))

waves

Glad that you got thru the meeting mari.
ativan would be a good substitute for those occasions when you need something short acting like waves suggests.
bizi

Hi,

Good ideas.

I got off the Xanax because I was having problems.
I think I was getting the paresthesia.
It was a hard med to get out of my system. Awful.

I have taken .25 or .50 Klonopin during the day but I try not to take it when I am sleep deprived. I chose that one hour meeting over the needs of the rest of my day.

M

I wonder what would happen if I took the my "night" meds now and went to bed.

. . . trying to figure that out . . . . .
. .probably could fall asleep anyway, might as well have the meds on board . . . brush my teeth. . . iron my blouse for tomorrow.


M

Good luck Mari

Enjoy some sleep.

Donna:grouphug:

I hope you get some sleep sometime before work tomorrow.
:Zzzz:

Dear Mari

i hope you are having a good day today. :hug::hug::hug:

waves

HOw did the sleep thing go? any success?
bizi

Hi, Bizi and Waves,

I slept seven or eight uninterrupted hours. I felt like a million dollars. . .. even got to work on time....

But I'm working with a huge sleep deficit so I was edgy and jumpy and whiny all day.
Tonight I watched corny movies on tv.

I took my meds a few minutes ago. 'Will be sleepy in about 90 minutes.

M

Dear Mari

that is great news. i hope you have/had another good rest to"night" ... (referring to the hours in which you sleep, not necessarily the perriod between sunset and sunrise.)

i have been watching the corny stuff too. it's about all i can handle and sometimes not even that.

i hope you wake up feeling like 2 million bucks and feel calmer today.

:Heart:

waves

sleep yes
 

Dear Waves,
I slep all day -- from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. Tomorrow will be hard at work with body and head confused about sleep cycles.

For now I'm good I think. Maybe should get some work or go outside and sit in the sun for 10 mins to re-orient body.

M