and I think he killed a forest of trees writing me out Rx's.

I got a Rx for injectible B12 (my dad is going to give me a B12 shot every month...2yrs worth of B12 is $28, not counting the cost of the syringes)

I got a Rx for a certain type of antibiotic that I wont go into detail for what it's for...with refills!

I got another Rx for an antibiotic to kill off whatever nastiness invaded my system last week when I had dental work. (doctor thinks that some infection goo from one of my teeth got swallowed and made me sick)

and then I got a new sleeping med...Amytriptylene (Elavil) that my doctor said might also help with the numbness in my right foot. I didnt know that Amytriptylene helped with nerve pain.

He did offer me an MRI, and even said something about steroids, but I'm going to talk to my neuro about the MRI and steroids instead, since the neuro probably knows more about what steroid he'd want to order for me, and I dont want to be on antibiotics and steroids at the same time.

If I have to get another MRI, I think I'm going to try it in a closed MRI this time. I think my big problem with claustrophobia in MRI machines is because the open MRI's have this giant magnet that's 2 inches from your nose. I always start thinking that the magnet is going to squish me. So, I'm thinking if I get put into the big tube shaped MRI it might not be as bad because there's some open airspace above you in the closed MRI's (at least that's what my regular doctor told me today)

I still dont feel good today, so hopefully the new antibiotic kicks in really soon, because I'm not liking this sick feeling at all.

hope u get to feeling better real soon

the Amytriptylene will help u sleep yowser


i take half of one casue it drags me down next day but thats me and as we all know meds and ms and DX and SX all hit each of us differently

yeah, he gave me the amytriptylene for my insomnia, the claim that it'll help the numbness (believe when I feel it) will be a happy side effect for me if it's true.

Hi Erin,
Re: Amitriptylin, I take it for a couple of my mysterious symptoms -- initially, I started out low-dose (10mg before bedtime) for CPM (chronic pain management). However, my doctor upped the amount to 25mg, and now I also reap from its usage re: sleep and possibly as a preventative to full-blown depression. And FYI - I also read that it helps with tons of other symptoms, ranging from bedwetting to PMS to eating disorder to premature ejaculation to migraine headaches, etc.! It's also OK for long-term use, I've been told...
Good luck with the insomnia, and whatever else is on your plate.

Erin

Maybe once you get the infections cleared up, you will feel better! I know that once I got rid of the sinus infection from hell that I felt a whole lot better!

Sleep helps too...

Hi Erin. Sorry about all your problems. I feel like a walking pharmacy myself.

I actually take 50mg of elavil at night. It puts me out in about 45 minutes. It has also helped with the burning pain that I get in my neck.

I started out at 25mg but it didn't help the pain so after about 4 weeks he upped it. It has really been a godsend for me. Luckily I don't have the groggy side effects in the morning.